Jennings Osborn never had Christmas lights on his house when he was young, but when his six-year-old daughter asked for him to put some up for the holiday, Jennings obliged with a modest start of only 1,000 lights. Over the years, the display grew to three million lights, so many that at one point the light display could be seen by jets flying 80 miles away. Neighbors sued, and Jennings was required to put a curfew on his display. Finally ordered to douse the lights permanently, Disney World came to the rescue, and in 1995 the Osborn Christmas spectacular became Disney World's third largest attraction, with over 4 million lights. Jennings is now responsible for 32 similar displays throughout the state of Arkansas -- and the number is growing.
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