As Christmas decorations light up the darkness in residential areas Suffolk Village Info Asks:

Have we succumbed to yet another Americanism?

I remember years ago when Chevy Chase nearly electrocuted the whole Griswold family and their pets in the film National Lampoons Christmas Vacation by lighting up the family house with Christmas decorations.

I wondered then “Tasteful bit of fun” or “Just over the top tackiness”.

But this was back in 1989 before the internet took hold with online shopping and E-cards, before Black Friday and the demise of the high street. Now look down every street from the end of November until 12^th night and beyond and there are families competing to see who can out do the other with bright lights and decorations. There must be a cost to this but this time of year austerity goes out the window.

We are just asking the questions, some lights are really brilliant and tasteful but some!!!!!!

What do you think?