If you started to put your Christmas decorations up at the beginning of November, what would the neighbours say? Would you be judged and talked about over garden fences? For Jo, a 57-year-old ...

In one Northumberland manor house, it's midnight from dusk ... time to wander through the rock garden and admire the UK's tallest living Christmas tree, a 42-metre giant redwood with 2,000 LED ...

One particular attraction we felt deserved a mention this year was Drayton Manor's Christmas Wonderland ... There were hourly Christmas outdoor shows (complete with snow!), ...