Mr Park, a self-employed technician from Melksham, Wiltshire, first put up his Christmas decorations in the summer of 1993 to "cheer himself up". They have not been down since.
Each day begins with a breakfast of two mince pies and a bowl of Christmas pudding. At 11am he eats another three mince pies and drinks a glass of sherry while opening the three presents he wrapped for himself the previous evening.
For lunch, he has turkey sandwiches and chocolate, topped up at teatime by more mince pies and a glass of brandy. Every afternoon at 3pm he watches the previous year's Queen's Speech on video. At night he has a full Christmas dinner with sausages, bacon, roast potatoes and sprouts, Christmas pudding and brandy sauce.
"I need help," he admitted. -Times (Stephen O'Loughlin)
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