IT may be the fourth heatwave in the UK – but it’s already beginning to look a lot like Christmas in one village.
While millions of Brits have been flooding to beaches to make the most out of the glorious sunshine, a leafy town in Hertfordshire has been turned into Winter Wonderland .
According to the locals, Marks & Spencer is currently working on their much-anticipated Christmas ad , which last year featured TV comedy legend Dawn French .
The retailer kicked off the festive season with the launch of the video through its social media channels at 9am last November.
But while fans still have a while to wait to see the final masterpiece starring Aimee Lou , one local, Chloe Granger, recently shared snaps of her hometown following the festive makeover – so, do you recognise it?
Outside the local pub , the popular supermarket had placed several Christmas trees and a huge, rich green garland upon the entrance.
The whole street was also covered in fake snow – and the light sky indeed gave it that crispy winter morning feel.
The rest of the picturesque buildings, she shared in the video , also featured a variety of ”cute” decorations to fit the theme.
”Fake snow lining the streets! If only it actually looked like this in winter,” chuckled Chloe who posts under the username @ itschloegranger .
After strolling down the local street, the resident said she was inspired by the decorations – despite it being one of the hottest weeks of the year.
”It looks so festive, walking around really got me in the mood for Christmas , even though this was happening in the middle of a heatwave.
”Can’t wait to see the ad!”
Chloe – who lives in Hatfield – also shared a hilarious snap where TikTok users could see people walking around topless and in shorts, which made for a rather bizarre contrast.
”It definitely took a sec for my brain to make sense of what I was seeing,” she chuckled.
Chloe added she was ”very ready for the festive season and cooler weather now”.
The jaw-dropping transformation of the sleepy town has since taken the platform by storm, racking up close to 570k views in just one day.
As almost 45k people gave it a like, more than 190 flooded to comments, where one said: ”It’s making me crave winter so much.”
Another chuckled: ”I’d be saying you can use my house as long as i can keep the decorations you put up.”
A third was stunned, writing: ”It’s actually mental how these photos make it look like a crispy winter morning at sunrise.”
Someone else chimed in: ”Imagine how hot any actors feel, having to walk down the street in winter clothes, when it’s 30 degrees outside.”
