Saturday 19 December 2015

Christmas Past - London Lights Up For Christmas

London, like Britain's other big cities, hails the festive season with a sparkling, glittering display. A quick tour of the West End reveals the variety and the ingenuity of this year's illuminations. Many give first prize to Regent Street: it's opulence of chandeliers is really rather magnificent.
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® Busy days for the Army Postal Department, and work going on right round the clock at the Acton Depot. Hundreds of thousands of parcels pouring in from all over the place. They got to be sorted out and sent all over the place, too. These presents for HM Forces overseas must get there in good time! ® And here is the Headquarters for a good Christmas cause: the collection of toys. The "Evening News" made the appeal for "toys for sick children". It is a voluntary effort, in which everybody can join. ® Tommy Steele and Benny Hill are supposed to be helping with the Lord Mayor of London's giant Christmas pudding. It's to be a one hundred and sixty pounder, to provide portions for a thousand people. All the ingredients come from Australia.