There are many things that get people in the festive spirit: the change in menu and cups in coffee shops, the Christmas coke coca advert and, of course, people putting up decorations and Christmas lights.
From mid November shopping centres and high streets start to put up their Christmas decorations and lights, the more over the top the better. Christmas is the only time of the year when you can be over the top and tacky, everyone appreciates the effort, people will pull over their cars and stop and stare at the wonder.
Many houses in the region go all out, and in most cases in the name of charity. Christmas is a great excuse for men to get up the ladder and devise a plan on how to do it. It is usually the males of the house who take it as their duty to have the most amazing lights. Some people may even say they are ‘doing it for the kids’ even if themselves don’t have children, it pulls at the heartstrings but you can be sure it is just an excuse for them to go over the top and show the neighbourhood what they can do with loads of electricity.
For those on the hunt for fantastic lights one place to visit is Clanfield, off the motorway on the way to Petersfield, along East Meon Road where two of the houses go over the top in the name of charity. From Santa climbing a ladder to the roof to elves playing on a seesaw, it is a feast for the eyes, and also has loads of people outside looking at all the different lights. If you are lucky you may even stumble across a little cul-de-sac or road, where all the residents have got together, joined all the extension cords they have to create a winter wonderland of lights. Christmas lights cannot help but spread the Christmas cheer.
There is something comforting in the glow of people’s Christmas lights when you are walking home on a rainy, cold and dark winter night. Everyone knows it doesn’t help climate change but they do make a lot of people very happy and we only do it for four or five weeks out of the year, it’s not like they are on 24/7.
If you want to get on the Christmas lights bandwagon but are a novice then a visit to Keydell Nurseries, Havant Road, Horndean, Waterlooville is the place to go. The Christmas store is open now and offers a range of Christmas decorations including an array of lights. The lights they stock include loads of different fairy lights, reindeers, presents and Santas, ranging in prices for every pocket. This year at Keydells is the opportunity for kids to have tea with Santa on the 15th, 16th, 17, 20th and 21st December, children get to enjoy a sit down meal with Santa and choose a present from his special Christmas basket, it is £9.00 per child, for more information visit www.keydellnurseries.co.uk.
Stores such as B&Q and Homebase also stock a range of lights from silhouettes such as ‘Christmas’ and ‘Ho Ho Ho’ to reindeers and Christmas trees. These lights are not cheap though so be warned, prices range from £12.99 to £49.99. When it comes to the price just think of the look of people’s faces when they see all the lights surely it makes it all worth it, also Christmas is every year so you will get the use out of them.
Christmas is the time of year when most people feel a little bit happier. Be it the thought of giving or receiving presents, being able to eat a lot of food and chocolate guilt free or just having paid time off work, it is the perfect opportunity to over indulge in every way including lights and decorations so get in the mood and ignore the electricity bill when it drops on your doormat in January.
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