Jennings Osborne's
Story
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The story of the Osborne Family Lights (according to
Disney) goes something like:
Jennings Osborne and his wift Mitzi loved Christmas,
but there was one thing they loved more: their young daughter
Breezy. One Christmas she had a special wish; she wanted their
house to be covered with lights. Well it was a pretty big house
in Little Rock, Arkansas, but, luckily, Jennings Osborne had an
even bigger heart - - and imagination. He put up one million Christmas
lights, everything from a spinning globe. to multicolored canopies,
to a field of glorious angels.
Mr. Osborne loved how the lights made people feel like
children - - opening their presents on Christmas morning. As the
display grew, he bought the houses on either side of his own,
just to put lights on them too.
As new ideas were added, even more room was needed
for this gift of lights. Today, the display has grown to over
4 million lights and has found a new home at the Disnay-MGM Studios
at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.
The Osborne family has a wish. In the true spirit of
angels, they challenge each and every one of us to commit a random
act of kindness in someone's life today.
Return to the Osborne
Lights or visit the Jennings
Osborne Family web site.
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