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The Great Christmas Light Fight is a reality TV series that premiered on ABC on December 9, 2013. It has 13 seasons and 79 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 13 Episode 6 "It's Gonna Be Elftastic", aired on December 18, 2025.
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays in just 21 days.
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79 episodes · 13 seasons
2013 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays.
Christmas DIY details; an elegant animated display; lighting 70-foot trees for charity.
A Mardi Gras Christmas; rooftop carolling; the true meaning of the holiday.
A surprise for the Small family; the Tittiger twins decorate for their parents.
Dancing under the snow machine; driving through a display; a synchronized light show to an original song; getting down to the wire.
2014 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago
Four families transform their homes for the holidays in hope of winning $50,000.
2015 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago
Families showcase festive displays, including a laser show and dancing trees that are 45-feet tall.
Families showcase festive displays, including handmade plasma icicles and a 16-foot snow slide.
Four families transform their homes for the holidays in hopes of winning $50,000.
Four families transform their homes for the holidays in hopes of winning $50,000.
Families transform their homes for the holidays in hopes of winning $50,000.
Families transform their homes in hopes of winning $50,000, and a display features 500,000 lights.
2016 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago
Competing displays include an array of decorations, animatronics and a tribute to veterans.
Displays include a Northwest-theme, classic Christmas toys and a theme park design.
Competing displays include a tree with more lights than the one at Rockefeller Center.
Displays include a Magic Kingdom-inspired light show, a high-tech homemade light show and more.
Displays include an emoji celebration, a light show with a float, and a tribute to a lost loved one.
Competing displays include a 250,000 light home with a Santa retreat, and a dazzling nativity scene.
2017 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 8 years ago
A wonderland filled with whimsical characters; a dancing light show; a design with Santa's cottage.
Mine shaft filled with holiday spectacles; a blow mold-filled design; an array using 115,000 lights.
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays in just 21 days.
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays in just 21 days.
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays in just 21 days.
Four families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays in just 21 days.
2018 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago
Displays in Escondido, Calif.; Waco, Texas; Bismarck, N.D.; and Ambler, Penn.
Showcasing the most spectacular and over-the-top Christmas displays in America.
Rockaway Beach, N.Y.; Windermere, Fla.; Fox River Grove, Ill.; and San Francisco.
Holiday displays in Kokomo, Ind.; Weirsdale, Fla.; Grand Rivers, Ky.; and Clifton, Ohio.
Displays in Merrick, N.Y.; Wethersfield, Conn.; Ponca, Neb.; and Seattle.
2019 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 6 years ago
'Tis the season for ABC's immensely popular decorating competition series The Great Christmas Light Fight, which continues to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with celebrity judges - lifestyle expert Carter Oosterhouse and famed interior designer Taniya Nayak.
The Great Christmas Light Fight Season 7 release dates →The Cottrell family show their display made by 89-year old Calvin Cottrell and his family featuring a tractor ride around 4 acres, a homemade barn for their Nativity, a Ferris wheel with bear blow molds, and a 47-year old Mega Tree, in Rossville, Indiana; the Hudgins family show their character cutouts, elf houses with animated characters, hand-painted blow molds, and Gingerbread men.
The Miranda family show their pixel light show, 3D-printed parts, and 2 matrix displays with green-screen video effects, in Edmond, Oklahoma; the DeGennaro family show a North Pole in the desert featuring 8 DIY reindeer, a candy river with homemade Gingerbread men on the outside and over 1,7000 decorations stacked from floor to ceiling on the inside.
Displays include the Nagy family with their high-tech light show dedicated to their dog and packed with a towering joy sign, a ballet of snowflakes on the roof and an interactive talking snowman, in Waterford Township, Michigan; the Nirschl family with their heartwarming Christmas display, dedicated to family and all the things they love, including inflatables, a magical archway, and a festive interior.
The heavyweights division has the Bentley family with “Bentleyville,” a 22-acre decorated city park with 5 million lights, over 200 wireframes and the tallest man-made mega tree in the country, in Duluth, Minnesota; the Winter family with “Cambria Christmas Market,” a Germany-meets-California display, filled with gift shops and food stalls, plus an enchanted forest spread over 25 acres.
The Torres family show their pirate-themed Caribbean Christmas display, featuring a two-story handcrafted castle that covers the facade of their house, a life-sized pirate ship with cannons and a 35-foot mast, in Henderson, Nevada; the Murphy family, with the help of their art class students, transform their house into Christmas art with over 400 precisely cut figurines, 75 extravagant scenes and a massive 25-year-old Cinderella castle.
The Brewster family show their “Christmas in New York City” themed display, featuring a Herald Square stage with dancers inspired by The Rockettes and a massive tree, in Brewerton, New York; the Chiles family show their “Miracle of a Million Lights” display covering outside and inside of an 1880s-era mansion with 60-foot-tall candy cane trees and a life-size snow globe.
