Every participant in the first-ever Light Up Heath Holiday Decorating Contest is a winner for making the effort to help launch this new tradition!

The judging process was difficult with so many beautiful and festive entries, but here are the overall winners:

MOST SPIRITED NEIGHBORHOODS:

• Best Entry: Heath Golf & Yacht Club
• Best Overall: Ridge Lakes

BEST DECORATED HOMES:

• Santa’s Choice: 836 Promise Drive
• Most Likely to be Seen from Space: 486 Keystone
• Christmas Elegance: 305 Knights Trail
• All Around Noel: 843 Providence Way
• A Charlie Brown Christmas: 405 Dennis Bailey Lane
• Reason for the Season: 150 Yorkshire Drive
• A Child’s Wonderland: 604 Willow Springs Drive
• Merry & Bright: 1202 Valley Trail

The City of Heath thanks everyone who participated in the contest and the members of the Special Events Board for serving as judges.

Winners will have a sign placed in their yard. An image gallery of all the entries and a Light Up Heath Tour Map will be published on Friday, December 19, so that you and your holiday visitors can take a self-guided tour.

Merry Christmas.