STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Despite Sunday’s intermittent rain, hundreds turned out to help kick off Joseph and Marisa DiMartino’s famous “Lights For Life” Christmas display at their 107 Sharrotts Rd. home in Charleston.

The spectacular Christmas village is expected to attract more than 16,000 visitors who come to see Victorian displays, including a bakery, dance hall, carousel, dancing marionettes, wooden soldiers, and Santa’s workshop, complete with holiday-themed props like elves, snowmen, reindeer, Santa Clauses, gingerbread men, and more.

This year marks a significant milestone for the DiMartinos - it is the 25th year they have been transforming their home into the North Pole while raising funds to support pediatric cancer patients at Northwell’s Staten Island University Hospital.

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