Christmas lights on houses

We've all seen them.   Houses plastered in Christmas lights.  Law of averages states that some of you lot also go mad overboard on the lights.

Anybody going to own up?

More importantly. Anyone reached the pinnacle of Christmas lights?

This fella below (from the US) actually broadcasts the accompanying music by small scale radio so that passing motorists can 'tune in'.  Apparently he does this so his neighbours don't get disturbed by the erm... noise?  Obviously nothing else here could disturb them.

This is a classic.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IMebLG8WtrY

Very good! Would not like the lecy bill, nor putting everything back in the boxes.

Don't put Crimbo lights on the outside of the house, far too much. Next door does though and it looks sickening to be honest. (sorry Phillis)

I'm just wondering why he's got a flashing 'Mercedes Badge' on the front of his house. 

That's a bit OTT though isn't it? Typical of Americans, they have to have everything bigger and better than everyone else.

I have lights up outside my house at Christmas, but of course they are very tastefully done 

I think its looks nice on a bleak cold wintry day to see a bit of sparkle and colour, it brightens the place up, some people go a tad too far though  :

I can't stand those huge big inflatable santa's and snowmen. they just look so tacky.

I'm just wondering why he's got a flashing 'Mercedes Badge' on the front of his house. 

Its a CND Badge Ms G

Its a CND Badge Ms G

Your right RedPuppy, it is......looks a bit like a Merc badge though 

There's a house down the road from here that goes over the top a bit. I've actually seen a few easyjet and ryanair trying to land on the roof.

That could give someone an epileptic fit..all those flashing lights!!

Quality !!  wouldn't like to be his neighbours across the street though, imagine trying to get to sleep with them flashing, hope they've got thick curtains !!

Puts mine to shame, I'm like MsG, I put a few lights outside but tastefully done 

i feel that its a stupid waste of lecky, BUT  i do believe it makes our dreary dark winter light up...so a big plus, also my neighbour is not talking to me so i might put some stupid GIANT santa and Raindeers to piss the perfectionists off.....

Since when have America cared about wasting electricity.

A few lights dont look to bad. Obviously when you go overboard it looks tacky as hell.

...Last year a group of lads went round shooting them blow up Father Christmas' and snowmen with an air rifle. Good on 'em .

...Last year a group of lads went round shooting them blow up Father Christmas' and snowmen with an air rifle. Good on 'em .

You couldn't give us the day off on chrimbo day could you Laz? 

House on our estate already got lights up, they've got one of them train sets along the side of the  house.  I know its just the start cos they usually dress the whole house up !!

I'm putting mine up 2 weeks on Sunday when I've cleaned the house from top to bottom and wrapped me pressies up.  Got a week off, the week after next so plenty of time to get sorted   

House on our estate already got lights up, they've got one of them train sets along the side of the  house.  I know its just the start cos they usually dress the whole house up !!

I'm putting mine up 2 weeks on Sunday when I've cleaned the house from top to bottom and wrapped me pressies up.  Got a week off, the week after next so plenty of time to get sorted   

Don't forget mine.

A few lights dont look to bad. Obviously when you go overboard it looks tacky as hell.

...Last year a group of lads went round shooting them blow up Father Christmas' and snowmen with an air rifle. Good on 'em .

now that's sad, shooting the blow up Father Christmas and snowmen, maybe its the lads who need shooting.

Someone pays out good money to bring a little joy to lots of people, and some little pricks shoot them, sad very sad.

My wife love Christmas, I think on the last count, she has 72 things that light up, or move or just sing, our house is like a grotto when there all up.
It takes me about 2 days to get them down for her, and then its takes about a week for the wife to put them up, but she does love it, and so do the kids.

Turned round and bit me in the backside this topic.

Next door have put their lights and decs up already and it looks like I live in Lapland now.

Incidentally, if you are one of the mad Christmas lights people then this website may be up your street.



Eddie's Essentials

I had my first encounter with a house christmased up today.  Just a few lights in the window.

Reckon that street will be all lit up by the end of this week now.

I've seen Santa's climbing up ladders.

Rudolph pulling sleigh's.

False Snow (Although we had some real snow today).

Icicle's hanging from roofs.

Little elf's busy working.

And it's still only November..........althou gh a month today it will be Christmas Eve 

For the scousers (or those who've been to Liverpool around Crimbo time) do you remember the window cleaner dummy they used to dress up in a father christmas suit down in China Town? They've stopped doing it in recent years, boring bas**rds.

Town's Crimbo lights could do with some improving as well. Haven't been changed in years, and as for that tree they have in the middle of town I've seen more decorations on a homeless fella's sleeping bag.

Got everything going on here apart from the wind turbine to power it... :

The couple across the road have just put theres up no need to use the light in the kitchen at night now. Yes it's that bad 

I've only seen one house so far, and even then it was only the lights from the Chrimbo tree blazing through the windows.

Anyone had any carol-singers yet, I'm already preparing my Simon Cowellesque critique!