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Sorry fella this is 2023 Christmas lights. London is truly a huge magical city right now and you have to appreciate the size of the city and various shopping districts for example Kings Rd, Oxford St, Regent St, Carnaby St, 7 Dials, Leicester Sq and Trafalgar Square. Then you have Mayfair, Chelsea of course Bond St and not forgetting the huge department stores that entice you in with their gorgeous window displays. Yes I’m a Londoner and extremely proud of my city.
You forgot Camden & Neil St. I'm an X Londoner......I for one wasn't so proud of it. I ran to the green hills of SW England five years ago.
No it's 2022 look at the side of Fortnum's it has the date. Still whatever year its always beautiful 😊
When Christmas comes to London, Central London becomes a sparkling gem
It is 2022.
@@nadeansimmons226 I’m sorry guys you are all right it is 2022 I didn’t actually look at Fortnum and Masons advent calendar properly and what’s more Covent Garden’s Christmas lights are different this year. What’s even more embarrassing is I was in the West End yesterday Christmas shopping and saw most of these. I live south of the river and commute into the West End every day so to me this is just an ordinary day during Nov, Dec into Jan. So my apologies guys.
Greatest city in the world,and I’ve been to NY twice and it’s very impressive,but the whole package in London with all the history,the diversity,the architecture and the culture is unique.
Of course,I’m biased,grew up in Battersea south of the river.
Brussells sprouts grow in this season, this is why we eat them. They are lovely, especially picked on a frosty morning.
Agh!! Brussels
"Walk with Me Tim", one of the best channels on RUclips.
We got home almost an hour ago from our trip to London to see the lights. We took an open top bus tour to see as much as we could, and although we froze our faces off, we had a great time. Everywhere we looked was something gorgeous to see.
The circus mentioned is a feast for your senses,thankfully no animal acts. Just super human acrobats, aerialists , dancers but on a spectacular scale. Check it out you will be amazed
It is 2023 in London. In 2022 it was snowing early December in London. There are videos of people walking at night in the London snow .
2023. I’ve was born and have lived in London all my 60 years. Spent time in the centre this year on both Friday 15th and Saturday 16th. In all my years, I’ve never seen it so busy.
Winter Wonderland was sold out (and it’s huge). Train services into the centre had issues due to over crowding.
If you can cope with crowds, it is magical.
Highly recommended
London deffo goes all out with its Christmas lights.
Connor, your face is like a childs,full of wonder at the christmas lights,🎉🎉magical👍🇬🇧
It's much more amazing in reality Connor.
I was in London a few weeks ago and really enjoyed the 2023 Christmas lights. Fortnum and Mason this year looked magical and beyond amazing with a very red theme to its traditional advent calendar theme. All in all the beautiful buildings, the amazing Christmas lights everywhere and the hustle and bustle of so many people out enjoying themselves was just spectacular. Near the start of his video Tim referred to London as the greatest city in the world and I completely agree with him. It never fails to knock my socks off ❤
We don't get to London as often as I'd like - it is wonderful, so vibrant, and every area has something special about it, especially at this time of year. I love Soho and Covent Garden with all the street performers as well as the shops - my son (now in his 20s) still laughs about watching a street performer in Covent Garden when suddenly about 50 naked cyclists rode past ringing their bells - to huge applause! 😊
I took my 11yr old son into London for the first time 2 days ago to see one of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures being recorded and we spent a couple of hours exploring the lights afterwards. It was amazing! Very late night for him, but definitely one to remember. Lots of this year's lights are the same as in the video here. Fantastic!
Those lectures are amazing your son is a lucky lad!
@@fleshen totally! I was thrilled, too!
Great walk through.
The hat & caps store in London is where I get mine from. Well, delivered, but from there
Yes M’Lord.
