Hoboken's Dazzling Light Displays: See Which Ones Neighbors Recommend

HOBOKEN, NJ — We asked, and you answered.

For many of us, taking in our neighbors’ outdoor holiday lighting displays and other decorative touches is as much a part of the season as exchanging gifts and singing Christmas carols.

Patch and T-Mobile are partnering to help you compile a list of lights around Hoboken that deserve a drive-by.

The first contribution came from Rosemarie Cardillo. This home above is located at 831 Willow Ave. Frank Cardillo is responsible for the decor.

After some prodding, Cardillo humbly noted, "This is our house. My husband loves decorating."

If you take a look at the second photo, it's a display of the balconies at Fox Hill Gardens. Several of the residents lovingly decorate each year.

The displays from Frank Cardillo and the Fox Hill seniors may be doing more than just lighting up the night.

Holiday lights and colorful displays make us feel good, according to mental health experts.

“It does create that neurological shift that can produce happiness,” Psychologist Deborah Serani, a senior professor at New York’s Adelphi University, told NBC’s “Today” show. Decorating for the holidays “will spike dopamine, a feel-good hormone,” she said.

Got a display we should post about? Please send an email here with only one or two .jpgs attached, and let us know the address — but please make sure to include your full name and a line telling us we have permission to use your photo on Patch. Also please let us know how your photo credit should read. The photo must be one that you took yourself.

Thank you for spreading holiday cheer on your local Patch!