That's going to be quite some electricity bill: Britney Spears lights up the neighbourhood all in the name of Christmas

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Festive spirit: Britney Spears' house is looking very festive this year as she lights up her Calabasas mansion with thousands of fairy lights


Britney Spears' electricity meter is going to clocking up some serious numbers this holiday season.

The singer, who recently returned from a romantic Mexican getaway with her boyfriend Jason Trawick, is clearly full of the Christmas spirit this year - lighting-up her multi-million dollar home like Santa's Grotto.

Britney has decorated the Calabasas mansion and it's surrounding grounds with thousands of fairy lights and assorted Christmas related decorations.

Along with the miles of fairy lights are giant inflatable, illuminated Santas, little drummer boys, reindeer, arc angels, baubles and stars.

The single mother of two has even hung a huge, colourful, decorative helicopter with Santa at the wheel from the roof.

Every tree on the property is strung with fairy lights and the steps leading up to the Britney's sweeping driveway is festooned with lights.

In addition, many features of the huge home are illuminated in bright colourful light, making for an over-all effect of a little Las Vegas.


Santa's grotto: The house is lit up all the way round and she has also placed several large illuminated Santas as well as little drummer boys, arc angels, baubles and stars


It makes for a truly festive sight, but not all Britney's neighbours in the mega-exclusive private gated community are pleased with the spectacle.

'It looks pretty trashy all in all,' one displeased neighbour sniffed. 'I mean, it's one thing to hang some lights up and to mark the season but the giant inflatable Father Christmas statues and the huge trumpet playing angels on the roof are taking it all to a whole new level.'

Another wasn't quite so overtly critical, commenting: ' Britney was the first to put her lights up this year. By the look of things she's certainly feeling extremely festive this year.'

It seems that many don't see the 29-year-old as the perfect next door neighbour. When Britney sold her old house in Beverly Hills two years ago it was reported that the locals sighed a huge sigh of relief.


Little Las Vegas: Britney's house certainly stands out from the others on the street in her exclusive gated community


Veteran TV personality, Ed Mc McMahon, for one, publicly cited Spears as one of the reasons why in two years he had not received a single offer on his 7,000-square-foot home that eventually sold for more than $3 million less than its original asking price.

'In the midst of trying to sell this property, there were a lot of distractions,' Johnny Carson's former sidekick said, citing paparazzi who had converged around the nearby home of Spears.

'When we were trying to sell the house one time, there were about 100 paparazzi there,' he said.

Meantime TMZ report that Britney will soon have one new neighbour who is most certainly used to the flashing bulbs and constant attention of the world's press.

The U.S. based website says that Katherine Jackson has moved into a home just one block from Britney.


Even millionaire's love a bargain: Britney was spotted checking out the boy's shirts at discount chain Walmart in Los Angeles on December 7


Katherine, along with her late son Michael Jackson's three children are renting a 12,670 square-foot mansion for a cool $26,000 a month.

It's just a temporary measure, whilst her Encino home is being extensively remodelled but it sounds like the family certainly won't be slumming it.

TMZ report that the home has 7 bedrooms and features a game room, movie theatre, guest house, wine cellar and much more.



Adding to the festivities: Spears was also spotted checking out the mini Christmas trees along with other decorations

source: dailymail

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