This was our first look at Christmas in the United Kingdom and WOW, WOW, WOW!! We loved this so much we want to grab our bags and head over NOW! We know there is so much more the UK has to offer in the way of Christmas, so please watch until the end of the video and help us with some more Christmas ideas for upcoming videos. We hope this video helps to put you in the Holiday spirit, it certainly did for us! Thanks so much for watching and click the Like button if you enjoyed this. Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!
Hey Natasha and Debbie! I’m the widow of a true London geezer, he was a chief fire officer in London and a driving instructor of fire engines in the city. I can hear him shouting down at you two from his birdseye view in Heaven above……”Girls!!! Never ever ever hire a car in London 🙏 the tube is by far the cheapest way around. You can get a day long pass for a few pound. You can go off and on the tube all of London and suburbs as many times as you like. A couple more tips… Go on the London eye even if overcast. Hamlets on Regent street, biggest toy shop in the world on 7 floors. Stay in a bed and breakfast guest house rather than a big hotel, brilliant service 👍I have tons of tips if you need, just shout up… let’s now get on to Gods land!!! Now you can hire a car! Take the M4 motorway for roughly 200 miles South to Wales, where I was born, bred and have always lived (yes hubby relocated from London to Wales and never went back) in South Wales, you will find little old me living in Swansea by the sea. Google the beautiful Gower coast. Fabulous. Alternative to London, we also have our capital city of Cardiff which is also amazing at Xmas! Girls, if you ever come to the UK please feel free to stay with me here in my little Welsh bungalow. Happy holidays guys xxx
@@lindapodd2689 Lovely reply to the ladies. Yes, Wales is a beautiful place, visited many times and remember wonderful holidays as a child. Summer was Tenby and Easter was Colwyn Bay.
Dearest ladies. Do check.out London New Years day Parade. Lots of Americans killed nvolved, Marching bands from colleges and high schools. 1000 cheerleader, all boroughs f London represented. Harry potter, it was there a few weeks back for the death eaters special events. Hagrid was played by robbie coutraine in close up but he was also played by English and British lion rugby footballer Martin Bayfield, who was 6ft 10inches tall. ( and I played rugby against him in my greener days)
Those big hand picked Christmas trees you see in places like covent garden and Trafalgar Square are gifts from Norway. Every year the Norwegians hand pick and send us Christmas trees that are a certain amount of years old (I forgot how old they have to be) and they even pay to ship them over by sea. They give them to us for helping them in World War 2. They give them to several of our cities.
@@sjbict Its not. Scotland, Newcastle etc get one too. Here: For more than 70 years, Newcastle has received a gift of a Christmas tree from the people of Bergen, in Norway, to symbolise the city’s gratitude for Tyneside's support and friendship during the Second World War. A SIXTY foot Sitka spruce will be erected on The Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday to celebrate the city’s links with Hordaland in Norway. Hordaland has given a tree to Scotland’s capital city each Christmas since 1949 to remember the help given to Norwegians by Scots during the Second World War.
Hi, I’m a Londoner and I’m sorry to say Norway actually in fact only Oslo gives 1 Christmas tree and it’s the giant one in Trafalgar Square. It’s their way of thanking the U.K. for assistance during WW2. They do not provide for Covent Garden as Covent Garden always buys a British tree every year and it’s paid by Covent Garden business who pay for it. I totally agree with you I love Christmas in London and this year more so because it’s the first Christmas we’re able to be free since pre Covid. Merry Christmas to you 🎅
Ladies, please watch Christmas in London 2022, you’ll find huge amounts of info of all the festive lights, stores especially Harrods in Knightsbridge which is one of the largest department stores in the world. It’s been changed into a huge gingerbread house. There are many beautiful ice skating rings for the festive season. Central London changes into a massive winter wonderland of festive cheer and we all need that right now as this is the first Christmas the world has been free from Covid restrictions. Merry Christmas lovely’s and a happy new year to you both 🎅🎄🎁☃️🥂
Honestly, you have no idea of how big, diverse, inclusive, welcoming, educational, historical, exciting, inspiring and brilliant London really is, there are so many hidden treasures and obvious treasures around the whole city that no other city on the planet could stand up to. I can't wait for the videos to come from when you visit London.
Me too,I'm a Londoner born and bred and love my home city. As Samuel Johnson said in the 18th century " When a man is tired of London he is tired of life"
Born and bred too I remember as a little girl in early 60s one Christmas Eve night seeing the snow just after midnight in them days it was snow and deep being young we enjoyed it better then the present
I live in London. I've been lucky enough to spend some time in other parts of the world at this time of year but personally, no where quite compares to Christmas in London. Merry Christmas ladies, you're welcome any time. 🎄❤🎅
Nah mate, Christmas in Sheffield a nice greasy chip butty & a Bovril to warm the hands.😄😄😄 Seriously tho i lived in London for years & it's unbeatable most amazing city ever.
Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like sitting at the front on the top deck of the bus, glancing up from my phone, and seeing the Regent St angels swoop over my head. It’s SO beautiful, and transforms a regular boring commute into something truly special. It leaves me breathless every single time. I’ve lived in London for almost a decade, and moments like those remind me of how lucky I am, and how much I love the city.
Oh that was so lovely! I was born in England but my family emigrated to Canada in 1965 when I was 14, I`ve never been able to go back, and even though I love Canada my heart will always be in England! I really love your vlogs (and you guys too!) Love and thanks from Vancouver Island Canada.
