PICTURES: Big crowds turn up for Dundee’s Christmas lights switch-on

by kimcessford

November 19 2018, 12.45pm Updated: November 19 2018, 2.01pm

The DC Thomson building lit with characters from The Beano, Albert Square, Dundee.

Crowds outside the DC Thomson building ahead of the switch-on.

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