There was a lot of consternation around Greenwich, Conn., when it was announced that hedge fund honcho Paul Tudor Jones III had cancelled his annual public Halloween Bash, which featured a "spooky wonderland" set up at his residence in Belle Haven. The fear was that he would cancel his even more lavish and popular Christmas celebration, which he didn't do.

In fact, it was as spectacular as ever, judging from this review in the Metropolis section of the Wall Street Journal. "The spectacle feels almost like a drive-in movie. One young spectator taking in the hedge funder's Christmas show for the first time exclaimed, 'It's like Disney World!' "

The article reported that "off-duty police officers direct traffic around the sprawling light display, allowing drivers to line up eight at a time in front of Jones' 13,000-square-foot home on a waterfront cul-de-sac. A soundtrack synchronized to the thousands of flashing lights plays over the radio on FM90.5."

The coming of the annual show generated the usual local buzz, and perhaps helped reassure folks that all is well in the hedge fund world. The theme of this year's show, which features a massive five-minute light show, was apparently angels.

For more:
- here's a video
- here's the Metropolis write-up

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