Try your Brussels sprouts with pancetta and toasted pine nuts with fresh lemon juice. Grate the sprouts and briefly cook them in the pancetta fat in the frying pan with just a dash of chicken stock. Add the crispy pancetta pieces and pine nuts, transfer to a serving dish and squeeze a little lemon juice over them. You WILL like sprouts afterwards😊
Each street has a business association to which all of the businesses belong. It is these associations who plan and implement the Christmas decorations, funded by the members. These associations, like the Oxford Street Association, compete intensely with each other which ensures both the variety and quality of the displays.
As you love old buildings and Christmas lights, I would recommend you take a look at a couple of stately homes decked out with Christmas decorations. There are Christmas videos on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace, and probably some others too.
Covent Garden Market is a shopping centre which opened 12:45 in 1980 and is now a tourist location containing cafes, pubs, small shops, and a craft market called the Apple Market, along with another market held in the Jubilee Hall. Previously it was a fruit and vegetable market dating back 100’s of years.
Me and the lads were there last week I'm originally a London boy live about 30 miles outside now but best city in the world
It's an indoor market with stalls / covered market
Mall /Shopping centre, is a covered shopping area with shops
london knows how to do lights!!!! its a great place to be at xmas, even if you don't end up buying anything, just nice to walk around and take photos
I was in central London just yesterday. Yes, the lights and decorations are up. I'll be back in next week to take in the Christmas lights. 😃
I went last year .Great time .daughter and grandchildren went last night loved it
The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is annually supplied by Norway!
I’m a Londoner and used to work in Regent street. The buildings are fabulous. Covent Garden is one of my favourite places. Brussels sprouts are great, it’s how you cook them. Shred them, cook with lardons and chestnuts, lovely just don’t overlook them. When I was a child Selfridge’s window was fabulous. Fortum and Mason’s is great any time of the year but Christmas it’s great.
London is one very special place, and at Christmas that specialness just goes right off the scale!
I meant 2022 but it was snowing early December in London. Watch the London in snow walk
You should look at Hannah Ricketts, Christmas, stores, ones like Harrods Selfridge’s and fortnum and Mason
I love Hannah and watch all of her Christmas Vlogs.
I live in London: it looks precisely like this at Christmas. Regent Street is magical. And yes, you have to get a shot of the lights with a red bus in the same frame.
London puts every city in the world to shame.
Apart from its jumped up “leader”
I actually LOVE Brussel Sprouts and can NEVER understand this obsession to say 'I hate Brussel Sprouts'..? TBH: If (?) SO MANY people 'may' dislike them, it's funny that SO MANY are grown and sold at Christmas!? I'm actually happy to eat them ALL year round and they can be cooked in SO MANY different ways. 🤔
😊 I enjoy Brussel sprouts, especially with chestnuts but my daughter says she hates them!! (My ex-sister-in- used to slice sprouts into _four_ before eating them!!) I cannot abide broccoli, nor asparagus. (I like cauliflower though!)
My views of London's Christmas lights are only via videos like this as an agoraphobic, so seldom go out (other than to Hospital appointments, but even then, reluctantly!) Plus, being a wheelchair user makes travelling difficult (& even more 'scary'...!) 😳😢🤔🏴🇬🇧❤️🖖
I love them too.
I like Brussels sprouts but if someone doesn’t l don’t get upset or call it an obsession- preferences are an individual thing. Nobody is wrong when stating a preference 😂
English sprouts,basted in garlic butter,sprinkles of crispy bacon embedded in each sprout,after part boiling then drain,add the butter and bacon,shove in the oven for 15mins.
Gorgeous.
Yum.
If they are cooked correct they taste nice otherwise they can be less pleasant
Cirque du Soleil started in Quebec Canada and it’s a theatrical circus with no animals, it has a lot of gymnastics and aerial performers and they have put on huge shows all over the world including Las Vegas residences.
I face Palmed when he called the Ferrari a Porsche.
