DOCTOR WHO’S JODIE WHITTAKER, SINGER CALUM SCOTT AND PERFORMERS FROM MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL DREAMGIRLS, TO SWITCH ON REGENT STREET’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALONGSIDE HEART LONDON BREAKFAST’S JAMIE THEAKSTON AND HEART EVENING SHOW PRESENTER SIAN WELBY, BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS TO ONE OF LONDON’S MOST ICONIC DESTINATIONS
• WHERE: Regent Street at Vigo Street, W1B 2EL
• WHEN: Thursday 15th November from 5.30pm – 6.30pm
• WITH: Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston and Heart Evening show presenter Sian Welby, Doctor Who’s Jodie Whittaker with performances from Calum Scott and Dreamgirls
• PRICE: Free
o Traffic free shopping evening 5.00pm – 9.00pm
The largest Christmas light installation in the capital, ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ returns to London’s most iconic shopping street on Thursday 15th November, with a magical celebration of the switch-on moment.
British actor and the first female to play The Doctor in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, British singer and songwriter Calum Scott and the cast of the multi-award-winning West-End musical Dreamgirls, will switch on the ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ lights. Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston and Heart Evening’s Sian Welby – who turn up the feel-good on Heart, the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand - will host Regent Street’s iconic switch-on event.
The star-studded show will begin from 5.30pm on 15th November, and Regent Street will shine even brighter, as this year’s event will see an array of performances from special guests Calum Scott and the amazing cast of Dreamgirls. The whole of Regent Street will be traffic free from Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus, enabling visitors to the area to soak up the festive atmosphere amongst Regent Street’s world-class shops and restaurants.
Jodie Whittaker said: “I can’t think of a better way to launch Christmas across London than switching on the iconic Regent Street Lights. I know there will be a phenomenal atmosphere as the countdown gets underway and I can’t wait to be there.”
Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston said: “I’ve always loved switching on the Regent Street Christmas Lights for a few years now and I’m always so excited to return. Christmas is my favourite time of year and this is certainly the event which kicks off the festive feeling!”
The switch-on event is brought to you by The Crown Estate, New West End Company and in partnership with Heart, and this year’s celebration will include an array of performances from special guests taking centre stage, with previous acts including Paloma Faith, Tom Odell and Clean Bandit.
Regent Street has long been famous for its spectacular lights display during the Christmas season, as the first ever central London location to introduce festive lighting and decoration in 1954. The tradition has carried on and since influenced many other destinations nationwide to bring this spirit to their local communities through festive lighting schemes.
The fleet of spectacular large-scale ‘spirits’ will return for another year to soar the length of one of London’s most recognisable destinations. Designed by leading British lighting creatives, James Glancy Design, the scheme is a breath-taking gift to the street’s visitors to mark the ‘most wonderful time of the year’.
