Holiday Lights and Good Cheer

Dozens of light bedecked boats danced along the Potomac in Alexandria Saturday afternoon. They took part in the 13th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. The warm weather brought out huge crowds to see the parade. (WTOP/Bob Madigan)

WTOP/Bob Madigan

Colbie Caillat Colbie Caillat sings during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Barack Obama President Barack Obama speaks during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Maine Daily Life Spring Point Ledge Light is trimmed with Christmas lights as a Casco Bay Lines ferry crosses Portland Harbor, Thursday evening, Dec. 6, 2012, off South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

APTOPIX France Christmas Champs Elysees Christmas decorations illuminate the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Tursday Dec. 6, 2012 as the Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Britain Christmas Tree The lit up tree is seen during the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Trafalgar Square in London, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The tree is presented by the Norwegian capital of Oslo to the citizens of London as a token of gratitude for Britain's support during the World War II. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

AP Photo/Sang Tan

Italy Christmas A Christmas tree set up for the festivities next to Emanuele arch at the Duomo square is lit up in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

AP Photo/Luca Bruno

Spain Christmas Tree A Christmas tree is lit up to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday in front of City Hall at the Sol square in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

France Christmas Lights An illuminated pyramid is the design for Christmas lights in Nice, southeastern France,Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Alabama Daily Life The Birmingham Christmas Tree lights up Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond)

AP Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond

Alabama Daily Life Aubrey Harper hugs a reindeer decoration as her father puts up Christmas lights in their house's front yard in Tanner, Ala. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Jeronimo Nisa)

AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Jeronimo Nisa

Travel-Trip-Brooklyn Christmas Lights This Dec. 4, 2012 photo shows Erik Hall of Rochester, N.Y., looking up at the elaborate holiday displays during a tour in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Each holiday season, tour operator Muia takes tourists from around the world on his “Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour” visiting the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, where locals take pride in over-the-top holiday light displays. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Travel-Trip-Brooklyn Christmas Lights This Dec. 4, 2012 photo shows spectators viewing an elaborately decorated home for the holidays in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Each holiday season, tour operator Tony Muia takes tourists from around the world on his “Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour” visiting the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, where locals take pride in over-the-top holiday light displays. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Travel-Trip-Brooklyn Christmas Lights This Dec. 4, 2012 photo shows spectators viewing an elaborately decorated home belonging to Lucy Spata in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Each holiday season, tour operator Tony Muia takes tourists from around the world on his “Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour” visiting the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, where locals take pride in over-the-top holiday light displays. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Blue and aqua lights sparkle along the waters of the Potomac River in Alexandria Saturday. Dozens of light bedecked boats took part in the 13th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. The mild weather brought out huge crowds to the event. (WTOP/Bob Madigan)

WTOP/Bob Madigan

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, Marian Robinson President Barack Obama, second from right, first lady Michelle Obama, center, Sasha Obama, Malia Obama and Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson, left of center, and others participate in the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Santa waves from a light bedecked boat while Rudolph looks on Saturday in Alexandria. Dozens of boats participated in the 13th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. (WTOP/Bob Madigan)

WTOP/Bob Madigan

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony The 80-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit using 45,000 energy efficient LED lights during the 80th annual lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Germany Christmas Markets Lights illuminate the Christmas Fair in front of the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), left, and St. Severi's Church in Erfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The words read: 'Christmas Fair'. The Erfurt Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful Christmas Markets in Germany. The square is decorated with a huge, candle-lit Christmas tree and a large, hand-carved nativity scene. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

AP Photo/Jens Meyer

5th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. LIVE The Holiday Tree is seen at the 5th annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. Live and opening of LA Kings Holiday Ice on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for AEG/AP Images)

Taylor Omer rides on the shoulders of his father, Colton Omer, as they walk through Temple Square looking at the lighting of the holiday display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

Visitors look at the lighting of the holiday display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

Steven Meredith of Roy, Utah takes photos of the lighting of the holiday display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

A young girl on her father's shoulders looks at the lighting of holiday display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

The Latter-day Saints Salt Lake Temple is seen near part of the holiday display at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

Visitors to Temple Square look at the lighting of the holiday display in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

The Latter-day Saints Salt Lake Temple and the Angel of Moroni are seen through part of the holiday lighting display at the City Creek Mall in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)

Wilmington Mayor Pro Tem Earl Sheridan takes a bow after lighting Wilmington's holiday tree on his third attempt Friday night during the annual Lighting of Tree event in Wilmington, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Jeff Janowski)

From left, Lindsey, 10, Daniel, Annie and Natalie Jones listen to live Christmas music at Riverfront Park during the annual Lighting of Tree event in Wilmington, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Jeff Janowski)

Hannah Kirshner, 16, of North East, Pa., is illuminated by Christmas tree lights as she and other members of Erie school Villa Maria Academy's National Art Honor Society decorate a tree sponsored by the Insurance Management Company on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie during preparations for the Saint Vincent Health Center Auxiliary 28th annual Festival of Trees. The festival features approximately 100 artificial trees decorated by individuals and organizations who volunteer their time and decorating talents. (AP Photo/Erie Times-News, Andy Colwell)

