It takes 9 days to put my Christmas decorations up — it’s a meticulously planned mission
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For over 40 years, Christmas-obsessed Lorraine Gordon has been collecting decorations – she now has so many, that decking the halls in her Surrey home takes around nine days. ‘I used to be a decorator, and I’ve collected them over years and years,’ Lorraine, 61, tells Metro. ‘I’m not very good at throwing things away.’.
Every home she’s ever lived in gets the same treatment to mark the Yuletide season, and since 2020, daughter Mads, 26, has been recording the process for their 585,000 TikTok followers. The videos are now beloved by fans, who liken the day Lorraine brings out the Christmas decorations to the first sighting of the Coca Cola Advert.
‘I do all the greenery first, and then all the lights and the large pieces. The rest of it takes forever,’ Lorraine adds. ‘We could do more, but I lose the will to live in the end.’. Naturally, over the years Lorraine has curated quite the collection – including multiple Swarovski crystals decorations, her favourites.
Day 1 is finally here!!!! 🎄📦 @Lozza #gordonschristmas #gordonsxmas #christmasmum #christmas2024 #christmasdecorating #christmastiktok #christmascountdown #christmasdecor. Each year, she’s gifted one by her immediate family – although she reveals they sometimes double up, as she now has a flurry of glass snowflakes.
