BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker unveils Christmas decorations at his Sheffield home - and fans are loving this special touch
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The presenter tweeted yesterday, Sunday, December 6: “Finally gave in to family pressure and got the Christmas decorations out.”
He has gone for a largely traditional look, with a silver star topping his tree, a wreath on the door and an elegant mantelpiece display, but there are a couple of features which have generated plenty of discussion.
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Hide AdLots of followers commented on the red tinsel wrapped around the tree, while the large globe lights hanging from a tree in his garden also caught many an eye.
“Finally someone using tinsel. Thought I was the only person left putting it on the tree,” said one person.
Another wrote: “Love it! Very rustic and traditional! And it’s lovely to see tinsel on the tree, so many don't put it on!”
A third person commented: “I have to say I have light envy! Love the garden lights.”
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Hide AdAnd another tweeted: “Look at them shiny balls in the garden! Very nice.”
There was much discussion too about the timing, with Dan himself suggesting he might would have held out for longer were it not for ‘family pressure’.
At the end of a challenging year, to say the least, some people got their trees down from the loft as early as Halloween, while others think it is sacrilege to hang the merest bauble before December 1 and some even wait until Christmas Eve.
One person commented: “Lovely. But… should have gone at least two weekends ago!”
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Hide AdAnother said: “I never do mine till Christmas Eve, but this year it’s different. Tree up and an extra one in the conservatory.”
But a third person said simply: “Way too late bro.”
The tree in the BBC Breakfast studio, meanwhile, left some viewers less impressed after it shed a bauble on live TV.
One person joked: “Word of warning, if @mrdanwalker offers to decorate your Christmas tree tell him not to bother!”
After the fallen bauble was sorted, others pleaded with Dan and the crew to ‘sort the wonky one now’.