AP Photo/Erie Times-News, Andy Colwell

Skaters take to the ice around the Christmas tree at PPG Place on Light Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. The 52nd Annual Light Up Night marks the official kick-off of the holiday season in Pittsburgh, with tree lighting, entertainment and other holiday activities spread throughout Downtown. (AP Photo/Stephanie Strasburg, Tribune-Review)

Christmas Lights in America In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, various holiday figures and colored lights fill the yard of a home on Hawks Nest Court in Cary, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

AP Photo/Gerry Broome

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Christmas Lights in America In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, ornaments made from Old Bay seasoning containers decorate a home on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Christmas Lights in America In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, people walk past holiday decorations on homes on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, thousands of colorful lights and decorations fill the yard of this Montgomery, Ala., home. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

AP Photo/Dave Martin

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Christmas lights and ornaments adorn a house on Castro Street in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Christmas Lights in America In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Christmas lights decorate a home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Christmas Lights in America In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo holiday lights from a bridge are reflected in the canal waters in the Venice section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Christmas Lights in America Christmas lights stretch across the street on Natal Circle Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

AP Photo/Matt York

Christmas Lights in America Christmas lights stretch across the street on Natal Circle Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

AP Photo/Matt York

Winter Storm Curt Anderson shovels snow from his driveway under the lights of his decorated tree in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

AP Photo/Orlin Wagner

Tennessee Daily Life In this Dec. 16, 2012 photo, Takota Wines 7, left, and his sister Alexis Wines, 11 pose for a photograph with the lights that decorate Krutch Park in Knoxville, Tenn. The park has over 100,000 lights as part of the city’s Christmas season celebration. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Saul Young)

AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Saul Young

Christmas Lights in America Christmas lights stretch across the street on Natal Circle Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

AP Photo/Matt York

Christmas Lights in America In this Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 photo, a woman walks along Natal Circle viewing Christmas lights in Gilbert, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

AP Photo/Matt York

Christmas Lights in America In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, Louise Beacham carries a ladder after putting up a Christmas wreath on the Windandsea Surf Shack on Windandsea Beach in San Diego. Originally constructed in the 1940s, the shack is a local landmark on this famous surfing beach. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Superstorm Sandy Hand-painted stars hang from a scorched tree among the ruins of houses in the Breezy Point section of New York, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. More than 100 homes were burned to the ground in an inferno that swept through the beachfront neighborhood during Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. The "Stars of Hope" are painted by children and sent to impacted communities by The New York Says Thank You Foundation. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, visitors take photos in front of homes decorated with thousands of holiday lights in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

AP Photo/Steve Helber

Christmas Lights in America In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo holiday lights from a bridge are reflected in the canal waters in the Venice section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Christmas Lights in America In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 a firehouse along the Embarcadero is lit up with Christmas lights in San Francisco. In the background is the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. San Francisco's fireboats are also housed at the station. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Christmas Lights in America In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo, Christmas lights decorate a home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Christmas Lights in America This Dec. 4, 2012 photo shows spectators viewing a a giant Santa Claus at a decorated home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Each holiday season, tour operator Tony Muia takes tourists from around the world on his “Christmas Lights & Cannoli Tour” visiting the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge, where locals take pride in over-the-top holiday light displays. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 2012 photo, colorful Christmas figures fill the yard of Michael Goldsmith who has decorated his Montgomery, Ala., home and yard for over thirty years before dying of cancer earlier this year. For 34 years Goldsmith filled his yard with hundreds of Christmas decorations. Friends memorialized him this year by continuing the lighting display at his house. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

AP Photo/Dave Martin

Christmas Lights in America In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, ornaments made from Old Bay seasoning containers decorate a home on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Christmas Lights in America In this Dec. 10, 2012 photo, people walk past holiday decorations on homes on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Residents on the block decorate their rowhouses with over-the-top lights and decorations in the annual tradition known locally as the "Miracle on 34th Street." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Christmas lights and ornaments adorn a house on Castro Street in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 photo, thousands of colorful lights and decorations fill the yard of this Montgomery, Ala., home. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

AP Photo/Dave Martin

Christmas Lights in America In this Tuesday, Dec. 2012 photo, colorful Christmas figures fill the yard of Michael Goldsmith who has decorated his Montgomery, Ala., home and yard for over thirty years before dying of cancer earlier this year. For 34 years Goldsmith filled his yard with hundreds of Christmas decorations. Friends memorialized him this year by continuing the lighting display at his house. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

AP Photo/Dave Martin

Christmas Lights in America In this Sunday Dec. 9, 2012 photo, Adriana Leiss and her daughters Gabriella and Amelia replace burned out light bulbs on their 1965 Chevy pick-up truck decorated for Christmas at their house, on what is known as "Candy Cane Lane" in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

AP Photo/Richard Vogel

Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz Jason Mraz, left, and Colbie Caillat, sing during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Michelle Obama, Rico Rodriguez First lady Michelle Obama, left, and Rico Rodriguez, read "The Night Before Christmas" to children during the 90th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon