A few months ago, Julien Cohen brought us a flashmob performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Paris. For Christmas, he's produced an even bigger show. This is not what you'd normally think of as a flashmob, since the crowd had gathered for the official lighting of holiday decorations of the Comité du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. They were expecting a ceremony and maybe some entertainment, but they weren't expecting this. The music starts with angelic children's voices from the upper windows, gradually augmented with violins, horns, guitar, singing voices emerging from the crowd, and Cohen on the piano playing "Carol of the Bells." Five-year-old model Elsa has the honor of turning on the lights.
The one hundred or so musicians included Violin Phonix, Guitar Olly, and even a marching band from the French Garde Républicaine. The musicians are listed at the YouTube page with their Instagram links. Alas, there's no sign of Les Fo'Plafonds, the French group in the video beneath this one, but this song should get you in the holiday spirit!