00:00Bells, reindeers and ornaments every single day.
00:06He liked that.
00:07You liked him, didn't you?
00:09One of the oldest family-run Christmas stores in Sydney
00:12has kept its doors open in the city's southwest
00:15for nearly 30 years.
00:17We were in Lebanon in the Middle East
00:19just before we started this
00:21and we saw a lot of decorations that they had
00:23that we didn't have in Australia
00:25and they had access to a lot more.
00:27So we thought Australia should have them more.
00:29Some items attract collectors from across the country.
00:33It's a whole atmosphere that comes along with it
00:36which I think you can't get online.
00:39Customers old and young getting their homes ready
00:42for the holiday season.
00:43I could spend hours here just browsing.
00:46This is our first time hosting Christmas
00:48so I have a lot of shopping to do.
00:50I'm the only one in my family that does everything.
00:52You could spend a lot of money.
00:54Christmas is just one day
00:56but shops like these are open year round.
00:59It means owners have to get creative
01:01to keep the lights on.
01:03Our only constant here is change.
01:06Our stock changes constantly.
01:11The Christmas barn at Bradboe in the Snowy Monero region
01:14has been a family-run business for four generations.
01:17A lot of people don't realise that you really are starting to buy
01:21for the following year from October.
01:23We do work 12 months of the year.
01:25Selling LED lights has also helped keep the Christmas wonderland
01:29in Bankstown busy year round.
01:31We had the Indians that came for Duvali
01:34and the Muslims were coming for Ramadan
01:36so everybody was coming in.
01:37So even though it's a Christmas shop,
01:39everyone needs lights.
01:40Decorations slaying past the end of the year.
01:44.
01:58Here it comes.
01:59.
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