Carrey to turn on London's Christmas lights

Jim Carrey will help turn on London's Christmas lights next month in the lead-up to the release of Disney's A Chrismas Carol.

Carrey will illuminate Oxford Street on November 3, while his Christmas Carol co-stars Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins will swtich on the lights at Regent Street and St Paul's Cathedral respectively.

"It's a fantastic privilege to be involved in such a huge London event, especially as I will be starting the celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral in the heart of Dickensian London," said Hoskins. "The film is a fantastic achievement using ground-breaking technology and perfect for the whole family this Christmas time."

The event will also include St Paul's Cathedral Choir attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest ever Christmas Carol sing-a-long.

Robert Zemeckis's 3D animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol is released worldwide on November 6.

> Click here to watch the trailer for A Christmas Carol