Paris' Champs-Elysees avenue was lit up with Christmas sparkle on Monday (November 21) to welcome in the festive period in the French capital.
The City of Lights shone with thousands of blue and gold twinkling bulbs along the famed avenue, which is lined with museums, theatres and luxury shops and leads up to the Arc de Triomphe monument.
Hundreds of visitors watched the avenue's trees shine, taking selfies in front of the holiday lights.
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