So glad you liked the idea of Christmas in London. The vlog you watched had a lot of 'younger people attractions' which you pay to go in. For free you can stroll around Covent Garden, Oxford Street etc (in the evening for best effect) and soak up the festive spirit. Definitely don't bother to hire a car for London because public transport - and your feet - get you anywhere.
I'm from London and so so proud of our Christmas times here. Piccadilly is impressively decorated, along with the shops and hotels in and around central London -
This is one of the lovely things about TH-cam that it allows strangers a world apart to connect, share and build relationships. I have seen this on other channels which is so encouraging in an otherwise depressing world. To amuse you ladies - at the beginning of the video watched - there is a shot of the ruins of mediaeval building: that was part of the palace of the Bishop of Winchester who owned the land there (on the south side of the Thames) is called Clink Street because of the prison of that name that was once there - it was also called Gropecunt Lane (seriously) as there was much prostitution there.
Kew Gardens is one of the world’s most important botanical research centres. The grounds are stunning, and there’s even a royal palace (no longer used by the royals) inside that you can look round.
Yes, more to see than shown. Fortnum & Mason's store in Piccadilly is impressively decorated, along with the shops and hotels in and around central London - you get a great feeling just walking along the streets, and that's free. 😃
Born and grew up in London and I love it more than ever. Even with our horrid weather Christmas is still special here. I visited Fortnum and Mason this week and it was so Christmassy.
Our parents live on through us Natasha, we are part of them and they are part of us, your mum is now seeing Christmas through your eyes. God bless you and God bless your parents xx 🙏
Regarding museums, most museums in London are FREE (courtesy of us, the British taxpayer...you're welcome!) although most request a donation (and in tru British fashion, this isn't "in your face"), and are well worth going to. This includes the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert museum, the National Gallery, the Tate, the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, the Museum of London, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, Guildhall, the Wellcome collection, the British Library, the Army museum.....Many of these are world class. Free museums funded by the government can be found all over the country, including the National Railway museum in York, and even "Big Pit", an old coal mine in Wales....
Lovely to hear u talk of your mum, Natasha. My little ma passed in January 2018 so I get how u feel. Mum & I spent a lot of time in London and I worked there for a while. This video is beautiful. Thank u. 💕
I'm so glad you reviewed this, as I have seen this video due to the fact that you have reviewed this channel videos before, yes London does do it big, but you'll find that many places in UK has very similar events (will send links via pm) just not as big as London. Hopefully you'll experience this when you come over to the UK.
It’s so nice to hear someone being positive about us. Thank you ladies. I grew up in London but moved away when l was 11. It is still my favourite place to visit. There is no where else like it.
Every night is cheese board night 🤤 🧀😂 And I heard you say you don’t know what Band Aid is, this requires a reaction video! In ‘84 there was an awful famine in Ethiopia. It was reported on the news here and the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats saw this and was appalled and rang a friend Midge Ure (from the band Ultravox) and they wrote a song called Do They Know It’s Christmas. They then recorded this song with a galaxy of stars, George Michael, Phil Collins, Bono, Sting, Duran Duran, Boy George and loads more. It was a huge hit and then inspired the Live Aid concert that happened in the summer of 85 and the USA’s charity record We Are The World.
I’m now living in Canada and this video made me feel really homesick. London really knows how to put on a show. Hope you ladies get to visit the UK, you know such a lot about our country now and I would love to see your reactions when you are actually there. Keep up the good work, this was a great video, but then I enjoy all your videos. Thanks girls. Happy birthday Brett.
I've lived in London all my life and it's crazy how much of this stuff I've been to, walked on and seen without a second thought while just killing time between my university lessons.
Hey girls, nobody does Christmas like London over here, I walked through the whole of central London at Christmas time for my graduation in Mayfair, from Marylebone station to Covent Garden , the Christmas tree is frickin huge, bigger than Trafalgar Square tree that comes from Norway every year. The angels are phenomenal, if you like shoes or pumps haha St Christopher’s street with the big baubles is the place to go, as a jewellery designer, Mayfair is the place to go, Bulgari, Cartier, aspres, Gucci, Louis verton. It’s all here girls, you know you wanna jump on the next bird and check it out. Christmas has never been a particularly great time for me either, for personal reasons, but the lights alone bring a little smile. My heart and love go out to you both this Christmas. Peace love and unity faith hope and charity to those who may be on the streets in USA.
Thoroughly enjoyed this ladies,thankyou!I've never been to London at Christmas time.Theres also a Northern seaside resort called Blackpool which is well known for its winter lights xx
My Dad used to pick up our Christmas turkey in Leadenhall market every year as we only lived just over Tower Bridge. The museum district in London is amazing any time of year , the Natural History and the Victoria and Albert museums are world class !! There are so many other places to visit in London at Christmas, Borough market , Portabello market, Camden market to name a few, so, so many more !! Just have fun !!!!
Thank you for this amazing video. I have seen the lights on the main London shopping streets, but had no idea about the Christmas events featured here, so I too have learnt a lot. Many cities in the UK have held Christmas markets for several years now, featuring stalls selling German and other European food, decorations and gifts, as well a British makers.
Just came across this video and as a Londoner, I have to say Christmas here is magical. I have been to Christmas at Kew several times. It’s beautiful and mind blowing. You asked in your video if there was someone in London you can stay with. You are more than welcome to stay with me. 😃
You know, you two lovely ladies are becoming regular viewing for me …I’m always looking out for your next production/ review …and your enthusiasm for almost everything British means if/ when you can get here you’ll have a fabulous time my only word of warning is London can be so very expensive…
That was a great video. I’m from Yorkshire and I’ve been to London twice, but not at Christmas. I’m from Leeds, one of the larger cities but now live in a village. Since I have had Fibromyalgia I have struggled in busy places so I rely an TV and TH-cam to see all the festive sites.
