ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is home to many avid Christmas decorators who deck their halls AND walls top to bottom with holiday spirit.

​One Orlando couple hopes their intricate holiday light display not only brings joy to those passing by but also sparks remembrance in those who stop.

David Nubar and Frank Boyce's home has earned quite the reputation, its Christmas light display growing bigger and brighter every year. This year, with the beauty, comes quite a bit of intricacy.

“We just added art, and, COVID victims.”

This house is more than just a bright spot. It’s a tribute, each light representing one of the more than 765,000 victims of COVID-19 in the United States.

A lit angel, he says, is the beacon of them all.

“Oh I’m just getting goosebumps right now," Nubar said. "This year we have made her in charge of this memorial. She’s like the keeper of COVID. How corny that sounds, but, we needed help. She stays on. And when it gets dark. She brings everybody back to light.”

In the center of the 5,000 strands of lights, 2.3 miles of extension cords, and 32 eight-hour days it took to create their magnum opus. It's a different kind of Christmas spirit, one that hits close to home for many people.

“When this whole thing started, we just said ‘what can we do?’ And we said ‘why don’t we just build a memorial to COVID victims and we did. And now, we’re going to continue to celebrate that, yes," Nubar said.

The memorial tradition they started last year is now officially a permanent fixture in their drive by light display.

Long after Nubar and Boyce retire for the night, and even after the Christmas season, they say, the tribute will always be the heart of the big picture.

You can find their house at 2811 Clemwood Street in Orlando. The lights come on around 6:30 every night.​​