An incredible festive exhibit of a tractor covered in more than 11,000 lights has kicked off the Christmas display season in style.
Andrew Wilkinson spent four months building the metal frame and another week setting up two miles worth of wiring for the extravagant spectacle.
The 32-year-old has turned the heads of thousands of passing motorists and pedestrians in Hayton, East Yorkshire, with the display, which includes a Union flag and Santa’s plough.
Mr Wilkinson built the tractor display as a tribute to his father David, who worked as a farmer until he died after a cancer battle 11 years ago.
An incredible festive exhibit of a tractor covered in more than 11,000 lights has kicked off the Christmas display season in style
![Andrew Wilkinson (pictured with his partner Emma Lycett) spent four months building the metal frame and another week setting up two miles worth of wiring for the extravagant spectacle](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46E2E98600000578-5143127-image-a-3_1512380521983.jpg)
Andrew Wilkinson (pictured with his partner Emma Lycett) spent four months building the metal frame and another week setting up two miles worth of wiring for the extravagant spectacle
![The spirit of Christmas has also made its way to some of the country's most prominent buildings, even those usually associated with high art such as the Tate Britain (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46E1177700000578-5143127-image-a-18_1512381302048.jpg)
The spirit of Christmas has also made its way to some of the country’s most prominent buildings, even those usually associated with high art such as the Tate Britain (pictured)
![Tate Britain is covering its facade with off-the-shelf decorations and Santa Stop Here signs for Christmas. The famous London gallery usually commissions artists to design a Christmas tree for the festive season](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46DD885400000578-5143127-image-m-16_1512381279109.jpg)
Tate Britain is covering its facade with off-the-shelf decorations and Santa Stop Here signs for Christmas. The famous London gallery usually commissions artists to design a Christmas tree for the festive season
He told the Hull Daily Mail: ‘I built it all completely from scratch. There were no tractor parts involved or anything, I just slowly built up a metal frame for the lights and went from there really.
‘It’s fairly complex in places but the basics is that it is a metal frame with wire mesh which then has the wire, and the 11,000 LED lights attached to it.
‘The reception has been phenomenal,’ he said. ‘It’s visible on the main road from York to Hull so we get a lot of people who talk to us after spotting us from the road.’
Meanwhile, a festive cul-de-sac in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset has burst into colour after the homeowners switched on their lights to mark the count-down to Christmas.
In the now annual tradition, families living in the road lit up their homes and lawns to celebrate the start of the festive period.
The decorative display helps raise money for local cancer charities and thousands of people are expected to visit the street this month.
![This neighbourhood in Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset has been dubbed 'Britain's most festive street' as the cul-de-sac twinkles with 100,000 light bulbs](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46E7CBE800000578-5143127-This_neighbourhood_in_Burnham_On_Sea_Somerset_has_been_dubbed_Br-a-5_1512380595166.jpg)
This neighbourhood in Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset has been dubbed ‘Britain’s most festive street’ as the cul-de-sac twinkles with 100,000 light bulbs
![Six festive homes on the street have draped more than 100,000 fairy lights across their roofs, garages and garden fences](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/12/46E7CC7700000578-0-image-a-11_1512217410229.jpg)
Six festive homes on the street have draped more than 100,000 fairy lights across their roofs, garages and garden fences
![Last year the display raised more than £13,329 for a good cause and this year the collection will go towards two local charities](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46E7CB0F00000578-5143127-Last_year_the_display_raised_more_than_13_329_for_a_good_cause_a-a-6_1512380597747.jpg)
Last year the display raised more than £13,329 for a good cause and this year the collection will go towards two local charities
The tradition in Trinity Close started more than a decade ago by Nick Gardner, his wife Hazel and their neighbours Chris Woodberry and his late wife Christine.
The spirit of Christmas has also made its way to some of the country’s most prominent buildings, even those usually associated with high art.
Tate Britain is covering its facade with off-the-shelf decorations and Santa Stop Here signs for Christmas. The famous London gallery usually commissions artists to design a Christmas tree for the festive season.
But this year, it has announced that it has taken a break from tradition and imitated the look of homes ‘up and down the country’.
The ‘show-stopping arrangement’ includes LED Santas, reindeer, snowmen and Christmas trees, along with Merry Christmas and Santa Stop Here signs.
![Thousands of visitors flock from around the country to view the spectacular display, helping the residents raise thousands of pounds for grateful charities every year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46E7CD0300000578-5143127-Thousands_of_visitors_flock_from_around_the_country_to_view_the_-a-21_1512381441172.jpg)
Thousands of visitors flock from around the country to view the spectacular display, helping the residents raise thousands of pounds for grateful charities every year
The display will adorn the Victorian porticoed entrance and neo-classical facade, which was created by Sidney RJ Smith 120 years ago.
The arrangement is the creation of Alan Kane, an artist whose previous projects include a series of televised nude life drawing classes and a travelling exhibition of contemporary folk art featuring traditional wrestling costumes, and a 6ft walking mechanical elephant.
Alex Farquharson, Tate Britain director, said: ‘We’re excited to be giving Tate Britain a whole new face this Christmas with Alan Kane’s light commission.
‘After 25 years of commissioning artists to design our Christmas tree, we thought we’d give an artist the facade of the building to play with.
‘Alan’s ultra-festive response is sure to turn heads – of those both young and old. We look forward to unveiling other surprising festive artist commissions in the years to come.’
![An employee of Tate Britain poses for a photograph next to the Christmas art commission, Home for Christmas, by Alan Kane](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/04/09/46DE676300000578-5143127-image-a-19_1512381398582.jpg)
An employee of Tate Britain poses for a photograph next to the Christmas art commission, Home for Christmas, by Alan Kane