Christmas in Canton | Famed Small Town Square Decked Out in Lights

Produced by Jim Albritton | Canton, the "City of Lights," comes alive each holiday season with attractions and events for young and old alike centered around the central Mississippi town's historic Courthouse Square. The square has been a film location for many movies, including "A Time to Kill," "My Dog Skip," and "O Brother Where Art Thou." During the holiday season, it's decked out in more than 200,000 lights. 

Photos of Christmas in Canton, Mississippi

Go to our Facebook Photo Gallery to see photos of 200,000 Christmas lights in the historic Courthouse Square in Canton, Mississippi. Click here to see all our photo albums.

Going Griswold | The Behind the Scenes Story

Produced by Jim Albritton | Watch out Clark Griswold. In central Mississippi, a neurologist, a psychologist and a mother of three are nipping at your heels, building bigger, flashier and more over-the-top Christmas displays than ever before. Go behind the scenes and see how and why they do it. You might be surprised. For more "Going Griswold" stories, go to http://newsocracy.org.

Going Griswold | Winter Wonderland

Produced by Jim Albritton | Terry Hight and three other neighbors are going Griswold in the Laurelwood subdivision in Flowood, Mississippi. Hight wired, programed and built each item in the massive light display, connecting four houses with lots of smiles from onlookers. To see their story, go to http://newsocracy.org or http://youtube.com/newsocracy.

Going Griswold | Jingle Bells

Produced by Jim Albritton | Terry Hight and three other neighbors are going Griswold in the Laurelwood subdivision in Flowood, Mississippi. Hight wired, programed and built each item in the massive light display, connecting four houses with lots of smiles from onlookers. To see their story, go to http://newsocracy.org or http://youtube.com/newsocracy.