Regardless of your spiritual leanings, there’s no debate that this time of year is inextricably linked to illumination. Advent wreaths, menorahs, and kinaras offer candlelit reminders of faith and community, while Christmas trees, the Times Square Ball, and the glowing nose of a resilient, misfit reindeer—not to mention glorious leg lamps—are more secular symbols of a celebratory season. Whether metaphorical or real, we’re all seeking a little bit of light in the darkness at the end of each year.
Not unlike many families, the Causers traditionally venture out into the December night to partake in the holiday spirit. Whether it’s enjoying the majesty of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City, capacity crowds beholding the majestic glow of Disney World’s Cinderella Castle, the family-friendliness of Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane, stepping into Ralphie Parker’s boots at the House from A Christmas Story, the nostalgic simplicity of New Jersey’s Storybook Land, or just cruising at night with a mug of hot chocolate viewing neighborhood homes, we are guided by the lights.
Famed psychiatrist Lucy Van Pelt once stated, “We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big Eastern syndicate, you know.” But despite being bludgeoned with retailers’ holiday gift-giving sledgehammer year after year, I cannot tell you what gifts I gave or received when I was five, 10, or even 20 years old. But I can recall my exact age, the people I was with, and the vivid memories of each of those aforementioned family holiday outings. In the end, it’s not the presents we unwrap but the moments we share that are illuminated with warmth and wonder, inspiring us with a hopefulness that carries us into the new year. Yes, of all the Charlie Browns in the world, I may be the Charlie Browniest.
Here’s wishing you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons!
Craig Causer
Editor-in-Chief
craig.causer@sagepub.com
Senior Manager, Editorial Operations, Professional Media,
and Editor-in-Chief, LD+A
Editor I
Michele Zimmerman
Creative Manager, Commercial Publishing
Samuel Fontanez
Senior Account Specialist II
Leslie Prestia
Published by
Sage Publications, Inc.
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Phone: 800-818-7243
Website: www.journals.sagepub.com
LD+A is a magazine for professionals involved in the art, science, study, manufacture, teaching, and implementation of lighting. LD+A is designed to enhance and improve the practice of lighting. Every issue of LD+A includes feature articles on design projects, technical articles on the science of illumination, new product developments, industry trends, news of the Illuminating Engineering Society, and vital information about the illuminating profession. Statements and opinions expressed in articles and editorials in LD+A are the expressions of contributors and do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of the Illuminating Engineering Society. Advertisements appearing in this publication are the sole responsibility of the advertiser.
LD+A (ISSN 0360-6325) is published monthly in the United States of America by Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, 800-818-7243. Copyright 2025 by Sage Publications. Periodicals postage paid at Thousand Oaks, CA, and additional mailing offices. Nonmember subscriptions: $60 for individuals and $600 for institutions. Additional $24.00 postage for subscriptions outside the United States. Member subscriptions $32.00 (not deductible from annual dues). Authorization to reproduce articles for internal or personal use by specific clients is granted by Sage Publications to libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Transactional Reporting Service, under the terms of the CCC license. This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying for purposes such as general distribution, advertising or promotion, creating new collective works, or resale.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to LD+A, c/o Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Subscribers: For continuous service please notify LD+A of address changes at least six weeks in advance.
Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement
#40612608
Canada Returns to be sent to Bleuchip
International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2.
This publication is indexed regularly by Engineering Index, Inc. and Applied Science & Technology Index. LD+A is available on microfilm from Proquest Information and Learning, 800-521-0600, Ann Arbor, MI
