McFly to switch on Regent Street’s Christmas lights

Regent Street, London W1 has announced its world famous Christmas lights will be switched on by heartthrob pop band McFly from a main stage based at the junction of New Burlington Street and Regent Street, London W1, on Thursday 6 November from 6pm onwards.

This year the theme for the Regent Street lights is ‘stars’ and will turn this famous mile of style into a winter wonderland for Christmas shoppers. Since the 1950s international celebrities have turned on the lights to mark the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Past personalities include HRH The Prince of Wales, Kylie Minogue, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sylvester Stallone and Sir Ian McKellen.

Danny from McFly says: “We’re really excited to be switching on the Regent Street Christmas lights; so many great people have done it in the past. It’s also fantastic that BBC Children in Need are involved. Hopefully we can help encourage people to think of ideas to raise even more money this year”.

McFly are releasing an official single for BBC Children in Need; who help disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. The switch on event is supporting the charity with many of the Regent Street retailers collecting donations throughout the week.

This year Hollyoaks star John Pickard who plays the character Dominic Reilly; will MC the event and the London Community Gospel Choir will be performing a selection of songs from the stage keeping the audience entertained in the lead up to McFly switching on the lights.

The Regent Street Christmas lights are one of London’s major tourist attractions and draw a huge number of visitors each year. For the most up-to-date information on Regent Street visit regentstreetonline.com.