Lighter Side of the Moon – East Bethlehem, PA
A spirited debate is consuming a small Pennsylvania town today as the community grapples with an important question: Is the house with its Christmas lights up really ahead or months behind?
The house, a three bedroom ranch on Apathy Lane, entered the limelight on Monday when concerned neighbors called the National Center for Seasonal Home Décor.
Lighting Commissioner for the NCSHD, Rick Snooty, immediately recognized the gravity of the situation. “Inappropriately timed holiday lighting is a veritable scourge in our society and should not be taken lightly,” Snooty said. “What seems like simple laziness could actually come from genuine, deep-seated malice.”
On the contrary, Porter von Pfeffer, long-time adjudicator of the East Bethlehem Garden Contest, appreciates the effort that went into the home’s display. “Every year, the Christmas decoration contest gets more and more heated,” von Pfeffer said. “I could have predicted that the competitors would start building their entries earlier and display them for longer.”
Many holiday cheer advocates are feeling “jolly” over this display of spirit. Booker Marshall, leader of the PAC “St. Nick Impersonators for Progress,” lauded the homeowners for their brave display of devotion. “Halloween, Valentine’s Day – the great commercialist holidays are crumbling as American institutions,” Marshall said. “They show great courage in supporting the Christmas industry so boldly.”
The conflict has quickly grown out of the town and consumed the nation. President Obama even joined the conversation on Twitter, saying, “I dream of a day when we can celebrate holidays in harmony, even nine months too late #brotherhood.”
The Lighter Side of the Moon 
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