Swiftmas lives on as Taylor Swift Christmas house goes viral again Bryan West, Nashville TennesseanDecember 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM 0 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS — Brian Scott didn't think he'd be creating a Christmas House (Taylor's Version) for a third year. After all, the dad and small business owner had already devoted two straight holiday seasons — and hundreds of hours — to transforming his suburban home into a fullblown Taylor Swift spectacle. But on Nov.
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Bryan West, Nashville TennesseanDecember 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS — Brian Scott didn't think he'd be creating a Christmas House (Taylor's Version) for a third year.
After all, the dad and small business owner had already devoted two straight holiday seasons — and hundreds of hours — to transforming his suburban home into a full-blown Taylor Swift spectacle.
But on Nov. 28, as he fielded an order for 9,000 Christmas cards for his printing business, Scott and his wife, Amy, found themselves right back where they swore they wouldn't be: scrambling to finish another spectacular Swift-inspired display before the neighborhood trolley tour arrived at sundown.
For the Scotts, now legends in Chicago's western suburbs, the Christmas chaos has practically become tradition. What started in 2023 as a whimsical idea after Amy Scott saw the Eras Tour movie has evolved into an annual, all-hands-on-deck project involving Brian, Amy and their daughters, Becca and Emily.
"End of an era, that's what we're calling it," Brian joked as he aligned six boxes stacked like a pyramid with scenes from Swift's music video "The Fate of Ophelia."
This year's display may be their most ambitious yet. Over the past two seasons, the family has recreated seven of Swift's albums across their yard: "Speak Now," "Red," "1989" and "Evermore" in 2023, and "Folklore," "Reputation" and "The Tortured Poets Department" in 2024. They built a moss-covered cottage out of a neighbor's discarded bed frame and turned pickle jar lids into typewriter keys.
See the 2024 version of Swiftmas House: The Taylor Swift-inspired display is back, and it's better than 2023
And now they've added three more eras: "Lover," "Midnights" and "The Life of a Showgirl."
"We never did 'Midnights,' and it's one of our favorites," Bryan said. "And we never did 'Lover,' which is also one of our favorites. And then the new 'Life of a Showgirl.'"
Some constant themes include featuring Swift's fiancé, Travis Kelce, on the roof. In 2023, he was dressed as a Kansas City Chiefs tight end. In 2024, he was dressed in his Eras Tour tuxedo. This year, he's down on one knee, signifying his proposal to the singer.
Amy calls this year's work her "favorite so far." Their daughter Becca has been helping assemble a light display meant to look like "Midnight Rain" cascading down a larger than life arch. A neon sign reads "Meet me at midnight."
All for a good cause, donate to 'Little Friends'
The Scotts' house goes viral every winter, drawing Swifties from across Illinois and beyond. In 2023, Google Maps even changed the home's label to "Swiftmas House." Fans gather to take photos, marvel at the lyrical signs from the different eras and exchange friendship bracelets.
The family uses the attention to direct visitors toward a fundraiser for Little Friends, a nonprofit supporting people with autism and developmental disabilities. QR codes scattered across the yard lead guests to donate.
Every year the Scott family Naperville, Illinois, includes QR codes pointing visitors to donate to Little Friends, an organization that provides services for loved ones with autism or developmental disabilities.
Still, the Scotts keep their hopes modest, hoping Swift will find the displays enchanting.
"Hopefully, she doesn't think it's creepy," Becca said. "I just imagine if someone made an entire house of me."
The visitors who come in shimmering droves each year say the superstar would be impressed.
"I think she would love it," Christie Eustace said. "We've actually come the last three years. Just a Taylor Swift fan and wanted to see what they had this year."
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