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Spectators gather to attend the Champs Elysee Avenue illumination ceremony for the Christmas season, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021.

Video. Christmas comes to the Champs Elysées as French pop star lights Paris

Updated: 22/11/2021 - 16:05 GMT+1

The world-famous boulevard's Christmas lights were switched on by French pop star Clara Luciani, the godmother of this 2021 edition.

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