PHOENIX — Christmas trees in Costco.
Eggnog on grocery store shelves.
Non-stop holiday tunes on the radio.
Thanksgiving is still weeks away but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in parts of the Valley.
In Arcadia, a man named EJ is already spending eight hours a day making sure his neighbor's Christmas lights are ready long before Thanksgiving turkeys are thawed.
Hundreds of families are counting on him.
"People enjoy it," EJ said. "They come here in buses. The senior citizens come through her quite a bit, too."
The quiet neighborhood near 44th Street and Indian School Road has attracted holiday crowds for decades. EJ's neighbor, Lee Sepanek, decorated every inch of his home for 35 years but had to pull the plug in 2023 due to ongoing health issues.
EJ is still keeping the tradition alive by decorating two homes on the street, which takes several weeks and tens of thousands of Christmas lights to complete.
“The election is over, now they can relax again and wait for the holidays,” EJ said.
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