Let It Glow! Homeowners put on a dazzling display of Christmas lights

Across the globe, electricity generators are working overtime as domestic households put on a dazzling display of Christmas lights. Here are some of the spectacularly festooned festive homes from the British Isles and abroad.

Here, Eric Marshall, of Bagby, North Yorkshire, spends up to three weeks erecting his display of Christmas lights which he has amassed over 20 years....

....Eric's house is barely visible behind a glowing display of neon Santas, snowmen and penguins....

.... and 73-year-old Eric is delighted to show off his hard work

Lee and Paul Brailsford turn their house into a winter wonderland every year for charity. This year, they are raising money for Bristol Children's Hospital charity, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal

Hundreds of people came out to the Brailsford's home in Brentry, north Bristol, to see them switch on their charity Christmas lights

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Bill McWilliams and his family from Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, have decorated their whole garden with Christmas lights and even a snow machine to attract people to donate for the Help for Heroes charity