Loved all of this… we never miss the London lights - helped along of course by a little liquid refreshment on the way… Kew Gardens deserves a reaction all of its’ own. A short hop from central and makes a great day out.
Totally awesome reminds me of when I lived there i was actually born in London. Happy birthday Brett I really hope you have an amazing day my amazing friend.
Finally... a reaction to London There is sooooo much for you to check out. In my opinion; it is one of the best Cities, in the world! PS. Happy Birthday Brett!
I know how you feel in regards to the loss of your mum Natasha I lost mine Boxing Day 2013 the first few yrs are the hardest and you learn to live without her but you hold those cherished memories close as they do help to keep you going ❤
Morning ladies if you want to see this years London Christmas you need to check out Free tours by foot -London they are doing a Christmas series looking at the lights and shops etc. So beautiful
I’m from Chicago and am in London now. I think it’s the best city in the world. That being said be aware that some areas are extremely crowded. Worth it though.
Didn't realise it's your first time looking at London, though had noticed you have lots of viewers that steer you to the North only telling you not to bother with the south. There is a reason it's well visited, it is an amazing city. Much of the south has amazing things to visit. Winter wonderland I see has a Wham Last Christmas music video recreation this year.
I often feel an anti London sentiment from people. Its one of the best cities in the world! (easily). And the South has some stunning landscapes, villages, towns and cities.. such a shame.
@@vaudevillian7 Yay! Nice to hear.. I've lived all over England and love so much of it but born and bred in London. I just dont know why London gets bashed do much🤷♀
So glad you enjoyed looking at Christmas innLondon. I don’t live in London but we have lots of light and events going on here in my hometown too. As I live by the seaside one of our highlights is Santa riding along the promenade.
Watching this video after visiting the Christmas market here in Manchester England today. Love the smells and the noise it really sets the feeling for the start of the Christmas season . This weekend I will be starting to decorate my home for the season. I am a single guy who will be 70 in a few months but I still have 4 Christmas trees around my home 2 of them being new this year. Plus one will be a complete new colour scheme in my lounge. I still love Christmas now as much as I did as a child. Take care ladies and enjoy the holiday season .
I live a short train ride away from London and went to Christmas at Kew on Friday and it was beautiful! I’m going back in February for the orchid festival
Great video! Loved your reactions. I live in London not far from Kew Gardens and the Christmas at Kew is just amazing and magical! Tuesday going to Covent Garden and some Christmas markets which are dotted around so many places. Then I’m seeing Aled Jones and Russell Watson Christmas show and instead of getting the tube home we’re going by bus to see more lights on the way. Christmas in London cannot be beat! 🎄😍
Thanks! fun and entertaing reaction videos guys found ur channel by recommended by YT, been to london twice but did not use subway to travel around bc the pound were to expensive. so i have gotten fimilar with kensington,mayfair and other districts.
I lost my mum this September and so as someone who has traditionally loved Christmas, I share your shared lack of festive enthusiasm after such an unthinkable loss.
Loved this one, got me in the Christmas spirit lve been to London many times but not around Christmas time for decades . I am glad you found some joy in it too
Carnaby Street is the 60’s iconic street where fashion was key! They like to keep the peace and love motif every Christmas! The Beatles, The Stones, Twiggy etc., all shopped here.
Thanks ladies for yet another wonderful video. Here in Melbourne Australia the Christmas Lights are very minimal, perhaps because it’s daylight until 9pm. I’m always green with envy of the London displays. I have seen it once back in the 80’s. Fabulous.
I'm not in London for Christmas this year but will be going over the New Year, visiting my son and family. I've not been to Winter Wonderland but Kew Gardens is fantastic.
Just want to thanks for your continued brilliant reactions. I was having a terrible morning, took 5 mins out to decompress by watching this, and I’m feeling happy again. Thanks for being my therapy ladies 🥰
So yeah, in the UK generally government owned museums are free to enter, but they do request donations. This was introduced just over 20 years ago to make sure that museums were cheap educational entertainment available to everyone regardless of income or background.
HI Girls DEBBIE HERE FROM SOUTH WALES This year I can totally empathise with Natasha as my sister and myself recently lost our mother, she passed on 10 October and we are facing our first Christmas without her and oh boy dis she love Christmas ir egat, she made us special for us growing up.
Christmas here in Monaco is amazing, the way that the principality is decked out, but I love the stores in London over Christmas, especially Selfridges and Harrods.
I love Christmas time in London and tend to go out a lot and walk around the christmas markets with all the sparkling lights everywhere and places like Oxford Street although it is busy at that time but i just love the atmosphere of it all,I must say i got a bit emotional when you mentioned your mother regarding leadenhall Market and seeing you was upset,i really hope that you do find your christmas spirit at some point in the near future 🙏,love to you both💖 and also happy belated birthday to Brett 🍻🥂🍾
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Here's the first two parts of a Panto done by ITV in 2012. th-cam.com/video/I7KxO8VhxpA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/zomqNt1wvCY/w-d-xo.html More Professional than a more local show.
It certainly would! I am 84 and love panto . I partake fully in the "He's behind you" and ",Oh yes I am, oh no you're not" but hissing and booing are my strong points.
