Putnam Valley resident Shawn Keeler goes all-out for Christmas with 3,000 light-up plastic lawn figures, 75 lit-up wire frame decorations, 15 inflatables and more than 750,000 string lights covering his home and trees.

“I am Mr. Christmas. I've been playing Santa Claus since I was in the sixth grade,” Keeler said.

Keeler starts hanging his holiday decor around Labor Day and spends more than 500 hours making it ready to light up by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. His yard is lit up every night from 5 to 10 p.m. until the Sunday after New Year’s Day.

”When I was a kid, I fell in love with Christmas,” Keeler said. ”It's not just about putting up lights, It’s the holidays.”

Keeler has managed to pull off a bit of a Christmas miracle: His over-the-top display adds a lot less to his electri

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