This year the Christmas lights on Regents Street continue across Piccadilly into St James's. The theme of 'The Spirit of Christmas' is a modern interpretation of the first ever Central London lights scheme in 1954.
The very first Christmas Lights display on Regents Street had trumpet playing angels strung across the street. This year, in honour of that first year they have constructed 16 hand crafted 'Spirits'. The Spirits have a 17 metre wing span lit from beneath by spotlights. The wings are studded with tiny LED lights which twinkle in harmony creating a ripple effect along the street.
More spirited figures can be found above the streets leading to St Christopher's Place just off Oxford Street.
great decorations
ReplyDeleteLove these lacy sculptures. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe streets look wonderful and the traffic hideous. Off Oxford Street, things look much more pedestrian friendly.
ReplyDeleteWill have to try and go after Christmas when it's not quite so manic.
ReplyDeleteThose angel lights above the streets are lovely!
ReplyDeleteIt must look beautiful in real life because they look lovely here
ReplyDeleteThose angels on those spheres are beautiful. I missed those!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have some wonderful decorations in London, very different.
ReplyDeleteHave not seen decorations like this.Very pretty.Happy Christmas to you and yours....Janey
ReplyDeleteThey are so elegant. I'm trying to imagine them rippling.
ReplyDeleteIt is all so lovely -- iI always think how wonderful to be in a real City like London over the Christmas Holidays (but then I remember how much I hate my toes being cold and decide to be happy where I am.)
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