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| London ready for lights switch-on | London ready for lights switch-on |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| The Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights are to be switched on at precisely the same time later. | The Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights are to be switched on at precisely the same time later. |
| Actor Jim Carrey will flick the switch on the Oxford Street lights, themed around the work of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at about 1815 GMT. | Actor Jim Carrey will flick the switch on the Oxford Street lights, themed around the work of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at about 1815 GMT. |
| At the same time, British actor Colin Firth will switch on the Regent Street lights. | At the same time, British actor Colin Firth will switch on the Regent Street lights. |
| Fellow British actor Bob Hoskins will be leading the city's celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral. | |
| Christmas Carol | Christmas Carol |
| Revellers will attempt to secure the world record for the most people singing a Christmas carol, led by Andrea Bocelli and the St Paul's Cathedral Choir live on big screens in Oxford Circus. | Revellers will attempt to secure the world record for the most people singing a Christmas carol, led by Andrea Bocelli and the St Paul's Cathedral Choir live on big screens in Oxford Circus. |
| The switch-on of the lights will be followed the world premiere of Disney's film A Christmas Carol, which stars Carrey, Firth and Hoskins, at three London cinemas. | The switch-on of the lights will be followed the world premiere of Disney's film A Christmas Carol, which stars Carrey, Firth and Hoskins, at three London cinemas. |
| In 2008, the switch was flicked for the Regent Street lights on 6 November and the Oxford Street lights on 12 November. | In 2008, the switch was flicked for the Regent Street lights on 6 November and the Oxford Street lights on 12 November. |
| This year's lights will be lit after dark each day until 6 January 2010. | This year's lights will be lit after dark each day until 6 January 2010. |