Margaret , you sound great fun :0) . I love pantos too, took my kids every year. They're grown up now but my little grandkids go to see them every Christmas. Xx
London is spectacular at Christmas time. Here´s one Londoner that´s travelling home for the festivities (I work overseas). Winter Wonderland is amazing, if a little expensive, Kew Gardens is staggeringly beautiful and the lights in London´s shopping area are just mind blowing. I really hope you get to go there to experience all of it! And Linda Podd, my dad was also a fire chief in London!
It's warming up to Christmas, here. Adverts for Christmas at restaurants started a month or so ago, that's fine. But a few years ago, I opened the door to some carol singers (really bad ones 😬😬😬😬) and said... "Guys, it's November 15th" 🤣 Thanks, ladies.
Leadenhall Market is in "The City" so busy busy with trader, bankers etc Monday to Friday and like a ghost town Sat-Sun which means being able to a) get a table for lunch and b) cheaper drink/meal deals. There is a great street food market around the corner (again only Mon-Fri). The Lloyds building is near by but the star is the architecture of the market itself. You're going to need atleast 4 months when you eventually come. 😆
Hi girls. Great video. Yes Christmas markets have become common in the UK over the last few decades. They seem to have in the modern form come from Germany and still have a very continental style. One of the biggest & best occurs in York, but many other places have their own, as big or small as local conditions allow. Most places large & small have lights & Christmas trees etc. The London displays vary each year, so what is seen in this video may be quite different in another year. Happy Holidays, or rather as we prefer Merry Christmas!
Ladies this has nothing to do with Christmas but you mentioned a Queen concert in Hyde Park. I think you'd enjoy hearing the crowd at a Greenday concert singing Bohemian Rhapsody in harmony during the bands break. It's amazing 🙂
Thank you, I am an ex Londoner, nearly a cockney, but don't get around much now. All the video was new to me as far as Xmas displays were concerned. Right now the snow is not fake! Happy Christmas to you both.
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park is amazing, me and my friends love it! The ice bar, karaoke rooms, rides, food, atmosphere - it’s all incredible. It’s expensive but it’s such a fun day out. Christmas in London still feels special, even after all these years. South bank Christmas market is a good stop too. Edit: I can’t believe you don’t know what Band Aid is! You should definitely listen to the Christmas song and look at our big the Christmas number 1 is. Christmas ads are also a really big deal.
11:36 I used to live on Oxford Street as a student. Not that I was rich or anything, but my College owned a residential building with rooms directly overlooking Selfridges and Marks & Spencer, and I was lucky to rent one of them. I've got fond memories of watching the Oxford Street lights being switched on from the unique vantage-point of my "living room" window :)
Christmas in uk ie London is amazing, I live in the 2nd city in the uk Birmingham,and we do have an amazing German Christmas market which is very big. Other cities like Manchester have brilliant festive markets as well xxx
I know that l am biased, being London born and bred, but there is something so magical about London. I am so glad that you are seeing it for yourselves.
This was our first look at Christmas in the United Kingdom and WOW, WOW, WOW!! We loved this so much we want to grab our bags and head over NOW! We know there is so much more the UK has to offer in the way of Christmas, so please watch until the end of the video and help us with some more Christmas ideas for upcoming videos.
We hope this video helps to put you in the Holiday spirit, it certainly did for us!
Thanks so much for watching and click the Like button if you enjoyed this. Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!
Hey Natasha and Debbie! I’m the widow of a true London geezer, he was a chief fire officer in London and a driving instructor of fire engines in the city. I can hear him shouting down at you two from his birdseye view in Heaven above……”Girls!!! Never ever ever hire a car in London 🙏 the tube is by far the cheapest way around. You can get a day long pass for a few pound. You can go off and on the tube all of London and suburbs as many times as you like. A couple more tips…
Go on the London eye even if overcast. Hamlets on Regent street, biggest toy shop in the world on 7 floors. Stay in a bed and breakfast guest house rather than a big hotel, brilliant service 👍I have tons of tips if you need, just shout up… let’s now get on to Gods land!!! Now you can hire a car! Take the M4 motorway for roughly 200 miles South to Wales, where I was born, bred and have always lived (yes hubby relocated from London to Wales and never went back) in South Wales, you will find little old me living in Swansea by the sea. Google the beautiful Gower coast. Fabulous. Alternative to London, we also have our capital city of Cardiff which is also amazing at Xmas! Girls, if you ever come to the UK please feel free to stay with me here in my little Welsh bungalow. Happy holidays guys xxx
@@lindapodd2689 Lovely reply to the ladies. Yes, Wales is a beautiful place, visited many times and remember wonderful holidays as a child. Summer was Tenby and Easter was Colwyn Bay.
You ladies should react to sir Nicholas winton this is your life
Cheese boards are good at any time. Try a ploughmans lunch. That's similar but with meat and other things added.
Dearest ladies.
Do check.out London New Years day Parade.
Lots of Americans killed nvolved, Marching bands from colleges and high schools.
1000 cheerleader, all boroughs f London represented.
Harry potter, it was there a few weeks back for the death eaters special events.
Hagrid was played by robbie coutraine in close up but he was also played by English and British lion rugby footballer Martin Bayfield, who was 6ft 10inches tall.
( and I played rugby against him in my greener days)
Morning ladies ☀️. The British are just so unique , they just have their own way of doing things, they are in a class of their own.
Thanks!❤️
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Those big hand picked Christmas trees you see in places like covent garden and Trafalgar Square are gifts from Norway. Every year the Norwegians hand pick and send us Christmas trees that are a certain amount of years old (I forgot how old they have to be) and they even pay to ship them over by sea. They give them to us for helping them in World War 2. They give them to several of our cities.
