Scots family's Grinch prank goes viral after sister dresses up and destroys Christmas tree

A video of a family pranking their youngsters with a Christmas-wrecking Grinch has gone viral. The hilarious clip, which shows the sister launching herself into the tree while dressed in the iconic green suit, has left viewers in stitches.

A video of a family pranking their youngsters with a Christmas-wrecking Grinch has gone viral.

The hilarious clip, which shows the sister launching herself into the tree while dressed in the iconic green suit, has left viewers in stitches.

In the footage, the Grinch can be seen barging through the house in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, and jumping onto the festive fir - causing baubles and decorations to scatter everywhere.

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Unbeknown to the kids, it was their relative who was pranking them, and the youngsters - especially the eldest boy - fought back with a vengeance.

After they discovered who was behind the mischievous trick, the children thought it was "hilarious". And they weren't the only ones, as online viewers were left in hysterics at the footage.

Speaking to Glasgow Live, the prankster, named Carla, said: "They think the video is hilarious and my wee brother keeps calling himself Mr Famous. It was my sister.

"They didn’t know until after the video ended when she revealed herself then they thought it was absolutely hilarious."

After the video circulated online, Carla went on to post a picture of her three children in front of a newly decorated tree. Her post reads: "New Christmas tree and no hurt or traumatised weans. The Grinch was our sister."

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One Facebook user commented: "Am actually buckilt canny stop watching it", another added, "absolutely brilliant can’t stop laughing".

The video has been circulating online since it was posted to Facebook on December 2, with over 22k shares.

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