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Paris' department stores are abuzz with last-minute Christmas shoppers as the spirit of Noel engulfs the City of Lights. Justin Mitchell reports.
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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and actor Gilles Lellouche inaugurate the Christmas lights on the Champs-Elysees avenue, where hundreds of people have gathered for the occasion. IMAGES
Members of the French football team observe a minute's silence as they pay tribute to the 130 people killed by jihadist gunmen in the November 2015 Paris attacks. IMAGES
French actress Catherine Deneuve unveils the Christmas window displays at Printemps Haussmann in Paris. IMAGES