The countdown to Christmas is well and truly launched. The Champs-Elysées have rediscovered their clothes of light this Sunday, November 21, with the launch of the Christmas lights. She is the singer Clara Luciani, sponsor of the event, who pressed the “red button”, with two young patients from the Petits Princes association, around 7 p.m. The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, and Marc-Antoine Jamet, President of the Champs-Élysées Committee were also present.
The illuminations “Flamboyance” des Champs-Élysées were created by the company Blachère Illumination. The most beautiful avenue in the world will be illuminated in red every evening from 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. from morning until January 8 and even all night on December 24 and 31. In all, nearly 150 streets of Paris are illuminated for the end of the year celebrations.