2020 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 5 years ago
'Tis the season for ABC's immensely popular decorating competition series The Great Christmas Light Fight, which continues to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with celebrity judges - lifestyle expert Carter Oosterhouse and famed interior designer Taniya Nayak.
The Great Christmas Light Fight Season 8 release dates →Holiday displays in Alexandria, VA, Corriganville, MD, Burbank, CA and Surf City, NC.
Holiday displays in Brooklyn, NY, Atlanta, GA, Independence, KY and Winter Haven, FL.
Holiday displays in San Jose, Calif.; Hamilton, N.J.; Lake Mary, Fla.; and Las Vegas.
Holiday displays in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.; Lehi, Utah; East Peoria, Ill.; and Glendale, Ariz.
Holiday displays in Jenks, Okla.; Boise, Idaho; Fontana, Calif.; and Brownsville, Tenn.
Holiday displays in LaVerkin, Utah; Wilmington, Mass.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Deer Park, N.Y.
2021 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 4 years ago
The Relvas family creates a Swiss Alps Christmas town with over 400 figurines in Ladera Ranch, California; the Christensen family showcases their "Frozen" inspired holiday display and waterfall of lights in Citrus Heights, California; the Clark family presents a display of seven themed areas from LED palm trees to a whimsical forest in Clarksburg, California; and the Berndt family puts on an interactive display featuring a working train, penguin slide, and giant claw lift that distributes presents to the children in Santa Rosa, California. Judge Carter Oosterhouse make the decision.
The Sablich family creates a North Pole experience featuring Santa's Workshop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; the McGonigle family spaces light strings exactly three inches apart, plus a gingerbread house and 102 dalmatians in Plantation, Florida; the Fester family displays 750,000 lights, 99 Christmas trees, and more exciting surprises in Panama City Beach, Florida; and the Alred family displays light strands 75 feet high in Jacksonville, Florida. Judge Taniya Nayak decides the winner.
The Wilson Family presents a dreamy Candyland, with a reindeer flight school, the Peppermint Express train, and a spot to make s'mores in Windcrest, TX; the Wilhelm family puts on dancing lights with lively music and a one-of-a-kind hologram in Amarillo, TX; the Cox family displays a DIY Winter Wonderland with a handmade train and a life-size choir in Corpus Christi, TX; and the Bocanegra Family presents a nativity scene featuring Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, and several life-sized animal figurines in Corpus Christi, TX. Judge Taniya Nayak picks the winner.
The Ford Family presents a Nightmare Before Christmas display with a scary toy factory and more in Mission Viejo, CA; the Quintero Family presents a whimsical Christmas meadow with flowers radiating Zen and peace in Atwater, CA; the Aromin family puts on a synchronized light show with a 12-foot replica of the Mickey Ferris Wheel in Fairfield, CA; and the Levy family displays their symmetrical diamond-shaped lights in Sacramento, CA. Judge Carter Oosterhouse chooses the winner.
2022 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago
2023 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago
2024 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago
E6
The Blasko, Slankard, Buchanan and Clinkscales families compete
E5
The Wright, Mach, Artz and MacGregor families compete
E4
The Richards, Kraklow, Clark and Bell families compete
E3
The Laakso, McCarty-Williams, Hetherington and Kittell families compete
E2
The Masone, Cook, Rezendes and Joules-Cornetti families compete.
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The Campbell, Connors, Foy and Hughes families compete.
2025 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 10 months ago
In the final showdown of the season, the Loder, Perez and Plourde families share their versions of winter wonderlands with judge Taniya Nayak in hopes of winning the $50,000 grand prize and "Light Fight" trophy.
In this festive heavyweight special episode, Carter Oosterhouse judges displays created by Nauticus' Winterfest, Imaginarium and River of Lights, all vying for the $50,000 grand prize and "Light Fight" trophy.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The Martin, Horn and Vistalli families go head-to-head for the most spectacular holiday displays in hopes of earning the $50,000 grand prize and "Light Fight" trophy as Carter Oosterhouse judges.
Judged by Taniya Nayak, the tree-mendous Christmas decor competition heats up as the Hak, Paul and Riera families put their creative skills to the test to win the $50,000 grand prize and "Light Fight" trophy.
Judge Taniya Nayak continues the holiday festivities as the Irvin, Lunar and Kopatz families battle for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted "Light Fight" trophy.
On the Season 13 premiere, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as the Palusso, Greason and Jimenez families compete for the $50,000 grand prize and coveted "Light Fight" trophy as Carter Oosterhouse judges these over-the-top displays.
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The most recent episode of The Great Christmas Light Fight, Season 13 Episode 6 "It's Gonna Be Elftastic", aired on December 18, 2025.
The Great Christmas Light Fight has 13 seasons with 79 episodes in total.
The Great Christmas Light Fight first aired on ABC on December 9, 2013.
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