Isn't it only one tree sent from Norway and it goes up in Trafalgar Square.
@@sjbict Its not. Scotland, Newcastle etc get one too. Here: For more than 70 years, Newcastle has received a gift of a Christmas tree from the people of Bergen, in Norway, to symbolise the city’s gratitude for Tyneside's support and friendship during the Second World War. A SIXTY foot Sitka spruce will be erected on The Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday to celebrate the city’s links with Hordaland in Norway.
Hordaland has given a tree to Scotland’s capital city each Christmas since 1949 to remember the help given to Norwegians by Scots during the Second World War.
@@bitsbobs8158 I never knew that
Hi, I’m a Londoner and I’m sorry to say Norway actually in fact only Oslo gives 1 Christmas tree and it’s the giant one in Trafalgar Square. It’s their way of thanking the U.K. for assistance during WW2. They do not provide for Covent Garden as Covent Garden always buys a British tree every year and it’s paid by Covent Garden business who pay for it.
I totally agree with you I love Christmas in London and this year more so because it’s the first Christmas we’re able to be free since pre Covid. Merry Christmas to you 🎅
Ladies, please watch Christmas in London 2022, you’ll find huge amounts of info of all the festive lights, stores especially Harrods in Knightsbridge which is one of the largest department stores in the world. It’s been changed into a huge gingerbread house. There are many beautiful ice skating rings for the festive season. Central London changes into a massive winter wonderland of festive cheer and we all need that right now as this is the first Christmas the world has been free from Covid restrictions.
Merry Christmas lovely’s and a happy new year to you both 🎅🎄🎁☃️🥂
Honestly, you have no idea of how big, diverse, inclusive, welcoming, educational, historical, exciting, inspiring and brilliant London really is, there are so many hidden treasures and obvious treasures around the whole city that no other city on the planet could stand up to. I can't wait for the videos to come from when you visit London.
I'm from London and so so proud of our Christmas times here I hope and pray that you will be able to visit our beautiful country
Me too,I'm a Londoner born and bred and love my home city. As Samuel Johnson said in the 18th century " When a man is tired of London he is tired of life"
Born and bred too I remember as a little girl in early 60s one Christmas Eve night seeing the snow just after midnight in them days it was snow and deep being young we enjoyed it better then the present
I live in London. I've been lucky enough to spend some time in other parts of the world at this time of year but personally, no where quite compares to Christmas in London. Merry Christmas ladies, you're welcome any time. 🎄❤🎅
Nah mate, Christmas in Sheffield a nice greasy chip butty & a Bovril to warm the hands.😄😄😄 Seriously tho i lived in London for years & it's unbeatable most amazing city ever.
I couldn’t agree more - no one does it quite like London!
Happy Birthday Brett 🎂🍰🍾
Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like sitting at the front on the top deck of the bus, glancing up from my phone, and seeing the Regent St angels swoop over my head. It’s SO beautiful, and transforms a regular boring commute into something truly special. It leaves me breathless every single time. I’ve lived in London for almost a decade, and moments like those remind me of how lucky I am, and how much I love the city.
Oh that was so lovely! I was born in England but my family emigrated to Canada in 1965 when I was 14, I`ve never been able to go back, and even though I love Canada my heart will always be in England! I really love your vlogs (and you guys too!) Love and thanks from Vancouver Island Canada.
So glad you liked the idea of Christmas in London. The vlog you watched had a lot of 'younger people attractions' which you pay to go in. For free you can stroll around Covent Garden, Oxford Street etc (in the evening for best effect) and soak up the festive spirit. Definitely don't bother to hire a car for London because public transport - and your feet - get you anywhere.
as long as they aren't striking😉😉
I don't know why but I get emotional seeing christmas lights, and hearing christmas songs... every year... right now I'm tearing up
If you ever visit London I can highly recommend going on a tour of Tower Bridge. You get to walk along the walkways you see at the top of the bridge.
This is why London is the greatest city on earth.
If you a American Express card
Welcome to the greatest city in the world , merry Christmas , peace .
I'm from London and so so proud of our Christmas times here. Piccadilly is impressively decorated, along with the shops and hotels in and around central London -
This is one of the lovely things about TH-cam that it allows strangers a world apart to connect, share and build relationships. I have seen this on other channels which is so encouraging in an otherwise depressing world.
To amuse you ladies - at the beginning of the video watched - there is a shot of the ruins of mediaeval building: that was part of the palace of the Bishop of Winchester who owned the land there (on the south side of the Thames) is called Clink Street because of the prison of that name that was once there - it was also called Gropecunt Lane (seriously) as there was much prostitution there.
LOL
really😵
😮 well you learn something new everyday!
Kew Gardens is one of the world’s most important botanical research centres. The grounds are stunning, and there’s even a royal palace (no longer used by the royals) inside that you can look round.
Yes, more to see than shown. Fortnum & Mason's store in Piccadilly is impressively decorated, along with the shops and hotels in and around central London - you get a great feeling just walking along the streets, and that's free. 😃
Born and grew up in London and I love it more than ever. Even with our horrid weather Christmas is still special here.
I visited Fortnum and Mason this week and it was so Christmassy.
That was such a kind message for Brett. Happy Birthday, Brett.
Kew Gardens is well worth a visit at any time of the year. It's absolutely beautiful.
Also all our museums and art galleries are free to enter.
Our parents live on through us Natasha, we are part of them and they are part of us, your mum is now seeing Christmas through your eyes. God bless you and God bless your parents xx 🙏
Thank you Jules
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow 😘😘😘
This has def got me in the Christmas spirit 😁 Kew Gardens is spectacular 😮
Happy birthday Brett 🎂🎉
Please tell Nanny Violet we say Merry Christmas!!
