The craze of lighting up the outside of houses at Christmas has snowballed in recent years.

Click on the link below to see our
pick of the county's light shows
(61 pictures)

Gloucestershire families deck their halls - and windows, doors, garages, gardens and rooftops - with a dazzling display of festive illuminations.

Eye-catching

BBC Gloucestershire and The Citizen newspaper have once again got together to find the county's most festively decorated home.

Yes, the hunt is on again this year to find the most eye-catching festive houses in the county - in the Christmas Sparkler competition.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast show presenter Vernon Harwood has joined forces with Ian Mean, editor of The Citizen, to find the county's most decorative domestic Christmas light show.

Click on the link below to see our
pick of the county's light shows
(61 pictures)

Best entries

They'll be picking out the best entries over the next few days.

Keep checking this page to see the latest additions to the galleries.

We'll announce the winner nearer to Christmas.

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