555 Christmas trees at home

German couple set world Christmas record

No matter where you look: It glows, flashes and shines ...(Bild: AFP )

This German couple are giving the White House in the USA a run for its money with their Christmas decorations. Thomas and Susanne Jeromins' 100-square-metre home in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, shines like a whole Christmas village thanks to 555 Christmas trees and 108,000 Christmas baubles. That's a world record!

Christmas trees, tinsel and decorations as far as the eye can see! Thomas Jeromin clearly has a unique passion for the festive season. Although his wife Susanne first had to be convinced of her husband's unusual hobby, she is now happy to help.

The couple have put up a total of 555 (plastic) trees in their home. They have been working for six months to realize their personal Christmas dream. If necessary, they even have to give way to their passion for collecting to create more space. 

Christmas spirit reigns in the house from June
The unusual hobby already keeps the couple busy in summer. To be more precise: from June - before the start of midsummer! In December, they can look forward to lots of tinsel, thousands of lights, bling bling and numerous visitors, who now come from as far away as Switzerland.

Susanne and Thomas have a total of 108,000 baubles, and they never run out of ideas. New this year: a gummy bear tree in the middle of the Star Wars and rubber ducky tree.

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Jeromin, a trained chef, doesn't have a favorite tree. But Thomas can well imagine "going one better" next year - and is already thinking about 600 trees. In 2021 there were 444 fir trees.

89 fir trees in one room
Decorating, setting up and decorating "relaxes" him, says the 56-year-old (see video above). This year, the couple have 89 trees in one room alone, as well as hundreds of Christmas houses, a train, thousands of figurines and stuffed animals, nativity scenes, etc.

Decorations are only allowed in the bedroom
However, Jeromin has not revealed where he plans to place the additional 45 trees. After all, they don't have much space left. Even the bathroom is decorated. Only in the bedroom are the blinking (LED) lights off.

But they are sure to receive a hefty electricity bill in the new year. However, the couple emphasize to Der Spiegel that the additional costs per season are only 89 euros.

Incidentally, the bling bling comes to an end on January 6 - then the plastic firs will go back into the attic - hopefully only until June ...