× Washingtonians are among the most likely to go over the top with decorations for 2020’s pandemic holiday season. Here’s why. By Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times Published: December 11, 2020, 10:37am Share: SEATTLE — Maybe we’re evolving into creatures who communicate best via flashes and lights because of all the time we’re spending on Zoom and in front of other screens. Or maybe it’s because we just need to know — and to show — on some very basic level that we’re here. That we’re alive. That we’re surviving. Or maybe we just have more time at home.