A Hudson Valley family is breaking its own record in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Timothy Gay’s home in Lagrangeville set the Guinness world record for most lights on a residential property in 2014, and has held on to the title ever since. The 2021 display is no exception.

Made up of 687,000 lights and set to the tune of 250 songs, it is a presentation that would make Clark Griswold jealous. It beats their previous record by 85,000 lights.

This illuminated spectacular started in 1995 with 600 lights and has only grown from there.

“If you have good ideas of items that you can add that are pretty and will make the display look nicer for our guests, we add it,” says Gay.

But the family says it doesn’t set out to beat its record.

“It wasn't about the record, it was just ‘what else can we do to make this more interesting to make this more beautiful as a display?’ ” said Timothy’s wife Grace.

The display has also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for many charities like Union Vale Fire Department’s community fund. The night Spectrum News 1 visited, the money collected was going to the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie.

“I associate Christmas time with family and children. So if you think about it from their perspective, the ability to do something that not only brings happiness to others, but also helps children in need [and] makes it very special to our whole family,” Timothy said.

Timothy and Grace say they will keep doing the display as long as their children want. And at the rate they are going, it could bring them up to one million lights.

“Every year we are adding new elements, so the number does increase, but it's not a goal. If it reaches a million, it'll be pretty neat,” Grace said.

The display runs every night beginning at 4:45 p.m. until December 28. For more information about the display, visit the family website.