Neighbours are pulling out all of the stops to light up their street with festive cheer.
The resident of Nayling Road, Braintree, are keeping up their ten year tradition of decorating their homes with every from Christmas lights and an inflatable Mickey Mouse to the requisite Santa Claus.
People come from across the county to see the lights, and residents collect money for local charities.
They are always put up on December 1 and taken down on January 6.
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