Passers by pull up and say, thanks a lot pal... now I have to do it too

Nick Knowles goes Christmas crazy with lights

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Reactions, he admits, have been mixed.

He says: "We get grinchy older people saying. I think it's a bit showy, don't you?'

"I've also had a bunch of blokes pull up and say, 'Thanks a lot pal, now my wife's seen this I'm going to have to do it too.

"But it's bringing most people a lot of joy. Some children have even been walking a different way home from school just so they can see it.

"We had a bus pull up to the house, too. I don't live anywhere near a bus stop!"

Born on a council estate in Southall, West London, Nick always loved Christmas.

He recalls: "There wasn't a lot of money about, but my dad worked so hard. I think that's probably why I work like a nutcase all the time. I never stop.