Christmas fan decorates house with 30,000 festive lights

A Christmas enthusiast has decorated his house with about 30 thousand Christmas lights and decorations to “make people happy”.

Paul Bibby, 56, spent three weeks in November to decorate his house in Chelmsford, Essex, with “around 30 thousand” bulbs for the 16th year in a row.

Bibby said this year the extent of his festive decorations are the “biggest ever”.

He revealed the reason behind this enormous display of Christmas spirit, other than raising money for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance: “I do it because I want to put a smile back on people’s faces. I just want to make people happy.”