SASKATOON -- Some Saskatoon homeowners are shedding light during dark times — ramping up their Christmas light displays amid the pandemic.

Dwayne and Donna Fiddler’s inflatable display began 12 years ago when their daughter was born.

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With events and parties cancelled due to COVID-19, Donna Fiddler said she hopes her home display can bring happiness.

“Kids have struggled this year with coronavirus. I think the kids need some joy. There isn’t a lot of joy right now for them,” Donna Fiddler said.

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Over on Eastview Crescent, Joanna Vessel wasn’t going to put up her traditional figurine light display because of the early snow fall and pandemic.

But a neighbour convinced her otherwise.

“I didn’t know people looked forward to it,” Vessel said.

“I love Christmas. In Jamaica, Christmas was a part of my life. When I moved, I brought it here with me to Canada.”

Vessel’s display has grown since it started in 1987.

But every Christmas, Vessel encounters a grinch.

“Each year I have to buy something because someone always steals something,” she said.

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The Clinskill Drive Christmas light display is a Saskatoon classic.

Cars line the street to watch thousands of lights move to music.

For many, it’s the perfect physically distant activity.

“It’s uplifting. It brings a sense of normalcy to a not normal year,” a mother, watching the historic lights with her kids, told CTV News.

People can submit their light displays to the website Sparkle Tour. The site provides a detailed map of all the best lights in the city.