今日のテキスト PARIS READY FOR CHRISTMAS

The French capital, Paris, also known as the City of Lights, has taken on a new twinkle. The annual Christmas lights display has been switched on along the main avenue, the Champs-Elysees, marking the beginning of the holiday season.
The two-kilometer illumination stretches from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde. Strings consisting of 800,000 light bulbs have been strung from the trees along the avenue.
Since 2007, city workers have been using LED bulbs. The energy consumption of this year's show is expected to be a mere two percent of what it was eight years ago.

(Spectator)
"We come here every year. I think it's just like magic for children."

The light show will continue through January 7th. An estimated 26 million people are expected to turn up.