Two London office workers pranked their boss by turning his work station into a Christmas grotto.

Video filmed on December 16 in the Canary Wharf financial district shows the desk completely decked out, turning it into a mini-winter wonderland.

The features of the new desk house include lights, pictures of his family, working door handles, shelves and a porthole with his initials on.

"One of my colleagues and I share a manager," said one of the pranksters. "He’s a very good manager, and we both have a lot of time for him (and vice versa). As such we also enjoy a bit of fun with each other pulling the occasional prank. He mentioned how much he loved Christmas, so we wrapped everything on his desk .... and I mean everything. All fully functional still, so he could still plug his laptop in, take calls etc. But we wrapped the lot.

"It’s certainly gone down well with everyone though, and people have come down from other floors to enjoy it."

Basically one of my colleagues and I share a manager. He’s a very good manager, and we both have a lot of time for him (and vice versa). As such we also enjoy a bit of fun with each other pulling the occasional prank. Last year he mentioned how much he loved Christmas, so we wrapped everything on his desk.... and I mean everything. All fully functional still, so he could still plug his laptop in, take calls etc. But we wrapped the lot.

This year we need to up our game, so we built him his own little office/lodge/grotto while he wasn’t around for a couple of days.

Obviously we filmed it as we wanted a record to show people what we had done so that they could enjoy it as well.

The video would have been filmed on Monday or Tuesday this week (16/17 December) before our boss returned to work on the 18th. It was filmed in our offices in Canary Wharf, London.

The ‘features’ on the house includes:
Windows
Feature porthole window with his initials AK
Working curtains
Working light switches either side of the door on the inside
Interior and exterior Christmas lights
A letterbox
Pictures of his family
A fireplace (picture, not an actual fire)
Shelving
Door handles and a latch

That’s about it really. It’s certainly gone down well with everyone though, and people have come down from other floors to enjoy it.