Lighting the Lights

The annual switch on- no ceremony, no celebrity, just a flick of a switch at the appointed time. Then a little man ran to each lamppost , opened the flap and switched the street lights on individually :)
The town was buzzing, with stalls, choirs, reindeer and refreshments. Earlier I was in the Abbey for the Advent service, reading a lesson for the first time. I think it was good enough. Feeling quite C********y now …