Christmas in Paris, all you need to know about !

Christmas illuminations and windows displays in Paris

During Christmas in Paris, famous brand parisian stores offers windows display greatly decorated. You’ve already seen them last year ? No problem, they are unique each year. You could go back and enjoy a new customisation, news characters and decors. Brand stores set up all they can do, they compete of ingenuity, imagination to offer you unique street shows.

Artists and designers have created for you fairy universes. Kids will well appreciate it but adults too!

Here are some of famous windows displays.

• Windows displays at Galeries Lafayette

  From November, 8 2016
  Galeries Lafayette – 40 boulevard Haussmann, Paris

• Christmas windows at Printemps department store

  From November, 3th 2016
  Printemps – 64 boulevard Haussmann, Paris

• Windows displays at Bon Marché Rive Gauche

  From November 2016
  Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche – 24 rue de Sèvres, Paris

• Christmas window displays: BHV Marais

  From November 2016
  Le BHV Marais – 52 rue de Rivoli, Paris

• Christmas lights, avenue des Champs Elysées

  From November, 21st until then January, 08th 2017
  Avenue des Champs-Élysées – Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris

Nativity scenes and Christmas celebrations in Paris

A little culture point about Christmas. Before he is been used by a big brand with a red logo and specialized in sparkling drinks, Father Christmas was green and was called Santa Claus or Saint Nicolas for French people. Christmas is a holy day, represents the birth of Jesus Christ.

Each year, many churches offers a nativity scene during Christmas in Paris. Little characters in terracota show the birth of Christ in a cowshed, surrounded by animals and sheperds. Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, Madeleine church, and Sacré-Coeur Basilica offers each year a new nativity scene to discover for young and older people.

• Nativity scene at the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris

  From November, 27th 2016unthil then February, 2nd 2017
  6 Parvis Notre-Dame – Pl. Jean-Paul II, Paris

• Nativity scene at the Madeleine church
  

  From December, 10th 2016 unthil then Januray, 29th 2017
  Madeleine Church – Place de la Madeleine, Paris

• Collection of Nativity scenes

  From December, 14th 2016 unthil then Januray, 8th 2017
  Saint-Georges de la Villette Church- 112 avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris

Christmas festive fun in Paris

In Paris at christmassy time, you can find a lot of activities to do, single or in family, for old and young children. We will not detail all activities here, because each could be the subject of an entire article. We invite you to be curious and to go at these events to discover their magic!

Christmas shopping in Paris

When you are talking about Christmas in Paris, you think necessarily of gifts under Christmas tree. Paris offers a lot of big brand stores and little shops where you can find the best gifts for christmas. I don’t make a complete list here because, you all know them; Fnac, BVH, Le Bon Marché… Think of not buying your gifts at last minute to avoid the rush and shortage of last days!!!

If you don’t wish to buy the same gift everybody choose, if you look for original, creative and unique products, and you love local trade, we suggest you to discover Paris.Shopping! You can find the best products sold by independant shops, artisans et creators in Paris. Plus, you will be delivered in 24h in Paris!

I had a crush on four shops that I have selected for you:

• L’exquisautoir
  

  Charming jewellery. You could find here very beautiful pieces hand-crafted. Prices between €30 and €50. Have you a ornement to swear with your cute suit at Christmas Eve Night ?

• Les Gourmandises de Catherine
  

  A little fine grocery who purpose only french quality products: candies, spices, cakes… All what you need to delight your palate.

• Les Parisettes
  

  You come to visit Paris or you are a partisan parisian? This shop is for you. There are all Paris goodies what you can imagine about our beautiful city. Tour Eiffel Mug, “I love Paris” pocket…

• Au lavoir d’Aubagne
  

  A great shop address to amateurs of healthy and ancestral beauty products. Alep soap, Marseille soap, donkey milk products… All you need to smell good and have a silky skin for December 24th night.