12 Reasons Why London Is The Worst At Christmas Time

7. Putting Fairy Lights On Absolutely Anything To Make It Christmassy

Yes, even One Direction. There's not much space in central London for blow up Santas and the like so Londoners resort to twinkling lights and lashings of tinsel. The shops are an explosion of twinkly lights, but it doesn't stop there as offices, toilets, tube stations and even Londoners themselves lather themselves in decorations. Swiftly followed by months of enforced frugality when the bills come in.