I was in London some years back and the trees along the river looked so pretty covered in tiny twinkly lights near HMS Belfast 😂very festive!😊Norway donates a giant Christmas tree every year and has done since the Second World War. Probably a RUclips video on that🎄
Part of the reason why the street decorations are different is they are put up by the traders association for each area or street. So the Bond Street, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street, Leicester Square are all put up by a different association of traders, the themes and budgets reflect the traders for the area so Bond Street - Jewellers, Oxford Street - Clothing, Carnaby Street - Funky boutiques, Leicester Square - Bars, Theatres, Casinos. They are each competing with each other for footfall. Also this is central London, the most expensive real estate in the UK. There are a lot of far more modest trading centres around London.
Covent Garden used to be the market for Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers, the market has moved South of the River to New Covent Garden Market leaving the framework of the market to be moved into by shops and an invasion if street performers including the very annoying living statue. Around the edge of Covent Garden you will also find the Opera House and the London Transport museum. It is in the West End so there are a lot of Hotels and Theatres in the surrounding streets.
Take a look at all the stately homes around the uk. Blenheim Palace Christmas Lights for example are amazing as well as Kew Gardens who put on amazing light shows.
Cirque du Soleil originated in Quebec and it is a circus of performing artists and acrobats from all over the world. There are no performing animals. Cirque tours in countries all over the world. They develop new “ themes “ I believe every year.
Cirque du Soleil is a fancy Circus acrobat act
Hi Connor, my parents did the same with the wrapping paper on the presents, also the writing on the gift tags. One year, I even found some strands of material, apparently from a red silk sack in front of the fireplace. Wonderful memories to look back on all these years later, they really tried to make it special & I appreciate that so much. I was a very lucky boy !!
So many people and so versatile in nationalities and yet so very safe why wouldn't you want to live anywhere else Britain is such a great place 😊
Used to be.
@@TheCornishCockney still is compared to some places in the world.
Great reaction. Was disappointed when it was over. Thanks Connor.
Brussells sprouts are so good if you cook them until theyre soft then drown them in gravy. Leagues above broccoli imo.
I completely sympathise with you Connor, if I saw this late at night it would probably give me sensory overload as well. No lie where I live in Brighton. There are tons of Christmas lights at the moment and it is quite overwhelming beautiful though.
Lucky you , our council decided to go all eco so no lights , handy excuse to save a few quid really
@@lilyliz3071 sorry to hear that
In the UK, fresh asparagus is sold in may/june. If you are eating it in December, it's frozen or tinned -- and frozen or tinned asparagus is not the greatest veg to have with a festive feast.
Every year when I was a kid in the 60s my dad used to take us to Regent Street to see the Christmas lights.
The best thing about brussel sprouts is taking the leftover ones the following day and frying them with bacon and having a bacon and sprout sarnie, delicious! The lights look incredible but I bloody hate Christmas and crowds so I would never go to see them. Grinch and proud 😁
Asparagus is not in season in winter. Sprouts are delicious if cooked with care and bacon.And they're traditional.
I've only been to London once when I was 10 and not at xmas. I can understand the sensory overload as I work as a support worker with teenagers with ASD & ADHD. My class would find this overwhelming due to the lights and even more with the noise level. They have to wear ear defenders. I used to work as a nanny 25 years ago and the kids parents had Santa paper, it was always Winnie the pooh. They went to visit family in Canada one xmas and I had to be Santa and put out all the presents in their bedrooms for when they returned home. Their parents took a couple presents to Canada.
Would love to show you round the remnants of Victorian/Medieval London. Especially at Christmas. So many quaint alleys and courts hidden away. Can’t beat a hidden London walking tour! Happy Christmas !
Trust me, it looks a lot better when you see it for yourself. You feel so happy.
when i was a kid we always went to london at xmas to see the lights but most of all hamleys the toy shop window display.....old covent garden is excellent
London it’s magic in Christmas, and Hamley’s the best toy’s shop of the world (you can play and probe all material or play with one of their workers). It’s splendid . I love it (and a 1 hour 45 min by plane since my house , Galicia Spain it’s better)
I LOVE sprouts!
"Cirque du Soleil" is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. Wikipedia
For me, the secret of eating brussel sprouts is to have them soaked in gravy... delicious!
