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Electrician Covers House in 200,000 Christmas Lights

Dec. 18, 2014
For the last 15 years, Alex Goodhind has been putting up the lights.

An electrician in England covered his home in 200,000 Christmas lights this year, all for a good cause. For the last 15 years, Alex Goodhind has been putting up the lights - which takes five weeks - and raising money for charity from the many people who come to see them, according to a report from BBC News.

He has raised more than £15,000, which goes to a hospice which cared for his mother before she died. See this story from Buzzfeed for the spectacularly decorated home.

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