Thank you, I will. I’ll be back at my parents in a few hours for the weekend (mum and dads respite), so I’ll let her know.x
@Katy Daniels she's likely to receive a Christmas Message from us 😉
Regarding museums, most museums in London are FREE (courtesy of us, the British taxpayer...you're welcome!) although most request a donation (and in tru British fashion, this isn't "in your face"), and are well worth going to. This includes the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert museum, the National Gallery, the Tate, the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, the Museum of London, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, Guildhall, the Wellcome collection, the British Library, the Army museum.....Many of these are world class.
Free museums funded by the government can be found all over the country, including the National Railway museum in York, and even "Big Pit", an old coal mine in Wales....
Lovely to hear u talk of your mum, Natasha. My little ma passed in January 2018 so I get how u feel. Mum & I spent a lot of time in London and I worked there for a while. This video is beautiful. Thank u. 💕
All towns and cities in Britain put up lights for Christmas. It's lovely. Even the little village I grew up in would have some street decorations🎄
Ladies, have you ever been to the UK? If not, then get over here!!!!!! Thanks again for the videos and happy birthday Brett!
At Christmas there's nowt better than getting a good chunk of Stilton, Jacobs Cream crackers with butter, grapes and a bottle of port. Bloody lovely.
Don’t forget the fruit cake
Don’t forget the fruit cake
Don’t forget the fruit cake
It was in the 80s that I went to London at Christmastime, and I agree leaves a lasting impression you will never forget.
I'm so glad you reviewed this, as I have seen this video due to the fact that you have reviewed this channel videos before, yes London does do it big, but you'll find that many places in UK has very similar events (will send links via pm) just not as big as London. Hopefully you'll experience this when you come over to the UK.
London is so beautiful at Christmas. The video doesn’t do the street lights justice. It’s stunning.
It’s so nice to hear someone being positive about us. Thank you ladies. I grew up in London but moved away when l was 11. It is still my favourite place to visit. There is no where else like it.
Every night is cheese board night 🤤 🧀😂
And I heard you say you don’t know what Band Aid is, this requires a reaction video!
In ‘84 there was an awful famine in Ethiopia. It was reported on the news here and the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats saw this and was appalled and rang a friend Midge Ure (from the band Ultravox) and they wrote a song called Do They Know It’s Christmas. They then recorded this song with a galaxy of stars, George Michael, Phil Collins, Bono, Sting, Duran Duran, Boy George and loads more. It was a huge hit and then inspired the Live Aid concert that happened in the summer of 85 and the USA’s charity record We Are The World.
I remember as a child seeing all these lights. I grew up in London and love what they do for Christmas
I’m now living in Canada and this video made me feel really homesick. London really knows how to put on a show. Hope you ladies get to visit the UK, you know such a lot about our country now and I would love to see your reactions when you are actually there. Keep up the good work, this was a great video, but then I enjoy all your videos. Thanks girls. Happy birthday Brett.
I am a Christmas NUT! I love everything about Christmas! The lights were absolutely stunning!! A beautiful tour of Christmas in London!
So happy you liked it!!
I've lived in London all my life and it's crazy how much of this stuff I've been to, walked on and seen without a second thought while just killing time between my university lessons.
Hey girls, nobody does Christmas like London over here, I walked through the whole of central London at Christmas time for my graduation in Mayfair, from Marylebone station to Covent Garden , the Christmas tree is frickin huge, bigger than Trafalgar Square tree that comes from Norway every year. The angels are phenomenal, if you like shoes or pumps haha St Christopher’s street with the big baubles is the place to go, as a jewellery designer, Mayfair is the place to go, Bulgari, Cartier, aspres, Gucci, Louis verton. It’s all here girls, you know you wanna jump on the next bird and check it out.
Christmas has never been a particularly great time for me either, for personal reasons, but the lights alone bring a little smile.
My heart and love go out to you both this Christmas.
Peace love and unity faith hope and charity to those who may be on the streets in USA.
Thoroughly enjoyed this ladies,thankyou!I've never been to London at Christmas time.Theres also a Northern seaside resort called Blackpool which is well known for its winter lights xx
My Dad used to pick up our Christmas turkey in Leadenhall market every year as we only lived just over Tower Bridge. The museum district in London is amazing any time of year , the Natural History and the Victoria and Albert museums are world class !! There are so many other places to visit in London at Christmas, Borough market , Portabello market, Camden market to name a few, so, so many more !! Just have fun !!!!
I love visiting London at Christmas.
I've lived in London all my life and never heard of Kew Gardens lol certainly need to visit now!
Christmas in London is just stunning y can feel it this Christmas spirit
Thank you for this amazing video. I have seen the lights on the main London shopping streets, but had no idea about the Christmas events featured here, so I too have learnt a lot. Many cities in the UK have held Christmas markets for several years now, featuring stalls selling German and other European food, decorations and gifts, as well a British makers.
Just came across this video and as a Londoner, I have to say Christmas here is magical. I have been to Christmas at Kew several times. It’s beautiful and mind blowing. You asked in your video if there was someone in London you can stay with. You are more than welcome to stay with me. 😃
You know, you two lovely ladies are becoming regular viewing for me …I’m always looking out for your next production/ review …and your enthusiasm for almost everything British means if/ when you can get here you’ll have a fabulous time my only word of warning is London can be so very expensive…
That was a great video. I’m from Yorkshire and I’ve been to London twice, but not at Christmas. I’m from Leeds, one of the larger cities but now live in a village. Since I have had Fibromyalgia I have struggled in busy places so I rely an TV and TH-cam to see all the festive sites.
