Carnaby Street's Christmas lights are probably the best in London because they are different every year. Last year, Carnaby Street had "Christmas Carnival" lights that were reminiscent of a tropical carnival with palms, parrots, confetti, and glitter. This year's Christmas lights were also not as Christmassy as they have had in past year, but they are colourful and bright so easily pass for Christmas lights. Carnaby's Christmas Lights this year celebrate band Queen's song and new film "Bohemian Rhapsody" with the lyrics printed in colourful and glowing neon signs overhead. I tried to get amazing photographs of these lights, but my camera really did no do justice. There's so many bright different colours in the mix that my camera did not pick up.
In the past, Carnaby's Christmas lights celebrated music as this street was fashionable in the 1960s with new fashions and music, and it was frequented by many artists. The importance of showcasing Queen this year coincides with the release of the film "Bohemian Rhapsody", which is the story of the band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury. On the light switch-on, actors from the film and some members of the band's family kicked off the celebrations.
To generate interest in the film, which was released this autumn, a pop-up Queen shop has opened for a couple of months on 3 Carnaby Street. The shop sells Queen merchandise and also has items on display including some photocopies of Freddie Mercury's hand-written lyrics for some of his famous songs, a drum kit, photocopies of ticket stubs, and costumes and props from the new film.
To see previous Carnaby Street Christmas lights in my blog, see the below posts:
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