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| Actor Carrey switches on lights | |
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| London's Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights have been switched on at precisely the same time. | London's Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights have been switched on at precisely the same time. |
| Actor Jim Carrey flicked the switch on the Oxford Street lights, themed around the work of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at 1815 GMT. | Actor Jim Carrey flicked the switch on the Oxford Street lights, themed around the work of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, at 1815 GMT. |
| At the same time, British actor Colin Firth switched on the lights in nearby Regent Street. | At the same time, British actor Colin Firth switched on the lights in nearby Regent Street. |
| Meanwhile fellow British actor Bob Hoskins led the city's celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral. | Meanwhile fellow British actor Bob Hoskins led the city's celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral. |
| Revellers secured 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. | |
| Movie premiere | |
| The switch-on of the lights was due to 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 was due to 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. |