[ship's horn blows]
[jingle bells ringing]
[ding]
[Man] Hold tight, ladies and gentlemen,
this is the Christmas Lights Tour.
First stop, South Bank, London Eye.
[birds tweeting]
[people chattering]
[woman] Welcome to the London Eye.
[whistling]
Please be aware that the London Eye may stop briefly
during your ride to allow wheelchair users
and other guests to board.
[jazzy clarinet]
[woman and children chattering]
That's really big there. What is it?
Well, let's go and have a look.
- Where? - [boy] Right under the boat.
-[girl] Where? -[boy] The orange boat.
[indistinct]
[woman] Is it on the water? Oh, there!
I don't know.
It's got that yellow marking...
[indistinct]
[ship's horn blows]
[woman on P.A.] This train departing from platform five
will be offering southeastern service to Tunbridge Wells.
[announcement continues indistinctly]
[woman] Can you see the Shard? Can you say the Shard?
[boy and girl] Shard.
That's why the call it the Shard. It's like a shard of glass.
And it's very, very high up...
[girl] There's eight buses on that entire route.
Look at all the buses. One, two, three, four--
[boy] One, two, three, four, five.
[boy and girl continue counting]
One, two, three, four, five, six...
There's another one coming. Do you see that one coming?
-Seven, eight! -There's another one behind it.
You see that building over there? The white one with the sort of dome?
-It's a bit gray or blue. -Yes.
Can you see that one?
-There? -That's St. Paul's.
[indistinct]
Can you see River Thames going all the way round the corner?
[boy] Yeah.
Who lives on the River Thames?
[boy] Us.
Yeah, we live on the River Thames.
[people chattering]
[bells of St. Paul's pealing]
[choir singing]
* Come and behold Him
* Born the King of Angels *
* O come, let us adore Him *
* Christ the Lord
[sirens blaring]
[bombs exploding]
[sirens calling "all clear", recordings from the Blitz]
[Big Ben tolls the time]
[John Bercow] Order! Order! Order!
[Winston Churchill] "To defend our island, whatever the costs may be,
"we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds,
"we shall fight in the fields and the streets,
we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!"
[bell dings]
[guide] Next stop, the West End.
Oxford Street. And Regent streetlights.
[laughter and chattering]
-[engine clattering] -[whistling]
[bell dings]
[humming softly]
[bus driver humming]
[woman] My favorite thing about Christmas in London
is probably the lights.
They're just so magical.
[child] Christmas is so much fun, and the lights are beautiful!
[barker shouting]
[bells pealing]
[violins playing]
[driver whistling "Lazybones"]
-Whoa. -Oh, look at that!
[indistinct chatter]
[laughing and chattering]
[indistinct]
[woman on P.A.] Due to today's wet weather,
please take extra care whilst on the station. Services...
[bell rings]
[bus driver] Alight here for St. Christopher's Place.
[woman laughing]
[woman] Ahh... That's it, now.
[bus driver] All aboard!
[bus idling]
[bell rings]
[man with guitar] * Sleep in heavenly peace
* Sleep in heavenly peace *
[bells ring]
[driver] Get your skates on for the Natural History Museum.
* [Jamaican steel drum]
[playing "Jingle Bells"]
[steel drum fades]
[child shouting]
[girl] Look, there's Denny... on the move.
Slow down there, guys. Guys, slow down...
Wow!
[woman laughs, screams]
[woman] Hold me up!
[cashier] So, the pick 'n' mix is do-it-yourself.
[man] It's do-it-yourself?
How much-- how much is the pick 'n' mix?
So, it's £2.59 per 100 grams.
Do you want me to shovel it in for you?
-Yeah? What are we going for? -Jelly beans, please.
[indistinct]
That enough?
Yeah. Not a problem. Thank you.
[Dixieland band plays "The St. Louis Blues"]
Hello. Thank you.
Tickets please, thank you.
This way along.
[Dixieland music continues]
Yee-ha!
Yee-ha.
[indistinct chatter]
[pipe organ music]
[man on P.A.] Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for skating at the Natural History Museum ice rink.
Your session is now ended.
Please safely make your way off the ice,
and remember to buckle up your skates before you return them.
Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
[bus engine chugging]
[driver] Final destination, Kew Gardens!
Alight here for the Christmas lights.
Hi, good evening!
[indistinct chatter]
He's got the tickets.
Let's have a quick look.
[indistinct chatter]
...it's easy with the push tabs, and they'll scan you all in.
Thank you.
Hi, good evening.
Hop through gate box five, and they'll scan you in.
Have a lovely time. Hello.
Oh, gate box six for me, guys.
Hi.
[indistinct chatter]
["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"playing]
[girl] I like the green.
[woman] Oh, it's glowing green. It's her favorite color.
So sorry.
[indistinct chatter]
[child] Da-da.
[festive song plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[owl hoots]
I'm smiling.
You made me this way.
[chorus singing]
[water splashing]
[indistinct chatter]
Wayne, come back, please!
[laughter]
[indistinct conversation]
So funny!
[laughter]
[woman] Wow, look. It's her favorite color.
-Disco. Disco. -[woman] Disco!
[indistinct chatter]
[boy] Not pink.
[indistinct chatter continues]
[man laughs]
[choir singing]
[orchestral music]
[boy] Whoa. They are unique. Really unique.
[choir sings, wordlessly]
[child laughing]
[boy] Pigeons!
[boy] Let's see what color we're gonna get through here.
[woman] Are you feeling cold or nice and snug?
No?
We'll get you nice and snug, okay?
[indistinct conversation continues]
[choir music continues]
[laughter]
[men sing ecclesiastical music]
[woman] You look really astonished.
-[man] Yes. -[woman laughs]
[woman] No, we should keep them.
[boy] Let's see what color we're gonna get through here.
[woman] Are you feeling cold or nice and snug?
[geese honking]
["Good King Wenceslas" plays]
[woman on P.A.] Welcome to the London Eye.
[John Bercow] Order! Order!
[Big Ben tolling]
["Jingle Bells" plays]
["Deck the Halls" plays]
["We Wish You a Merry Christmas" plays]
[music ends]