One man known for going ‘big’ at his house all year round had to, of course, be Mr Hugh Hefner.
And at the Playboy Mansion, it seems Christmas was just as mega - with the American magazine publisher apparently being rather particular about things.
He was known for throwing his legendary Playboy parties and the bunnies knew the festive season was important for him, so kept up that extravagance.
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Former girlfriend Bridget Marquardt had previously said: “Hef definitely has an expectation of what he wants the grounds to look like at Christmas time.”
As well as the Mansions’ massive lawn becoming a tobogganing slope and there being a ‘Panty Chandelier’, there was also the creation of Snowman Hefner.
Back in The Girls Next Door reality series (which focused on the lives of his girlfriends at the Mansion) we got to see how Christmas time went down.
With the big old snow slide installed, the girls got creative with the snow to create their own Hef.
Holly Madison explained: “We built a snow Hef, which we surprised him with.
"We pulled out a smoking jacket and a pipe and a hat, and we made a snow Hef complete with a penis.”
But the bunnies didn’t leave little snow Hef hanging out in the breeze – they made sure he was covered up with a robe and hat, of course.
The businessman, who passed away in 2017, was pretty made up with his little Snowman replica and posed for pics alongside him.
And yes, you did read that correctly earlier, part of the Christmas decorations included keeping up the infamous Panty Chandelier.
A long-time installation at the house, the golden chandelier had women’s underwear dangling from its arms in the bedroom.
Hefner’s wife Crystal showed it off above the Christmas tree and said on the show: “Hef asked if I wanted to take them down but I said we can just leave them up there because that’s what this place is known for; good times and panty-less people.”
In the living room, which doubled as a ‘movie room’, there was an absolute whopper of a Christmas tree – with ’35 boxes’ of LED lights.
Here, they’d cuddle up for festive films and while Crystal preferred Elf, Hef was a lover of the classics.
“Hef’s favourite Christmas movie is Miracle on 34th Street. Possibly ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, or possibly ‘Christmas Story’,” she said.
Ah Christmas time in the Playboy Mansion, how magical that must’ve been.
Topics: Christmas, Hugh Hefner, Playboy
Jess Battison