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Jim Carrey to turn on Oxford Street Christmas lights
Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent13 Oct 2009
Stars of Disney's new animation of A Christmas Carol will switch on London's Christmas lights as the film premieres in the capital.
Jim Carrey, who voices Scrooge, will push the button for the Disney-themed lights in Oxford Street with Colin Firth, who plays Scrooge's nephew Fred, in Regent Street.
Bob Hoskins, the voice of Mr Fezziwig, will start a fireworks and laser display.
As part of the festivities on 3 November, St Paul's Cathedral Choir will invite Londoners to join a carol sing-a-long in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record.
Hoskins said: “It's a fantastic privilege to be involved, especially as I will be starting the celebrations at St Paul's in the heart of Dickensian London.”
London will host a series of Dickensian events in the run-up to Christmas including storytelling
at Tower Bridge and British Museum talks.
Reader views (9)
The only reason that Jim Carey is turning the lights on is because he is already in the area for the premier of A Christmas Carol tonght. This Sucks, Jim Carey cant entertain a crowd for an hour and a half, surely?
- Donna, london, England, 03/11/2009 10:38
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I've always found the Oxford Street lights very disapointing, from Bond Street to Tottenham Court Road stations anyway. Regent street looked so much nicer last year and that was really simple.
- Kevin, Cambridge, 27/10/2009 13:34
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James London.
Polite notice - I don't care what you think it makes me appear.
I dislike both Christmas and Jim Carey. Or is it compulsory to like Christmas these days?
- Sally, hertford UK, 14/10/2009 09:35
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I JUST LOVE CHRISTMAS; IT'S LOT OF HARD WORK FOR ME BUT IT'S GREAT HAVING MY FAMILY AND MY LOVELY GRANDCHILDREN OVER,I WORK VERY HARD FOR WEEKS TO MORE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT, ENJOYABLE DAY TOGETHER .
- Connie Green, HAMRUN, MALTA, 13/10/2009 21:42
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It appears there is more than one grinch in this town
- Joe, London, 13/10/2009 17:54
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'yet another reason for me to hate Christmas'
Polite notice - making grouchy comments does not make you appear cultured or intellectual, it merely makes you appear snide, miserable and judgemental.
- James, London, 13/10/2009 16:39
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Could they do it at Christmas time? You know, kind of December-ish. Think of the money we'd save on electricity!
- Tony B, London UK, 13/10/2009 14:43
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Oh Goody! Jim Carey to switch on the lights -yet another reason for me to hate Christmas.
- Sally, hertford UK, 13/10/2009 13:13
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Great! another version of A Christmas Carol! There already 30 odd listed on IMDB!!
- Paul B, London, 13/10/2009 11:27
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