Carnaby Street

Trust Carnaby Street to have a non-Christmassy theme for its Christmas lights. This year the theme is Carnival, as in South American jungle with Coconut trees and parrots.



Previous years have been:

Outer Space




The Rolling Stones and Rock and Roll

2013 Christmas Lights in London

2013 Christmas lights in London

Robins in Carnaby Stree,  Baubles and Glitterballs in Covent Garden, Snowball lights in Oxford St

2012 Xmas lights in London

No snow but the usual diversity of Christmas lights in London for 2012.

Colours and shapes in Neal street and Seven Dials in Covemt Garden

50 years of The Rolling Stones in Carnaby Street

 

Twelve Days of Christmas in Regent Street 

 

Giant Baubles and Mirror Balls in Covent Garden Piazza

 

 Arches of light in South Molton Street 

 

 Lights sponsored by Marmite in Oxford Street 

Covent Garden and 2011 Christmas lights, a short video

Covent Garden 2011 Christmas Lights, short video,  by Cybermyth13.

For a change a 41-second video of the 2011 Christmas lights in Covent Garden to show the movement of the reflected light from the mirorballs.

A still picture of the Christmas lights and decorations in Covent Garden.

Fun with 2011 Christmas lights at the Southbank Centre, London

Royal Festival Hall and 2011 Xmas lights, Southbank Centre, London, by Cybermyth13.

Fun with the 2011 Christmas lights outside the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre, London. The lights on the left are reflected in the glass partition on the right.

2011 Christmas lights, Covent Garden, London

2011 Christmas lights, Covent Garden, London, by Cybermyth13.

The 2011 Christmas lights and decorations are very similar to last year at Covent Garden with the red baubles but the star lights have been replaced retro glitter balls and spot lights. The lights are reflected onto the ceiling and the side arches have extra lights so it make the halls seem brighter.

See  this set on Flickr for other pictures of the Covent Garden piazza.

2011 Christmas Lights, Oxford Street, London

Oxford Street, London, 2011 Christmas lights, by Cybermyth13.

Last Saturday evening I got some good pictures of the Oxford Street 2011 Christmas lights. By reducing the exposure as much as possible the lights came out well. The umbrella and parcels are the same as last year but the Stars are new, replacing the large parcels from last year.

See this set on Flickr for other pictures of 2011 Christmas lights in London.

C is for Covent Garden

Busker and 2010 Christmas lights at Covent Garden, London, by Cybermyth13.

Covent Garden on a Saturday evening in December with a busker entertaining some of the shoppers.

C in Conor's A-Z.

N is for Night

Traffic in Regent Street, London, at night with 2010 Xmas Lights, by Cybermyth13.

At night the lights come on. Traffic in a busy Regent Street under the Christmas lights in November 2010.

N in Conor's A-Z.

U is for Umbrella

Oxford Street Christmas lights 1, by Cybermyth13.

Umbrellas in Christmmas lights in Oxford Street, London, in December 2009.

U in Conor's A-Z


 

Covent Garden in the evening

Busker and 2010 Christmas lights at Covent Garden, London,  by Cybermyth13.

Even in December with all the Christmas shoppers, it can be difficult at times for a busker to attract a crowd. I guess they are too busy shopping to have time for buskers and it was a bit cold at the time. The Christmas decorations were good.

Photo of the week - White Christmas at Lovelace House, Haggerston Estate, E8

White Christmas at Lovelace House, Haggerston Estate, E8, by Cybermyth13.

The peacefulness of a construction site on Christmas Day provides a contrast to the usual urban bustle. This is the last remaining part of Lovelace House on Haggerston Estate, Hackney, in the snow on Christmas Day. The old blocks are being knocked down to be replaced by new blocks designed by architects PRP (Phippen Randall & Parkes), see PRP website.

Topical 2010 Christmas lights from House of Fraser, Oxford St,

House of Fraser, Oxford St, 2010 Christmas lights - 2, originally uploaded by Cybermyth13.

Lights in the form of snow flakes on the House of Fraser store on Oxford Street prove topical in the current weather. The umbrella and the boxes are part of the street decorations.

For other pictures of Christmas lights, see my 2010 Xmas pictures on Flickr.

2010 Christmas lights, Carnaby Steret

Carnaby Street Xmas Lights - 4, originally uploaded by Cybermyth13.

Carnaby Street has a new theme for its lights, Outer Space. Although it includes santa in a space helmet, it is not particularly Christmassy, but it is colourful with a red saturn and golden rings, a white moon and other planets and stars of many colours.

Oxford Street and Regent Street have similar lights to last year, but Regent Street has added pictures of the main characters in the Chronicles of Narnia films.

My 2010 Christmas pictures on Flickr can be seen by clicking here