Christmas lover from Essex has her tree up all year round

The inspiration came after both of her children found themselves unable to return home throughout December.

George was too busy travelling the world with the Cirque du Soleil and Edward was in Toronto, Canada, where his partner worked at a hotel, Mrs Malyon says.

On a previous occasion, George had “caught a plane, a coach, two trains and a bus” to spontaneously arrive at the family home.

“They might literally appear and we want to make a fuss of them,” she adds.

“So it adapted into always having a Christmas stocking at the ready, always having some presents at the ready and always having a turkey in the freezer.

“Often, without any notice, we go hurtling into mad Christmas mode.”