Prince Christmas Display In Minnesota: 10,000 Holiday Lights Honor The Purple One

A Prince fan has draped his home in 10,000 blinking purple lights to celebrate the purple one during the Yuletide season. The Christmas lights hanging from the home of Mike Staudt and his family in Chaska, Minnesota, blink in unison to "Purple Rain" next to a spinning Prince symbol, the Star Tribune reported Monday.

"We've always been casual Prince fans, but his passing really hit us," Staudt said. "Prince's passing meant so much to our community that we decided to do a short dedication during the intermission of our Christmas light show to honor him. We've received compliments on this part of our show and a few people have even mention it made them teary-eyed."

The family has gone all out with Christmas decorations for years, but after Prince's death, they wanted to pay tribute to one of their favorite musicians. They call their annual holiday display the "Lights on Pascolo" after their street name. In the past, the family has put up holiday "Star Wars" and Snoop Dogg Christmas themes.

Staudt said he puts roughly at least 200 hours into the project every year. The light shows shine from 5:40 to 9 p.m. on most days to avoid bothering the neighbors. You can see it for yourself on the family's "Lights on Pascolo" Facebook page.

The Staudts are hoping to make use of all the attention their holiday display is receiving by collecting donations for the Ronald McDonald House at Children's Hospital in Minnesota. The medical center oversaw their son's heart surgery earlier this year.

Prince was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate of an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid painkiller. The death was formally ruled an accident and Prince administered the drug himself on an unknown date, according to a one-page report released by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in June.

A home owner in suburban Chicago also dedicated their holiday display this year to Prince. The Grant-Grusecki home in Park Ridge, Illinois, includes flashing purple lights and Christmas hits such as "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "All Alone on Christmas," the Associated Press reported Sunday.