Events 'Christmas Carol' hosts London lights

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol Carol hosts London holiday lights

Disney’s A Christmas Carol will be theme for London’s Christmas lights The Walt Disney Company, the US entertainment giant, has signed a deal with the City of London, Oxford Street and Regent Street to provide this year’s Christmas lights across the capital. London Telegraph Illuminations in the three areas will be themed around Disney’s new film version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which will have its world premiere in London on the evening of Tuesday, November 3, when the lights will be turned on simultaneously. The film, which stars Jim Carrey and Bob Hoskins and is directed by Back To The Future’s Robert Zemeckis, uses ground-breaking 3-D technology and is expected to be one of this Christmas’s biggest box office hits' Boris Johnson, London’s mayor, will unveil the tie-up at the Disney Store on New York’s Fifth Avenue, which has been redecorated as 19th century London for the occasion. The unprecedented co-ordinated move has been designed to boost visitor numbers to London over the festive season. Around 40m people visit London between November and January and between them spend £1bn. Mr Johnson said that the Christmas Carol theme will be echoed in tie-in events across London, such as concerts and an attempt to break the world record for carol singing. “It’s going to be one of the biggest festive celebrations the capital has ever seen,” he said. by James Hall complete article

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Dickens' London to Host World Premiere of 'Disney's A Christmas Carol' November 3, 2009

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London Christmas Lights Switch-On

London's Christmas Carol London Christmas Lights Switch-On & Celebration 2009 Reuters On Tuesday November 3 London will be brought to life with three sensational free concerts from a wide range of recording artists in The City, Regent Street and Oxford Circus, before the World Premiere of Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' in Leicester Square as part of London's biggest ever coordinated Christmas lights switch-on and celebration, London's Christmas Carol. OXFORD CIRCUS with Jim Carrey turning on the Christmas Lights. ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL with Bob Hoskins turning on the Christmas Lights. REGENT STREET with Colin Firth turning on the Christmas Lights. LEICESTER SQUARE World Premiere Event featuring performances from Andrea Bocelli. Celebrated Italian superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli will then lead a world record breaking Christmas Carol sing-along joined by St Paul's Cathedral Choir in London's Leicester Square to open proceedings for the World Premiere of Disney's 'A Christmas Carol'. Walt Disney Motion Pictures complete press release

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