All eras—even Taylor Swift’s—must eventually come to an end. The viral “Swiftmas” Christmas House, located at 1228 Atlas Lane in Naperville, will make its final appearance this holiday season, closing out a three-year run that turned a quiet suburban street into something between a pilgrimage site and a very cheerful case study in suburban enthusiasm.
Two years ago, Naperville resident Amy Scott conceived the Taylor Swift–themed display after watching Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour documentary with friends—a viewing that, for some people, inspires awe, and for others apparently inspires architectural ambition. Her family proved fully on board. Scott and her husband, Brian, co-own a printing business, which meant the household had both the requisite enthusiasm and the industrial capacity to produce bespoke signs, lyric installations, album art recreations and even a full-scale Lover house. What began as a festive experiment soon became an annual production. This year marks the third—and final—installment of Swiftmas.
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@tswifthouse Thanks for everyone who has come to see the lights! 💗💗 #christmaslights #taylorswift #swiftie #traviskelce #swifttok ♬ Bejeweled - Taylor Swift
Over the past two holiday seasons, the Scotts have paid tribute to seven of Swift’s albums, including Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Evermore in 2023, followed by Folklore, Reputation and The Tortured Poets Department in 2024. Along the way, they built a moss-covered cottage from a neighbor’s discarded bed frame and turned jar lids into typewriter keys—proof that one person’s trash is another person’s immersive Swift-core vignette. This year, they’ve completed the discography with nods to Lover, Midnights and The Life of a Showgirl.
New additions to the holiday spectacle include a colossal photo of Travis Kelce and Swift embracing in a field of flowers—a reference to this year’s real-life proposal that requires no footnotes if you’ve been anywhere near a Wi-Fi signal in the past four months. One of the Scotts’ daughters even contributed an homage to “Midnight Rain,” with raindrop-shaped lights cascading over a blue-and-purple arch that looks appropriately moody. Beyond spectacle, the Swiftmas House has also supported Little Friends, a local nonprofit. For years, the Scotts have incorporated QR codes into the display, gently redirecting the attention of passing fans from photo opps to charitable giving.
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So why end things now, at the height of success? With their daughters out of the house, the Scotts admit the project has become simply too large to sustain. They’ve assured Naperville Community Television that they’ll likely return with a future holiday display—just not one that requires this level of emotional, logistical or electrical commitment.
Naperville may be a trek for Chicagoans, but for Swifties—or anyone in the market for an unconventional holiday outing—it’s a fitting final stop. After all, not every ending has to be tragic. Some just fade out, tastefully, in a wash of twinkling lights.