As the holidays draw nearer, residents in the communities of Oakdale, Riverbank, Escalon and beyond are decking the halls and, in many cases, their front yards and even the roofs over their heads.

In this week’s issue, in the Living Section, you will find stories of holiday lights in areas from the traditional Christmas Tree Lane in Ceres to the Dell’Osso Holidays on the Farm event in Lathrop. Next week, we are planning to list some special holiday displays a bit closer to home, but we need help from you, our readers.

If you know of a home in your neighborhood that seems to outshine the rest – or in the case of an Atlas Court home in Oakdale, offers a synchronized musical light show – let us know about it. We will compile a list for Oakdale-Riverbank-Escalon and hope to also include Knights Ferry and Valley Home locations. It can be a lawn display, unique lighting or even just a brightly decorated outside Christmas tree; something that represents the holiday season. Send information about the holiday displays you want to see included on the list to Editor Marg Jackson by emailing them to: mjackson@oakdaleleader.com.

Provide the street address and city of the display and any additional information you wish to give; deadline is Monday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m.

Look for the listing in the Dec. 21 issue.