Householders have really tried to make their street the most Christmassy down the years and at the same time raise cash for charity. Enjoy these photos from the 1990s and early 2000s, plucked from the YEP archive showcasing their efforts. Which is your favourite? READ MORE: Memories of Leeds community Christmas lights switch-ons from 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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Christmas lights at the home of Ken and Maria Burton on York Road at Seacroft in December 2004. The couple raised over £600 for Martin House Hospice the previous year. Photo: Mel Hulme
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This is Elaine Idle with her son Jay outside their home in New Farnley in December 1997. She spent more than two weeks putting up over 2,500 Christmas lights inside and outside her home. Photo: James Hardisty
3. Christmas lights
An imopressive display on a house on All Saints View, Woodlesford, in 2009. Photo: Justin Slee
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This is Margo Gill showing off her Christmas lights at her Swarcliffe house in December 2009. Photo: James Hardisty
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Foster parents Roy and Carol Bennett switch on their Christmas lights at their Seacroft home to celebrate the adoption of Thomas in 2007. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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December 2005 and this impressive lights display was found at the homes of Linda Bosomworth and brother Tony Manning on St Wilfred's Avenue at Gipton. Photo: Tony Johnson