PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area transit driver has again transformed his bus into a Christmas wonderland.

Bill Sanfilippo has been decorating his bus since he became a driver 10 years ago for the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

This year it took him more than 10 hours to put up lights, a life-sized Santa, a red-nosed Rudolph and more holiday doo-dads than he's ever installed before. He also plays holiday music.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Sanfilippo loaded up his brother's pickup with decorations and drove to the lot where his bus was stored. It took him until 2 a.m. the next day to install a faux chimney, and hang stockings, figurines, pictures and other items that blanket the interior of the bus.

Sanfilippo is also known as "The Candy Man" because he used to hand out treats. He has resumed offering candy canes during the holidays.

Sanfilippo said he simply loves Christmas. But he's hoping his passion rubs off on his passengers.

"There's a lot of bad things going on around the world, so if they get into the spirit, it gets their mind off all the bad things," Sanfilippo said. "That's what I see, it's only once a year, so hopefully they celebrate it."

It worked for Marcus Thompson who boarded Sanfilippo's bus on Friday for the ride home.

"I had a bad day at work today," Thompson said, as he snapped smartphone pictures of the bus for his 7-year-old son. "I'm feeling better now."