Christmas lights around the world – in pictures

People around the world adorn their houses in hundreds of Christmas lights to get the yuletide festivities going

  • A house decorated for Christmas is pictured in Hamburg-Heimfeld. Every year hundreds of houses across Germany are decorated by their owners with lights ahead of Christmas
    A house decorated for Christmas is pictured in Hamburg-Heimfeld. Every year hundreds of houses across Germany are decorated by their owners with lights ahead of Christmas

  • Christmas lights in Bristol where the Brailsford family decorate their home for charity
    Christmas lights in Bristol where the Brailsford family decorate their home for charity

  • A festive house in the Inchicore area of Dublin
    A house covered in Christmas lights in the Inchicore area of Dublin

  • The display in New Milton, Hampshire where each year a group of residents on Byron Road switch on their lights to raise money for local charities
    Christmas lights on display in Byron Road, New Milton, Hampshire where each year, a group of residents on Byron Road switch on their lights to raise money for local charities.

  • A house in Torrington Road in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
    Christmas lights on a house in Torrington Road in Wellingborough, Northants

  • People admire the lights on a house in the Newton Heath area of Manchester
    People look at Christmas lights on a house in the Newton Heath area of Manchester.

  • People enjoy the Christmas lights on 34th Street in the Hampden community of Baltimore, Maryland. The display called ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ dates back to 1947 and attracts thousands of tourists each year
    People enjoy the Christmas lights on 34th Street in the Hampden community of Baltimore, Maryland. The display called ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ dates back to 1947 and attracts thousands of tourists each year

  • Andy McNab and his family have created a Christmas lights extravaganza based on the film Frozen, outside the terrace of houses where he lives in Lowry Road, Dagenham, London
    Andy McNab and his family have created a Christmas Lights extravaganza based on the animated film Frozen, outside the terrace of houses where he lives in Lowry Road, Dagenham, London

  • A house in the Artane area of Dublin
    A house covered in Christmas lights in the Artane area of Dublin.

  • The house of Malcolm and Wendy Molloy in Alcester Road, Bromsgrove
    Christmas lights on the house of Malcolm and Wendy Molloy in Alcester Road, Bromsgrove

  • Houses are decorated with colourful lights in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver neighbourhoods follow the tradition of decorating their houses with eye-catching Christmas lights that usually draw people to visit during the holiday season
    Houses are decorated with colourful lights in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver neighborhoods follow the tradition of decorating their houses with eye-catching Christmas lights that usually draw people's attention to visit during the holiday season

  • One of several houses decorated with hundreds of Christmas decorations in the residential neighbourhood of Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn residents compete annually for the best Christmas decorations on their homes. Hundreds of tourists flock to see the thousands of Christmas lights that cover the neighbourhood
    One of several houses decorated with hundreds of Christmas decorations in the residential neighbourhood of Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn residents compete annually for the best Christmas decorations on their homes. Hundreds of tourists flock to see the thousands of Christmas lights that cover the neighbourhood

  • Eric Marshall, 75, from Bagby, North Yorkshire proudly shows off the mass of Christmas lights which adorn his home. Mr Marshall has built up his collection over the past 16 years, which now attracts coaches parties and many visitors who can contribute to the local church through the donation boxes he leaves outside
    Eric Marshall, 75, from Bagby, North Yorkshire proudly shows off the mass of Christmas lights which adorn his home. Mr Marshall has built up his collection over the past 16 years, which now attracts coaches parties and many visitors who can contribute to the local church through the donation boxes he leaves outside

  • Tourists take pictures of a decorated house with a sign that reads ‘Merry Christmas’ (Frohes Fest) in the village of Calle, near Bremen, Germany. Ralf Vogt, the 66-year-old owner of the so-called ‘Lichterhaus’ (lights house) began decorating the house in early March this year. Vogt was inspired to decorate his house following a visit to the US and started his tradition with only 1,200 lights
    Tourists take pictures of a decorated house with a sign that reads ‘Merry Christmas’ (Frohes Fest) in the village of Calle, near Bremen, Germany. Ralf Vogt, the 66-year-old owner of the so-called ‘Lichterhaus’ (lights house) began decorating the house in early March this year. Vogt was inspired to decorate his house following a visit to the US and started his tradition with only 1,200 lights
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