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The 100ft-tall Christmas decorations are already in place in the atrium at the John Lewis department store at Cribbs Causeway, in Bristol.

Over the next month rope access supervisor Rob Tucker and a team of eight will be travelling around 27 John Lewis stores to fit their decorations.

The Bristol branch has already been made festive even though there are over 70 shopping days shopping days before December 25.

Ropes were hung from a gantry and decorations tied to them before they were hauled up. Six Christmas trees have also been placed on the floor.

The display took two hours to install between the store's escalators in The Mall.

John Lewis customer service manager Tim Johnston said: "It's very much a corporate image across the stores. The colour scheme runs through every branch. We wanted to reflect a homely, British family Christmas. People are fed up with bad news.

Asked if he thought the decorations were up too early, Mr Johnston said: "It's strange you should say that. Some people say Christmas is getting earlier and earlier but we actually put them up at the same time each year.

"With the sort of year it has been people are starting to think about Christmas much earlier and planning ahead. There are only two paydays until Christmas.

"We have not had any feedback as yet, we are hoping it will be positive."