I lived in London between 2006-2010 and it is truely magical at Christmas time…it suits London so well
Loved all of this… we never miss the London lights - helped along of course by a little liquid refreshment on the way… Kew Gardens deserves a reaction all of its’ own. A short hop from central and makes a great day out.
I wasn't feeling Christmas-y at all until now, thank you ladies!!! Don't worry, that Christmas Spirit will be back in your heart ♥
Totally awesome reminds me of when I lived there i was actually born in London. Happy birthday Brett I really hope you have an amazing day my amazing friend.
Finally... a reaction to London There is sooooo much for you to check out. In my opinion; it is one of the best Cities, in the world!
PS. Happy Birthday Brett!
22:12 Watford junction..my birthplace…..and I paused it with my two favourite ladies wow….that was awesome.
I like holiday vidios. I love in uk but never been to London for xmas markets.
Loved the video, you always put a smile on my face. Please do more London videos because this one was awesome!
I know how you feel in regards to the loss of your mum Natasha I lost mine Boxing Day 2013 the first few yrs are the hardest and you learn to live without her but you hold those cherished memories close as they do help to keep you going ❤
Morning ladies if you want to see this years London Christmas you need to check out Free tours by foot -London they are doing a Christmas series looking at the lights and shops etc. So beautiful
I’m from Chicago and am in London now. I think it’s the best city in the world. That being said be aware that some areas are extremely crowded. Worth it though.
Didn't realise it's your first time looking at London, though had noticed you have lots of viewers that steer you to the North only telling you not to bother with the south. There is a reason it's well visited, it is an amazing city. Much of the south has amazing things to visit.
Winter wonderland I see has a Wham Last Christmas music video recreation this year.
I often feel an anti London sentiment from people. Its one of the best cities in the world! (easily).
And the South has some stunning landscapes, villages, towns and cities.. such a shame.
I’m a northerner, almost, but I love London
@@vaudevillian7 Yay! Nice to hear.. I've lived all over England and love so much of it but born and bred in London. I just dont know why London gets bashed do much🤷♀
Don't skip Avebury, the Cotswolds, Bath, the Jurassic coast, Devon and Cornwall.
So glad you enjoyed looking at Christmas innLondon. I don’t live in London but we have lots of light and events going on here in my hometown too. As I live by the seaside one of our highlights is Santa riding along the promenade.
This Brish lady enjoys your reactions, and you are always so positive and pleasant!
Watching this video after visiting the Christmas market here in Manchester England today. Love the smells and the noise it really sets the feeling for the start of the Christmas season . This weekend I will be starting to decorate my home for the season. I am a single guy who will be 70 in a few months but I still have 4 Christmas trees around my home 2 of them being new this year. Plus one will be a complete new colour scheme in my lounge. I still love Christmas now as much as I did as a child. Take care ladies and enjoy the holiday season .
I live a short train ride away from London and went to Christmas at Kew on Friday and it was beautiful! I’m going back in February for the orchid festival
Great video! Loved your reactions. I live in London not far from Kew Gardens and the Christmas at Kew is just amazing and magical!
Tuesday going to Covent Garden and some Christmas markets which are dotted around so many places. Then I’m seeing Aled Jones and Russell Watson Christmas show and instead of getting the tube home we’re going by bus to see more lights on the way.
Christmas in London cannot be beat! 🎄😍
We are very very jealous!!!!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow aw you gotta come over here sometime soon 🥰
Thanks! fun and entertaing reaction videos guys found ur channel by recommended by YT, been to london twice but did not use subway to travel around bc the pound were to expensive. so i have gotten fimilar with kensington,mayfair and other districts.
Thank you so very much ❤️
I lost my mum this September and so as someone who has traditionally loved Christmas, I share your shared lack of festive enthusiasm after such an unthinkable loss.
Loved this one, got me in the Christmas spirit lve been to London many times but not around Christmas time for decades . I am glad you found some joy in it too
Although I’m not a fan of Christmas, myself, I love London at Christmas. Amazing day out.
Carnaby Street is the 60’s iconic street where fashion was key! They like to keep the peace and love motif every Christmas! The Beatles, The Stones, Twiggy etc., all shopped here.
All major London museums (and national museums around the country) are free
Same here
You’ve done the right thing by not starting with London, but, honestly, it is a fine fine city and such a joy at Christmas. So very pretty.
Thanks ladies for yet another wonderful video. Here in Melbourne Australia the Christmas Lights are very minimal, perhaps because it’s daylight until 9pm. I’m always green with envy of the London displays. I have seen it once back in the 80’s. Fabulous.
I'm not in London for Christmas this year but will be going over the New Year, visiting my son and family. I've not been to Winter Wonderland but Kew Gardens is fantastic.
Just want to thanks for your continued brilliant reactions. I was having a terrible morning, took 5 mins out to decompress by watching this, and I’m feeling happy again. Thanks for being my therapy ladies 🥰
So yeah, in the UK generally government owned museums are free to enter, but they do request donations. This was introduced just over 20 years ago to make sure that museums were cheap educational entertainment available to everyone regardless of income or background.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRET THE VIDEO WAS GOOD I HAVE BEEN TOLD BURY MARKET IS NICE COMING UP TO CHRISTMAS AND MANCHESTER
HI Girls
DEBBIE HERE FROM SOUTH WALES
This year I can totally empathise with Natasha as my sister and myself recently lost our mother, she passed on 10 October and we are facing our first Christmas without her and oh boy dis she love Christmas ir egat, she made us special for us growing up.
