PERTH'S Gangnam Style Christmas lights are over as quickly as the fad that inspired them.

After just three nights, the plug has been pulled on the spectacular light show in Churchlands which is set to a soundtrack of K-Pop sensation Psy’s hit.

Crowd numbers at the Bishop Riley Way home were up nearly ten times on what organisers were expecting, creating safety issues and irritating some of the local residents.

“Experience shows that those numbers build exponentially as we get closer to Christmas,” says organiser Kym Illman.

“The prospect of such large numbers in a very small street over a number of weeks is simply unmanageable. There is also a very real safety risk, in particular to young children.”

The local council refused to deploy traffic controllers.

The lights took 200 hours to set up. Work has begun to pull down the 41,000 light bulbs and two kilometres of cable that was used.

A video of the Gangnam Style lights has attracted half a million views on YouTube and featured in Ellen DeGeneres' top ranked online videos.

Next year Mr Illman plans to light up commercial premises that has plenty of parking and room for spectators to view the show safely.