European cities mull if high-wattage holiday celebrations a bright idea this year

Champs-Élysées is illuminated with holiday lighting, as seen in November 2022

In cities across Europe, officials are wrestling with a choice as energy prices have gone up because of Russia's war in Ukraine: Dim Christmas lighting to send a message of energy conservation or let the lights blaze in a message of defiance after two years of pandemic-suppressed Christmas seasons.



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