Video. UK: Thousands gather as London switches on its Christmas lights
- Around 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights brought the famous shopping street to life, with more than 30 angel-shaped decorations returning for their 11th year.
- Presenter Harriet Fisher switched on the display at 6.30 pm, coinciding with Britain's Bonfire Night celebrations.
- With traffic banned for the evening for the first time since 2019, crowds filled the pedestrianised street to enjoy live bands, a Christmas choir, LED dancers, stilt walkers and playful Hamleys elves.
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- Around 300,000 energy-efficient LED lights brought the famous shopping street to life, with more than 30 angel-shaped decorations returning for their 11th year.
- Presenter Harriet Fisher switched on the display at 6.30 pm, coinciding with Britain's Bonfire Night celebrations.
- With traffic banned for the evening for the first time since 2019, crowds filled the pedestrianised street to enjoy live bands, a Christmas choir, LED dancers, stilt walkers and playful Hamleys elves.
Sources: Euronews