All vegetables are in an eatable form unless you are an American incapable of holding a knife and fork simultaneously
Yes it's real, there are quite a few videos of London at Christmas, they go all out. They're probably already planning next years.
Connor has a nice singing voice! Who knew?!
stop.. i do not
Hiya, Tony here in the UK, just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas and Happy New year, because I know you love British architecture and history, check out Christmas at Blenheim Palace (the birth place of Sir Winston Churchill),you will love it also check out Christmas at Castle Howard, take care, Tony
Cirque du Soleil is a circus without animals performed in a kind of 'Steam punk' style with theatrical characters, including the smallest woman in the world
I took my wife to see it earlier this year.. it was truly amazing 👏 🤩 🙌 ❤️
Nice tip if you want to enhance the taste of Brussel sprouts just had a tea or coffee sweetener to the water really makes a difference
We also do the presents for the kids from Santa in different paper!
Looks like absolute mayhem!! So many people, like Tokyo
Hi Jibby.
Le cirque du soleil - means circus of the sun, or sun circus.
I think its origin is quebeccois but perhaps some francophones will answer the question more fully parce que moi, je ne suis pas français.
You could come over to London at Christmas but give yourself plenty of time, because like in the US at that time of year, if you get one or two miserable days, you need to be patient for the weather to change.
However, I think it's less cold than in New England
If you thought Hamley's was old - Fortnum and Mason is one of the oldest continuously operating department stores in the world - opened in 1707.
The decorations are good, but they don't compare with say NYC. However, it's the Historic back drop & its architecture, that gives London a Disney World effect. The atmosphere is electric. Not just at Christmas, although the children love it.
😊 We don't call it "the second deck of the bus" Connor!! We call it the 'top' or "upper' deck!!😊 (Have you tried, or seen a 'Double Decker' chocolate, nougat - pronounced 'noogar' - soft caramel & rice crispies sweet bar, Connor?!) 🤔😊🏴❤️🇬🇧🖖
Cirque de Soleil is a Canadian circus company that is very famous around the world.
That was great. By the way I love Scrooge as well especially the one with Alistair Sims.
Brussels sprouts wrapped in bacon are fantastic when cooked right.
You need to look up the history of covent garden. It was for many years a fruit and vegetable market.
@Conor check out Hyde park’s winter wonderland
Hi connor , love London for day visits and have been over Christmas but my god its buisy . 😊
Brussels sprouts wrapped in bacon , bloody lovely . Asparagus wrapped in bacon , bloody lovely x
"Circus of the Sun" if you ever get the chance go and see em , bloody brilliant
Brussel sprouts are much better if you a sweetener to the water whilst cooking
Of the stores for their Christmas displays:
1. Fortnum & Mason, particularly recommend their jams & preserves put into a Tiffany style bag (prices start at £5.50).
2. Liberty. Fabric department is an unbeatable & the perfume/aftershave department is an unsurpassed sensory overload. An exquisite Elizabethan building.
3. Selfridges. Gloss & glam.
Avoid Carnaby Street, Tottenham Court Road or King’s Road tacky tourist spots
I don’t rate the Christmas lights these days. They are usually sponsored by a firm & pared down due to environmental concerns. No celebrities turn on the Christmas lights, which is a pity.
Drinks at the Lanesborough Hotel (beautiful building with a roaring log fire). Savoy Hotel (drinks with free Carol choir).
The London Eye. Always.
If you want to see a show, it’s Pantomime.
Examples of British Christmas songs for your playlist:
Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea
Last Christmas - Wham
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
I wish it could be Christmas every day - Wizard
I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Stop the Cavalry - Jona Louie
2000 miles - The Pretenders
Cirque de soleille is the biggest most famous human circus on the planet.
Its huge..... Canadian...they travel the world with their shows.... they have a couple of tents seat 2000 on the go.touring Asia..Australia.Europe....
I can't believe you dont know of it......its a huge company.....all their artists are the cream of the best in the world.... you really should take look....
