The Gress House Holiday Light Spectacular

The Gress House Holiday Light Spectacular 14 Johnson Ave (off Broadway) Union Beach, NJ. Donations to Children’s Specialized Hospital accepted!

This page is set up for our Holiday Light Spectacular located at 14 Johnson Avenue in Union Beach, New Jersey! For years, we've decorated our home with thousands of dazzling holiday lights, hundreds of plastic blow mold figures, and wonderful special effects that amaze viewers annually! For years, we have run our program "Decorations For Donations" to raise money for the Children's Specialized Hospital of Mountainside, New Jersey! Throughout the years, we have raised several thousand dollars for this wonderful cause! Help us raise over $3,000.00 this year for this wonderful cause! Stop by, and enjoy the lights and sounds of the holiday season!! See you at the display and Happy Holidays from our overly decorated home to yours!

Christmas is STILL buried under all of the snow and we can’t get the rest of it down…BUT we’re already thinking of the n...
02/07/2026

Christmas is STILL buried under all of the snow and we can’t get the rest of it down…

BUT we’re already thinking of the next holidays and future projects and we need your help!

We are looking for a beat up set of these exact blow mold bunnies that can be used for an upcoming project. They do not need to be perfect (and we would prefer them to be faded, etc..) as they will be repurposed.

Does anyone have any leads!?

Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day! 💛❤️Who is your favorite Winnie the Pooh character?! Here’s hoping we get a Piglet bl...
01/19/2026

Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day! 💛❤️

Who is your favorite Winnie the Pooh character?! Here’s hoping we get a Piglet blow mold one day! 🙏🏻

Let’s join the by sharing 16 pictures of our display from 2016… 📷CRAZY how 10 years can change so much! 🌟✨2016 was the...
01/18/2026

Let’s join the by sharing 16 pictures of our display from 2016… 📷

CRAZY how 10 years can change so much! 🌟✨

2016 was the year of firsts…our roof and upper house were done for the first time in 2016. Our giant teddy bear debuted this year (and has gone out every year since!) 🧸

EVERYTHING was still incandescent and drawing so much electric… Peep the glass C9s around the yard perimeters! 2016 was one of the last years we would use primarily incandescent lights. 💡

2016 was also so special because we filmed our FIRST national television show for ABC…a little show you may have heard of called THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT! 🎄 Our episode would air the following year in December 2017! 📺 (Season 5, Episode 5)

What a fun stroll down memory lane! We hope you enjoyed this little throwback! ❤️💚

01/15/2026

A fun little time lapse of taking the blow mold mega tree down for the season! (If only it was that quick and easy!!) 😩🤣

About 40 blow molds, 15 giant light bulbs, and 20 sparkle strobes made this tree truly POP this holiday season! ✨ We’re already brainstorming how to enhance our tree for next Christmas! 🎅🏻

What did you think? Did you like our blow mold mega tree?! 🤔🎄

Story time 📚📖 Every year I always get asked, “What started all of this?!” and this year, as I was taking stuff down, I d...
01/12/2026

Story time 📚📖

Every year I always get asked, “What started all of this?!” and this year, as I was taking stuff down, I decided to take a picture to show…

I was always inspired by the Christmas houses of my childhood (which I will post about very soon) but THIS snowman is what started it all… ⛄️

When I was about 5 or 6 my grandmother bought me one of my first blow molds, this tiny little Grand Venture snowman from Kmart, circa 2001-ish. The snowman still has remnants of the original tag where you can still faintly see the Kmart logo… I LOVED this snowman and he was always displayed under the Christmas tree in my bedroom.

As the years went on and our display grew, he found his way outside to be with the other blow molds. Many years later, I found a few others identical to him (one out of a recycling bin, one from a flea market and a few others here and there…) but none are more special than my Kmart snowman from my Grandma! ⛄️

He looks good for nearly 25 years old! ❤️🎄❤️🎄

01/07/2026

That’s a wrap! 🎄

Tonight is the FINAL night to come see the lights! ✨🎄It’s been such a WONDERFUL season! Thanks to all who have come out,...
01/06/2026

Tonight is the FINAL night to come see the lights! ✨🎄

It’s been such a WONDERFUL season! Thanks to all who have come out, supported us, and donated to the charity! ❤️ a HUGE thank you post coming soon!

Stop by and see the lights ONE MORE TIME! 🎉

One of my favorite pictures from the season! ✨Lights are still lit this weekend! Stop by and see them before they come d...
01/04/2026

One of my favorite pictures from the season! ✨

Lights are still lit this weekend! Stop by and see them before they come down! 🎄

We are lit through January 6, 2026, and still collecting donations for the Children’s Specialized Hospital of Mountainside, NJ! 🎁

You can also donate online through the link:
https://foundation.childrens-specialized.org/campaign/742714/donate

If you couldn’t tell…we just think they’re neat 🤣Lights are on tonight in the bitter cold! 🥶 Only a few more nights to s...
01/01/2026

If you couldn’t tell…we just think they’re neat 🤣

Lights are on tonight in the bitter cold! 🥶 Only a few more nights to see the display…stop by and see it before the season ends! 🎄

Lights are LIT this New Year’s Eve! 🎄Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2026! 🥳🎉
12/31/2025

Lights are LIT this New Year’s Eve! 🎄

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2026! 🥳🎉

12/31/2025

Another garbage find rescue! 🗑️🧸

This bear was originally filled with incandescent white lights that had all burned out. After cutting all of the old lights and zip ties, this bear got a new life with LED twinkle lights (my favorite!)

Some fresh zip ties and some hot glue and he’s good as new! Mr. Bear lives on to see a few more Christmas seasons! 🧸🐻🧸🐻

12/30/2025

Last night’s sunset was truly spectacular! 🌅🎄

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14 Johnson Avenue
Union Beach, NJ
07735

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