NH Chronicle: A Portsmouth vacation lighting legend
Al Bailey closes his final string
Up to date: 8pm EST Dec 13, 2022
THIS COMMUNITY’S WORK FOR THIS IS LOST. ♪ >> LONG BEFORE DECEMBER COMES, THE HOLIDAY ELFS ARE WORKING HARDLY IN THIS HOUSE ON THE OCEAN ROAD IN PORTSMOUTH. >> WASH. BRING IT THIS YEAR. >> THIS NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS IS PART OF A LONG-TERM HOLIDAY TRADITION. >> THIS THING IS EXTREMELY BIG. QUITE BIG. ♪ >> THEY HELP INSTALL THIS HOLIDAY DISPLAY BUILT FROM ZERO AND LARGE TO REQUIRE A BUILT TEAM. >> GREAT. HUGE. WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER. WE MEET EVERY SUNDAY AND WORK FROM 10:00 AM TO 02:00 AM. >> THE MAN BEHIND THE PLAN. >> THIS IS THE FRONT. Throughout the road. >> THE MAN WHO STARTED THIS TRADITION TENS AGO IS AL BAILEY. >> THIS IS MY 36TH YEAR. >> AL IS A RETIRED SOLDIER WORKING IN HUMAN RESOURCES BUT HIS STORY IS IN THE FIELD OF ART. HE USED HIS SKILL IN FIRST MAINE. >> NOVEMBER 1986. THE DAY I MOVED TO A BRAND NEW HOME IN MAINE. >> HIS SONS MAKE THESE LARGE SIZE HAZELNUT CRUSHERS FOR THE HOME. IT WAS A BATTLE. THE NEXT YEAR WAS BIGGER WHEN THEY ADDED A BIGGER SANTA. >> PEOPLE DRIVE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. STOP TRAFFIC AND GO. I DID NOT SEE IT COMING. >> A TRADITION WAS BORN. >> WHAT IF MY CHILDREN AND I CHANGE EVERY YEAR? AND IT WAS SURPRISE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO. >> SO AL, FAMILY AND ITS NEIGHBORS STARTED TO GROW MORE. >> AT LEAST ONE MUST BE GREAT. I SAY LONG THAN 10 FEET. WE ARE STUPID. WE WILL DO THREE THINGS OVER 10 LEGS. >> AL MOVED TO DIFFERENT STATES, BUT THEN THE TRADITION IS COMING TO THE CROWD. INCLUDING WHEN MOVED TO PORTSMOUTH. >> WE MADE 68 MINIONS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS WE COME HERE. THEY WERE WALKING TO OUR FRONT DOOR. >> IN JULY IT STARTS TO DEVELOP ITS IDEAS AND TURNING ITS BACK GARDEN INTO AN OUTDOOR WORKSHOP. >> HE FEELS VERY PASSIONATE. THAT’S A GOOD WORD FOR HIM, PASSIONATE. GET THIS WITH GUSTO. >> FALL COMES, VOLUNTEERS JUMP TO SUNDAYS WITH MARKETS. >> WE HELP OUR FRIEND TO PAINTS ALL THE BUILDINGS HE HAS BUILT FOR A CHRISTMAS DECORATION. >> THIS YEAR’S THEME IS JOURNEY FROM BOSTON TO MAINE THROUGH THE NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH CLASSIC CHARACTERS. DID YOU KNOW ZAKIM BRIDGE? OR 95 BRIDGE? A LOT OF WORK, YES. BUT IT IS A CHANCE TO CATCH FOR VOLUNTEERS. >> HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> IT WAS PERFECT TO SEE NEIGHBORS THAT WE NEVER REALLY KNEW UNTIL WE STARTED INVITE EVERYONE TO DO THIS ON SUNDAYS. >> SOME VOLUNTEERS BROUGHT THEIR CHILDREN TO SEE YEARS AGO AND NOW IT’S PART OF THE TRADITION. >> THIS IS REALLY OVER 30 YEARS. I BROUGHT MY Daughter, who lives in the identical neighborhood as the realm, to see her display with my daughter, who’s about 4 years outdated. ABOUT ♪ >> ALL BEAUTIFUL THINGS MUST END. AL BAILEY MADE 2020 LAST SEASON. IT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN. BUT IT WILL NOT BE EASY FOR HIS LOYAL FOLLOWERS. >> I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS YEAR WILL BE LAST YEAR. WILL BE MISSED. ♪ >> ON THE NIGHT OF 10 DECEMBER 2022, BAILEY’S OPENED THEIR LAST IMAGES. ONE MORE YEAR — >> YOU. — WHEN YOU GO ON THE ROAD YOU’VE FINISHED, WHO WILL SMILE EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE ARE BEING, TAKING PHOTOS. THE ROAD IS BEING A LITTLE CHAOSIC. EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE WHAT AL IS DOING. >> THIS WONDERFUL TRADITION WILL LIVE IN MORE WONDERS BY BEING THE LAST. FROM A MAN JUST WHO WANTS TO SPREAD A LITTLE JOY IN A GREAT WAY. >> I WANT NOTHING. WE DID THIS WITH THE HUMANITY OF OUR HEART. EAR EAR EAR I KNOW IT IS SMALL BUT THAT’S WHY. >> HE IS A BIG CHILD AT HEART AND LOVES CHRISTMAS AND THIS IS HIS WAY TO SHARE IT. ♪
NH Chronicle: A Portsmouth vacation lighting legend
Al Bailey closes his final string
Up to date: 8pm EST Dec 13, 2022
Tonight we head to Portsmouth, the place Al Bailey’s Christmas mild present is a must-see yearly. After many years of latest reveals, Al is popping the lights off after this season, so Sean has determined to get you into the neighborhood effort earlier than he disappears. Additionally, Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest operating cooking present on tv, Ciao Italia, invitations us. to Durham delicacies to share a particular vacation recipe. In Fritz Wetherbee’s New Hampshire: 86 ChristmasFor extra on tonight’s tales: Ciao ItaliaThis week hosted by LaBelle LightsDerry, NH
Tonight we head to Portsmouth, the place Al Bailey’s Christmas mild present is a must-see yearly. After many years of latest reveals, Al is popping the lights off after this season, so Sean has determined to get you into the neighborhood effort earlier than he disappears.
Additionally, Mary Ann Esposito, host of tv’s longest operating cooking present, Ciao Italia, invitations us to the Durham kitchen to share a particular vacation recipe.
In Fritz Wetherbee’s New Hampshire: 86 Christmas
For extra on tonight’s tales:
This week’s internet hosting:
Derry, NH
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