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Owen Teale to play Scrooge at The Old Vic this Christmas

Jul 19, 2022 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

Welsh actor Owen Teale will portray Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic this year. Teale, 61, is best known for his role as Ser Alliser Thorne in Game of Thrones and also previously starred in the BBC’s Line Of Duty and Sky fantasy series A Discovery Of Witches. The Tony award-winning actor will star as the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s novella in The … [Read more...] about Owen Teale to play Scrooge at The Old Vic this Christmas

London Couple use thousands of lights to create elaborate charitable Christmas display

Dec 6, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

A man who was diagnosed with leukemia is raising money for a blood cancer charity by creating an elaborate Christmas display outside his and his partner’s house. Peter Elliott, 71, has spent a month putting up thousands of lights on his home in Romford, east London, to raise money for Leukaemia Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital. He creates the display each year to … [Read more...] about London Couple use thousands of lights to create elaborate charitable Christmas display

Palace of Westminster Christmas Tree Officially Chosen – Westminster Christmas tree is one in 150 million

Nov 24, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

A Christmas tree picked to stand at the foot of Big Ben is one in 150 million, Forestry England has said. The 42ft Sitka spruce, selected from the 60,000-hectare Kielder Forest in Northumberland, has been despatched to central London to be put up outside Parliament at the weekend. Kielder is England’s biggest forest and one of the few places in the UK that can supply such … [Read more...] about Palace of Westminster Christmas Tree Officially Chosen – Westminster Christmas tree is one in 150 million

London launches Christmas celebrations with world’s biggest light switch-on

Nov 15, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

London has kicked off its Christmas festivities with the world’s largest light switch-on. The capital’s most well-known hotspots including Mayfair, Piccadilly Circus, and Leicester Square have been decked with more than one million LED lights ahead of Christmas. Shoppers buying their loved ones gifts on Oxford Street and Regent Street are also able to see the lights from … [Read more...] about London launches Christmas celebrations with world’s biggest light switch-on

Selfridges unveils ‘Christmas of Dreams’ 2021 window display, in October

Oct 28, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

It's a bit early, to be honest, I mean it's still October! But Selfridges has unveiled its Christmas window display with an “enchanted dream world” drawing on the Golden Age of Hollywood. With just under two months until the big day, the department store’s “Christmas of Dreams” campaign has been launched at its London, Birmingham, and Manchester stores and … [Read more...] about Selfridges unveils ‘Christmas of Dreams’ 2021 window display, in October

London’s Hamleys unveils most wanted toys for Christmas

Oct 14, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

Toys that encourage imagination in children are tipped to be top sellers this Christmas as parents seek to counter a “year on screens,” retailer Hamleys has said. This year sees the most-wanted toys encouraging role play and creativity and allowing families to play together after last year’s Covid-restricted celebrations, the store said. The top 10 list includes racing … [Read more...] about London’s Hamleys unveils most wanted toys for Christmas

The London Fiver – Five of the Best Places for Christmas Shopping On Your Holiday Visits to London

Nov 12, 2019 By John Rabon

The mad shopping season of Christmas is upon us.  As we venture out of our homes, we brave crowded streets and shopping centers in search of those items that will tell our friends and family how much we love them.  London is a shopper’s paradise throughout the year, but things turn up a notch after Halloween ends.  As we venture out of our homes, we brave crowded streets and … [Read more...] about The London Fiver – Five of the Best Places for Christmas Shopping On Your Holiday Visits to London

London Alert: Regent Street Christmas Light Switch-on Date Announced – November 15th

Oct 18, 2018 By Jonathan

Oxford Street announced last week and now Regent Street has announced when they'll be switching on their Christmas lights - November 15th. Here are the details: Home to the largest lights installation in the capital, Regent Street is best known for its awe-inspiring ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ lights. These stunning suspended spirits were inspired by Regent Street’s very … [Read more...] about London Alert: Regent Street Christmas Light Switch-on Date Announced – November 15th

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