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.

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Last night, all the excitement of Christmas came to London with the big Christmas light switch-on at Oxford Circus, on Regent Street and in the City of London.

We watched the performances at the slightly quieter St Paul’s stage. Little Boots performed her sparkly pop with professionalism, before the newly reformed Spandau Ballet took to the stage to sing crowd-pleaser Gold, followed by one of their new hits.

In a co-ordinated switch-on which slightly reminded us of the Eurovision song contest (a few pauses while the brave DJs from Heart FM chatted through video link-ups with different areas of the city), the lights on Regent Street and at Oxford Circus were turned on by Colin Firth and a very beardy Jim Carrey, while a beautiful, more serene light display was started by Bob Hoskins at St Paul’s Cathedral.

The St Paul’s Cathedral Choir then led the crowd in a warm-up singalong of O Come, All Ye Faithful, before the wonderful Andrea Bocelli (this time live from Leicester Square) took the lead in a rousing singalong of Silent Night. It was a lovely moment; it felt like the whole city had stopped for a moment to sing along with Andrea’s fantastic voice.

And did we break the world record?! Early reports suggest that we did!

(If you were at Regent Street or Oxford Circus, tell us about your evening in the comments below!)

Then there was just time to run over to Leicester Square for the world premiere of the film itself: Disney’s A Christmas Carol.

We passed through a gorgeous winter wonderland in Leicester Square (snow, more carollers and celebrities adding to the festive atmosphere!), along the red carpet, and into the Empire cinema.

After a quick intro from Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins and Jim Carrey, the big moment had arrived.

And our verdict on the film? The 3D animation is really spectacular, and there are some great moments flying above Dickens’ London in the snow. It’s quite scary at times, although maybe more so for adults than for kids! Jim Carrey plays all three ghosts with typical enthusiasm. And if you’re excited about seeing the gorgeous Colin Firth, you might be disappointed: his motion-capture character isn’t nearly as good looking as he is in the flesh!

If you were there, let us know what you thought!

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one rousing, heart-warming carol singing session!

Even the coldest Scrooge’s can’t fail to feel Christmassy once they hear the opening bars of those famous Christmas tunes.

And this Christmas, London’s hoping to host the world’s biggest ever carol sing-a-long!

To celebrate the world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol in London, and the first-ever co-ordinated Christmas light switch-on across the capital, we’re asking you to help us find London’s favourite Christmas Carol.

The song below with the most votes will be sung at London’s Christmas Carol on 3 November across the city, as London comes together to break the world record for the largest-ever Christmas carol sing-a-long!

Help choose the song that London will sing by voting for your favourite Christmas carol below:

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