Oxford Street Christmas lights switching on ceremony in London

In 2011 the Oxford Street lights switch-on event was on Tuesday 1 November 2011 at 5pm.
The stage was set up outside Marks & Spencer's Marble Arch store.
The event was hosted by Heart presenter Toby Anstis, wearing a suit provided by Marks & Spencer's.
The crowd sang "Santa Claus is coming to town", to be featured as part of the ITV appeal and show Text Santa: http://www.itv.com/textsanta

Stage entertainment was provided by:

- Richard Fleeshman (from the musical Ghost: http://www.ghostthemusical.com), who performed the song:
"Unchained melody": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCDnco6FQeg

* Buy tickets to see: Ghost The Musical *

- American sister duo The Pierces (http://www.thepiercesmusic.com), who performed two songs:
"You'll me mine": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kFhx27OMdE
"Glorious": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uc7c0HZuc

* Buy The Pierce's album: You & I *

- The girl group The Saturdays (http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk), who performed their new single:
"My Heart Takes Over": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgmoYgpMNX8

* Buy The Saturday's album: On Your Radar *

The Saturdays switched on the lights (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkA5Vm8PdqM)
The lights will remain until 5 January (Twelfth Night).

The photos below were taken at the 2011 switch-on event for the Oxford Street Christmas Lights:

The event was hosted by
Heart presenter Toby Anstis

The crowd sang "Santa Claus is coming to town"
to the ITV camera (part of the Text Santa appeal)

The Deputy Mayor of Westminster and the
Store Manager of Marks & Spencer's gave short speeches

Ghost the Musical is on at the Piccadilly Theatre

Richard Fleeshman sang ...

... "Unchained melody"

Love scene from Ghost the Musical

Allison Pierce

The Pierces sang "You'll be mine" and "Glorious"

Catherine Pierce

The Saturdays (without Frankie, who was unwell)
performed their single "My Heart Takes Over"

Rochelle

Vanessa

Una

Mollie

The Saturdays prepared to switch on the lights ...

House of Fraser

Debenhams

Marks & Spencer

HISTORY

The following people have turned on the Oxford Street lights:

2011 - The Saturdays
2010 - (no celebrity)
2009 - Jim Carrey
2008 - Sugababes
2007 - Leona Lewis
2006 - All Saints
2005 - Westlife
2004 - Steve Redgrave, Emma Watson
2003 - Enrique Iglesias
2002 - Blue
2001 - S Club 7
2000 - Charlotte Church
1999 - Ronan Keating
1998 - Zoe Ball
1997 - Peter Andre
1996 - Spice Girls
1995 - Coronation Street Cast
1994 - Lenny Henry
1993 - Richard Branson
1992 - Linford Christie
1991 - Westminster Children's Hospital
1990 - Cliff Richard
1989 - Gordon Kaye
1988 - Terry Wogan
1987 - Derek Jameson
1986 - Den and Angie Watts
1985 - Bob Geldof
1984 - Esther Rantzen
1983 - Pat Phoenix
1982 - Daley Thompson
1981 - Pilin Leon (Miss World, Venezuela)

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Christmas Lights turning on ceremonies in Oxford Street, London