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Locally owned · Truckee to the Sierra Foothills

Christmas lights hung, fixed & taken down. You never touch a ladder.

Professional Christmas light installation for homes, cabins and businesses in North Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Granite Bay, Folsom, El Dorado Hills and nearby.

  • All-new LED lights, supplied by us
  • Takedown + year-round storage
  • Tall tree wraps with lift equipment
  • Free quote, one all-in price
Justin from Santa's Magic Lights hanging Christmas lights on a snowy Tahoe cabin at dusk

Get your free quote ho ho ho!

Takes about a minute. Or text a photo of your home to (775) 245-4448.

Request your free quote with your name, email, phone number and service address.

The SMS box is optional, unchecked by default, and not required to submit the form.

How the magic happens

Four easy steps

  1. Elf with a clipboard next to a phone showing a quote1. Get your quoteFill out the form or text a photo of your home. You get a design and one all-in price.
  2. Elf next to a November calendar with one date checked2. Lock in your dateA 50% deposit books your install. The rest is due once your lights are on.
  3. Santa on a ladder hanging lights on a snowy roof3. We light it upWe supply all-new LED lights, hang them, and connect them to your outlets and timer.
  4. Two elves packing light strands into labeled storage boxes4. We take it downAfter the season we take everything down, clean up, and store it until next year.
No coal in these stockings

Pick your package

Every quote is one all-in price: lights, install, takedown and storage. Tell us what you want lit and we'll send your exact price.

Rooflines

Warm white or multicolor bulbs tracing your main peaks and front-facing eaves.

  • All-new LED lights, supplied by us
  • Install, takedown and storage
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Full home + feature treeThe full glow

Rooflines, balcony, front entry, garage outline and front details, plus your biggest tree wrapped from base to canopy.

  • Or mix and match: rooflines + tree, or full home only
  • Install, takedown and storage
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Hang my own lights

Already own lights? We hang them, and return them bundled after the season.

  • Every strand tested first
  • Clips for shingle and metal roofs
  • Connected to your outlets and timer
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Permanent lights

Installed once, controlled from your phone. Christmas, the 4th of July, game day or everyday warm white.

  • Colors, patterns and brightness from an app
  • No ladder every November
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Early-booking special: 15% off when your deposit is in by Nov 9. Exact scope is confirmed after we see your home, and safe access comes first.

Picture it lit

Design ideas for your home

These are concept renderings to spark ideas, not photos of homes we've lit. Send a photo of your house and we'll design yours.

Design idea (concept rendering): Tahoe A-frame: warm white rooflines and a wrapped pine
Tahoe A-frame: warm white rooflines and a wrapped pine
Design idea (concept rendering): Modern mountain home: rooflines plus trunk wraps
Modern mountain home: rooflines plus trunk wraps
Design idea (concept rendering): Foothills two-story: multicolor rooflines, wreaths and a wrapped oak
Foothills two-story: multicolor rooflines, wreaths and a wrapped oak
Justin Gansberg installing Christmas lights on a Lake Tahoe roof at sunset
Meet Santa's head elf

Hi, I'm Justin.

Santa's Magic Lights is owned and run by me, Justin Gansberg. When you call or text, you get me. I design your display, put together your quote, and stand behind the work all season.

I'm based in Roseville and install from Truckee and North Lake Tahoe down to the Sierra Foothills. Mountain homes, big trees and long rooflines are my favorite kind of job.

Design idea (concept rendering): Tahoe home with permanent red and green roofline lights
Lights for every holiday

Permanent lights

Install them once and you're done climbing ladders. Permanent roofline lights stay up year-round and run from an app on your phone: pick colors, patterns and brightness.

Red and green for Christmas, red, white and blue for the 4th, team colors on game day, or soft warm white every night.

Tall pine trunk wrapped in warm white Christmas lights outside a mountain lodge
Resorts, venues & businesses

Tall trees, done right

We relight tall trees for resorts, lodges and venues: commercial-grade warm white LED mini lights at 4-inch spacing, wrapped on the trunk and main branches up to about 40 ft.

Tree-safe ties leave room for growth so the wire never cuts into the bark. Lift equipment, removal of old lights, long-term electrical connections and cleanup are all included, scheduled around your events.

Commercial lighting →
Share the magic

Your friend saves $100. You earn up to $250.

Send a neighbor our way. When they book, they mention your name (there's a spot for it in the quote form) and you both get rewarded.

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Where we hang lights

Areas we serve

North Lake Tahoe and Truckee first, plus the Sierra Foothills. Don't see your town? Ask anyway.

North Lake Tahoe & Truckee

Sierra Foothills

Good questions

Common questions

How much does Christmas light installation cost near Lake Tahoe?

It depends on roofline length, height, trees and access. Every quote is one all-in price that covers the lights, installation, takedown and storage. Fill out the quote form or text a photo of your home to (775) 245-4448 for your free quote, and book by Nov 9 for 15% off.

What are permanent Christmas lights?

Lights installed once along your roofline that stay up year-round. You control colors, patterns and brightness from an app, so you can switch between Christmas, other holidays and everyday warm white without a ladder.

Do I have to buy the lights?

No. We supply all-new LED lights and mounting materials. Installation, post-season takedown, cleanup and year-round storage are included.

Can you hang lights I already own?

Yes. We test every strand before it goes up, hang it with clips made for your roof, connect it to your outlets and timer, then take it down after the season and return your lights bundled. If a strand or bulb has failed, we quote it before replacing it.

How do I book, and when do I pay?

A 50% deposit reserves your installation date. The remaining 50% is due when the installation is complete.

When should I book?

As early as you can. Install dates fill up through November, and early bookings get a discount: this season it's 15% off when your deposit is in by Nov 9.

Do you light businesses, resorts and HOAs?

Yes. We relight tall trees up to about 40 ft with lift equipment, and handle rooflines and entries for lodges, venues, storefronts and HOAs.

Leave the ladder to the elves

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