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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Ken Burton outside his home on York Road in 2003 decorated with Christmas Lights to raise money for Martin House Hospice. Photo: Tony Johnson
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Families on Windermere Drive in Garforth decorated their homes with Christmas lights for charity in December 2003. Pictured is June Rollins (left) with children Jade and Thomas. Also pictured is Nigel Burton-Power with children, Joshua and Charlotte. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
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This the Kippax home of s Stephen Perry in 2003. He was the winner of the Garforth and Swillington Christmas Lights competition and was been given the chance to design his own festive lights for the town's switch on the following year. Photo: James Hardisty
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These three Houses on Queen's Park Drive in Castleford proved an illuminating sight in December 1998. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
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December 2007 and this animated snowmen family in Crigglestone was the brainchild of David Wainwright who was raising money for a local charity. Photo: James Hardisty
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This photo fast forward's to 2019 to showcase the impressive Christmas lights display on Stone Brig Lane at Rothwell. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Photo: Danny Lawson