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15 years ago, Mark Abbott was a homeless man. “I rented a place with a friend at the time and it went badly. I ended up sofa surfing and the nine months spent in a hotel,” Abbott said. “Because of that experience, I realized how important it is to have a home you can go back to. For that reason I decided to use the light show to raise money for St Martin’s homeless charity.”

Abbott’s home is completely covered in lights, plays music, and has a sleigh(雪橇) model on his front garden which can seat four children. He also has a snow machine to make sure the festive weather and a light-covered archway(拱门) to mark the way to the front door. The 44-year-old father-of-three has many families who flock to see his home in Norwich, England, with some even traveling from as far as Sheffield — a more than three hour drive.

Abbott is hoping that the winter wonderland will raise money for St Martin’s in Norwich, a charity that offers emergency direct accommodation(住宿), daily care, support and development to rough sleepers(露宿者), sofa surfers and those at risk of becoming homeless.