Finally tonight, for more than 20 years, one street in St. Louis, Missouri is transformed

every holiday season, but behind the sparkle is an underlying motivation that many believe

is the true meaning of Christmas.

Our community correspondent Gabrielle Hayes explains.

Gabrielle Hayes here on Candy Cane Lane in St. Louis, Missouri,

where residents tell me that they take off nearly every Friday in the month of November to be able to hang thousands of lights, something they've been doing for more than 20 years.

Has your setup grown over the years as well?

Every year.

Every year and I will not stop until you can see my house from space.

I believe the very first time it was done was 2001.

Started from a neighborhood block contest and someone had the idea on this block to wrap the big pin oak trees in the style of candy kings.

And that seemed to stick.

This will be our sixth Christmas we moved in October of 2019. What was your first

Christmas here like? We participated. We had blowups. We had some lights. We did our best and it's

definitely a marathon and not a sprint. So Matt talked about the tree that he built in his yard.

Yeah, right there. How high did we put it at?

16 feet.

It really takes about two really good weekends of nice weather, a lot of help.

The wrapped trees, anything overhead.

Well, yeah, that's kind of the community lights that we all get together to help put up. It's more than just some lights, you know, it really pulls the whole block and beyond that community together.

Anyone who is on the block put up information about their charity and some people donate, it's completely optional.

We've been able to give well over $200,000 over the lifespan of Candy Can Lane to various

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