Christmas is sprinkling its twinkling magic over more areas of the capital every day at the moment! Here’s footage from Covent Garden’s Christmas Lights switch on last night.
Snow, Christmas carols, Christmas lights, reindeer and very happy visitors full of festive cheer…
Want to know when the Christmas lights are being turned on near you? Check out our Christmas lights round-up.
Relive the magic of London’s Christmas Carol once more with our choice of video of the week. It’s all here: the Christmas lights’ switch-on, the brilliant open-air concerts across London, and the red carpet action from the world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol.
All you need to do is to follow Covent Garden on Twitter @CoventGardenLDN and tweet your “Covent Garden Christmas wish” with the tag #averymerrychristmas! For example: “I wish that Santa Claus would land his sleigh on the Covent Garden Market Building! #averymerrychristmas”
Those who tweet with the tag will be entered into a draw for the chance to turn on the lights. The Covent Garden Christmas lights are by renowned British creative collective UnitedVisualArtists. Head to the Market Building to see what promises to be a “unique, sculptural light installation featuring four large-scale interactive chandeliers”.
Come down to the launch of A Very Merry Christmas on Monday 9 November at 5.30pm on the West Piazza to enjoy choir performances, falling snow, genuine reindeer (both real and topiary!), free mulled wine, roasted chestnuts and much more.
In just a few hours, the City of London and London’s West End will be lit up with a fantastic light display, ready for the capital’s Christmas celebrations.
Then London will welcome a host of stars to Leicester Square, ahead of the glitzy world premiere of the new film, Disney’s Christmas Carol.
We’ll also be trying to break the record for the largest number of people singing a Christmas carol at the same time!
And what carol will it be? You decided with our online poll (now closed). More than 1,000 of you voted, and the results are in:
Silent Night (with 33%, 359 Votes): winner!
O Come, All Ye Faithful (28%, 297 Votes)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (13%, 135 Votes)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (26%, 281 Votes)
Thanks to everyone who took part in the poll, and enjoy the celebrations tonight!
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