Great reaction Connor ;-)
So far this year at Christmas Alicia Keys and Rod Stewart have unexpectedly turned up in public places in London and played fab music for free
Putting lights up in London is the perfect example of ' you can't polish a turd '
Happy Christmas 🎄. It’s a pleasure see you with this face . If in any moment you need medical assistance or another opinion , I can help you. Like Doctor I know too well the difficult for treatments in USA. An Spanish Doctor who wish to you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🎄🎄🎄🎄❄️❄️❄️🎄🎄🎄🎄 (Europe it’s cold and frozen now)
Carnaby Street was the centre of the world in the 1960s!
At 21:55 you implied that Santa doesn’t exist! I do hope you rectify this in your next video.
Every high street (main street) and shopping area in the UK has its own Christmas Tree and street lights paid for by the surrounding businesses. Therefore prime shopping destinations such as those Tim is touring in the tourist hot spots in central London are lavish because there are richer businesses than can afford these displays.
I'm not sure about this but usually Germany sends us a Christmas tree,this tradition started years ago. You should try and come here for next christmas.
Norway.
In thanks for our particular support for the Norwegian people during WWII
Think it is this years
Nope, the original video is from 2022.
Only 2 famous lights missing Harrods and Kew Gardens
I once heard - I don't know whether it's true - that the businesses of each street plan their lights!
I think cirque du Solais is a sort of acrobatic fantasy show, not sure if it’s just French or a mixture of European countries?
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Being a originally a Londoner, London at Christmas is not as good as Exeter in Devon.
😂
Cirque De Soldier is a theatrical company ( a few companies und name) theatres put on very acrobatic influenced themes most of the company are acrobats
You shoul check out Hannah Rickett. She does the best London vlogs. Her tours of Everything rogerous at xmas is epic. A delicious tour of Harrods chocolate area. np she got it. Or anything else. The light the windows. Everything.
Everybody should give Piccadilly Circus a big miss.
While the rest of Boroughs go without ...we have no tree no wonderful lights up ...our local main shoppiing centre is just dire ..
You know the lights are not put up by the taxpayer right?
@@paulmidsussex3409 your point ???
@@Lin.J333 There is nothing stopping you spending money on your Christmas decorations like the businesses in central London do. They choose what to spend their money on, you choose to spend your money on what you want. It is not the case of other boroughs going without, it is the businesses and people in those Boroughs choosing not to spend the money. Do you argue that because your neighbour has decorated their house and you haven't your family has had to go without?
@@paulmidsussex3409 oh my god ..!! .spend my money on putting decorations up in our shopping mall .??? The whole Borough will say the same ..our council does not do anything anymore ...what on Earth has my neighbour to do with having their own decorations !! and I do not begrudge any of my neighbours being able to have them ...and who said my family has to go without ??? ..our council does not put up decorations anymore in our local shopping centre ....as many have said who live here ....so you would like me to find money and buy all the decor and go to the mall and somehow get up there and decorate the mall and the main road....! You having a laugh ...stupid comment .
Because most boroughs in London are now Islamic dumps.
You should see Moscow,s lights 2019-20
Covent Garden itself is very very old.
In between largely wealthy cities and exotic coastal regions (and, yes, a lot of the countryside is nice to look at in a rather flat way) you find English towns that look like demilitarised zones. So I take the 'smoke' with a pinch of salt. And both my parents were Londoners. They got away in the 1960s though.
It was a good transition.....,.why?........cos London was poor, sad, & sparkled......,....things are somewhat better, but there is something about being born here........sheer love for family, friends & strangers.............you would be most welcome......if & when you return whenever..,.... Gotta tell you .......as a teen, l went ski - ing in Tyrol, Aústria.............germans & austrians were perfectly friendly................the following day a waitress said hi, what happened............l found l had drank with Nazis. No point to this.........:cept my amazement...........stunned !........Nice Chrissie..............
The Brits and anyone who claims they don't like Brussels sprouts simply don't know how to cook them!