London is my hometown, and it was so good to see how much you enjoyed looking at it during Christmas time. x
Christmas here in Monaco is amazing, the way that the principality is decked out, but I love the stores in London over Christmas, especially Selfridges and Harrods.
I love Christmas time in London and tend to go out a lot and walk around the christmas markets with all the sparkling lights everywhere and places like Oxford Street although it is busy at that time but i just love the atmosphere of it all,I must say i got a bit emotional when you mentioned your mother regarding leadenhall Market and seeing you was upset,i really hope that you do find your christmas spirit at some point in the near future 🙏,love to you both💖 and also happy belated birthday to Brett 🍻🥂🍾
Harrods food hall and Borough Market are good, Nottinghill market is good also.
Happy birthday, Brett! Love how excited you were by the Christmas lights, ladies. 😄
love you girls, keep up the good videos and home you come to England and get to see London at Christmas.
Need to do a video on Christmas Panto. It will be a great culture shock!
Do you have a link?
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Here's the first two parts of a Panto done by ITV in 2012. th-cam.com/video/I7KxO8VhxpA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/zomqNt1wvCY/w-d-xo.html More Professional than a more local show.
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Here's one: th-cam.com/video/0WCp_GjzltA/w-d-xo.html (I haven't watched it all, but it looks like a good video.)
It certainly would! I am 84 and love panto . I partake fully in the "He's behind you" and ",Oh yes I am, oh no you're not" but hissing and booing are my strong points.
Margaret , you sound great fun :0) . I love pantos too, took my kids every year. They're grown up now but my little grandkids go to see them every Christmas. Xx
In thd boat............lost my mother last year just before Xmas!!
Seven Dials is one of my favourite areas of central London, both at Christmas and in summer. 🎄❤️
London is spectacular at Christmas time. Here´s one Londoner that´s travelling home for the festivities (I work overseas). Winter Wonderland is amazing, if a little expensive, Kew Gardens is staggeringly beautiful and the lights in London´s shopping area are just mind blowing. I really hope you get to go there to experience all of it! And Linda Podd, my dad was also a fire chief in London!
It's warming up to Christmas, here.
Adverts for Christmas at restaurants started a month or so ago, that's fine.
But a few years ago, I opened the door to some carol singers (really bad ones 😬😬😬😬) and said...
"Guys, it's November 15th"
🤣
Thanks, ladies.
😂😂
Leadenhall Market is in "The City" so busy busy with trader, bankers etc Monday to Friday and like a ghost town Sat-Sun which means being able to a) get a table for lunch and b) cheaper drink/meal deals. There is a great street food market around the corner (again only Mon-Fri). The Lloyds building is near by but the star is the architecture of the market itself.
You're going to need atleast 4 months when you eventually come. 😆
Exactly! I stayed in a new fancy hotel around the corner and even the Starbucks was closed on Saturday 😮
I watch a lot of reaction videos, but I must say I always enjoy yours. It's really nice to see such a nice reaction to seeing our country.
Hi girls. Great video. Yes Christmas markets have become common in the UK over the
last few decades. They seem to have in the modern form come from Germany and still have
a very continental style. One of the biggest & best occurs in York, but many other places have
their own, as big or small as local conditions allow. Most places large & small have lights &
Christmas trees etc. The London displays vary each year, so what is seen in this video may be
quite different in another year. Happy Holidays, or rather as we prefer Merry Christmas!
Ladies this has nothing to do with Christmas but you mentioned a Queen concert in Hyde Park. I think you'd enjoy hearing the crowd at a Greenday concert singing Bohemian Rhapsody in harmony during the bands break. It's amazing 🙂
Yes, I also think they should enjoy seeing/hearing that.....I was only made aware of it myself this year... 👍
I went to that Queen gig in the park, happy days 🌟
We've seen it... many times
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I live in East London, not far from the Tower. I love my town 🌟
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I'm glad you've seen it, it's a real treat 🙂
Asamazing as the lights at Kew Gardens are it is worth visiting during the day as the plant and tree displays are world renowned.
Happy Birthday Brett! Hope its a great one
Thank you, I am an ex Londoner, nearly a cockney, but don't get around much now. All the video was new to me as far as Xmas displays were concerned. Right now the snow is not fake! Happy Christmas to you both.
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park is amazing, me and my friends love it! The ice bar, karaoke rooms, rides, food, atmosphere - it’s all incredible. It’s expensive but it’s such a fun day out. Christmas in London still feels special, even after all these years. South bank Christmas market is a good stop too.
Edit: I can’t believe you don’t know what Band Aid is! You should definitely listen to the Christmas song and look at our big the Christmas number 1 is. Christmas ads are also a really big deal.
11:36 I used to live on Oxford Street as a student. Not that I was rich or anything, but my College owned a residential building with rooms directly overlooking Selfridges and Marks & Spencer, and I was lucky to rent one of them. I've got fond memories of watching the Oxford Street lights being switched on from the unique vantage-point of my "living room" window :)
Love to see your reaction when you come over nothing is more special than being there
Christmas in uk ie London is amazing, I live in the 2nd city in the uk Birmingham,and we do have an amazing German Christmas market which is very big. Other cities like Manchester have brilliant festive markets as well xxx
Happy birthday Brent, have a good one.🎉
I know that l am biased, being London born and bred, but there is something so magical about London. I am so glad that you are seeing it for yourselves.