Lifestyle Home Home Décor Dr. Christmas Reveals How He Decorated Beyoncé and JAY-Z's House in Three Days With a 'Christmas in Africa' Theme "All these people were hired to make this house perfect before they got there for Christmas Eve,” said Bob "Dr. Christmas" Pranga By Charna Flam Charna Flam Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap. People Editorial Guidelines and Jason Sheeler Updated on December 23, 2023 01:02AM EST Bob Pranga, Beyonce and Jay-Z. Photo: Brandon Williams/Getty; Ian West/PA Images via Getty Dr. Christmas just shared how he styled Beyoncé and Jay-Z's home for the holiday season. Dr. Christmas, whose real name is Bob Pranga, shared with PEOPLE what it's been like to help celebrities deck the halls for the past 40 years. The 61-year-old designer shared how “fascinating” it was to decorate the “Crazy in Love” collaborators’ home with their desired “Christmas in Africa” theme. “I got a call from her assistant that they decided they wanted to spend Christmas in Malibu... three days before Christmas," Pranga shared with PEOPLE. Bob Pranga on December 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Brandon Williams/Getty "It was a fascinating thing to me because I went out there and it was like a movie set," said Pranga. "All these people were hired to make this house perfect before they got there for Christmas Eve." He shared how he and his team were on a tight time constraint with just the simple direction of making their home a “Christmas in Africa" theme with "beautiful colors and prints.” He revealed that the team had “less than 24 hours to prepare her home.” “Beyoncé is just a lovely lady. She's very chill,” explained Pranga. “People are always looking for those wonderful or horrible stories of celebrities.” “But I get to see these people as people at home,” he simply concluded. Confessions of a Celebrity Christmas Tree Decorator: 'What I've Learned from Beyoncé and Paris Hilton' Jay Z and Beyonce on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Lester Cohen/Getty Images Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ahead of this year’s Christmas, the “Drunk in Love” singer recently stepped out for a Thursday event in honor of the release of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé in Brazil. During the fan event screening titled "Club Renaissance," she addressed fans from the stage of a convention center in Salvador, Bahia — and even brought out one of her tour traditions. The Grammy winner treated fans by performing the mute challenge. But in the fans' clip, when she sang “look around, everybody on mute” lyric from her track “Energy,” the crowd was simply too excited and didn’t go silent. Inside JAY-Z's Lavish Birthday Celebration Thrown by Beyoncé in French Wine Country Beyonce and Jay-Z February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Mazur/Getty Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé arrives in theaters in Brazil several weeks after it hit cinemas in the U.S. and other countries across the globe on Dec. 1. The 4 artist celebrated the film — which documents her acclaimed, record-shattering 2023 world tour and its behind-the-scenes moments — with two other premiere events in Los Angeles and London. Tickets for Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé are available to purchase now. Close