A City of Lights

Here is a sampling of the area’s best-dressed neighborhoods and spectacular seasonal displays.

Altadena: 1960 Mendocino Lane. Lights go on Dec. 15 through Jan. 1.

Beverly Hills: 9463 Sunset Blvd.

Burbank: Winners of the Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest

Commercial Winners: 921 W. Olive Ave. and 4100 W. Magnolia Blvd.

Youth Winners: 824 Bethany Rd., 529 & 1107 N. Florence St. and 2030 N. Buena Vista St.

Residential Winners: 278 E. Providencia Ave., 3500 Viewcrest Dr., 2009 W. Chandler Blvd., 630 S. Mariposa St., 718 N. Parish Pl., 1234 N. Myers St., 1620 N. Avon St., 1421 N. Naomi St., 1415 Morningside Dr., 329 N. Glenwood Pl., 415 & 1142 N. Catalina St., 1340 N. Fairview St., 2931 Olney Pl., 2001 Richard St. and 4136 Hood Ave.

Cerritos: Castle Place, Kings Row Avenue and Arabella Place.

Duarte: City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd.

Eagle Rock: 4364 York Blvd.

Hancock Park: 276 Windsor Blvd. and 301 Rimpau Blvd.

Hawthorne: 4117 W. 138th St.

Inglewood: 3rd, 4th and 5th avenues and Hardy Street.

La Canada-Flintridge: 4951 Indianola Way

Long Beach: “Christmas Tree Lane,” a four-block stretch between 20th Street and Pacific Coast Highway in the Wrigley district.

Naples: Bay Shore Walk.

Pasadena: Drive-through pageant: “Road to Bethlehem” tells the story of Christ’s birth through a series of tableaux, complete with live actors and animals. The event will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. on Dec. 20 & 21. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1757 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena (818) 794-7141.* Upper Hastings Ranch: In a 44-block area north of Sierra Madre Boulevard and west of Michillinda Avenue.

San Marino: St. Albans Road.

Torrance: Doris Way, Robert and Reese roads, Carol and Linda drives and Sharynne Lane. The Sleepy Hallow area is bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Calle Mayor, Anza Avenue and Sepulveda and Palos Verdes boulevards. PCH is closed from 6 to 10 p.m. every night through Christmas to accommodate spectators. Enter Linda Drive by car from Palos Verdes Boulevard or enter Calle Mayor from Carlow and Vanderhill roads.

Woodland Hills: Oakdale, Lubao, Penfield and Jamilla avenues. A four-block neighborhood bound by Oxnard Street, Corbin and Winnetka avenues and the Ventura Freeway. To ease congestion, lights go out at 10 p.m.