We visit this years Fenwicks Christmas Window as the story of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is told along Northumberland Street.
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00:00 Fennec's Christmas window has officially opened this year, which means that Christmas has
00:07 started in Newcastle.
00:09 And this is your warning if you don't want the theme to be spoiled, but this year's theme
00:14 is Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
00:17 This classic tale follows Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy as they discover Narnia through the
00:22 wardrobe.
00:23 The window includes all of the classic scenes from the book, including Edmund's Turkish
00:28 delight that he receives from the White Witch and Aslan taking back Narnia.
00:34 And even Santa Claus pays a visit to Narnia to give the children their gifts to help defeat
00:39 the White Witch.
00:41 Even on a cold morning, people were queuing up to take a look at Fennec's Christmas window
00:45 on its first day of opening.
00:48 But what do the people of Newcastle think about this year's window?
00:51 Yeah, no, I love it.
00:53 I love Narnia and I think it's a nice theme for the children, yeah.
00:56 How do you feel about yourself?
00:58 Good, a good one this time.
01:00 Better than some of the other ones we've had recently, so definitely pleased with this
01:03 one.
01:04 First of all, tell me what you think of this year's theme.
01:08 It's quite good, yeah.
01:09 Much better than last year.
01:10 It's quite good than last year.
01:12 So what do you think of Fennec's window this year?
01:14 It's really, really good.
01:16 I enjoy looking at it.
01:18 It's really good.
01:19 And what do you think of the story?
01:20 Do you like Narnia?
01:21 I like Narnia.
01:22 It's really good.
01:23 What do you think of the theme this year?
01:25 It's really nice.
01:26 It's good.
01:27 It's one of the more interesting ones I've seen, what they've done the past few years
01:31 anyways.
01:32 So it's lovely.
01:33 What do you think of this year's theme?
01:35 Oh, it's amazing.
01:37 The themes are really, really good.
01:41 I read the book myself and I've seen the films, the Chronicles of Narnia.
01:44 They're an amazing film myself, so I can't complain.
01:48 The first animated Christmas window was opened in Fennec's back in 1971 and since then the
01:54 window has brought a lot of festive joy to the city.
01:57 We've seen so many classic stories told, including Treasure Island, The Snowman and The Magic
02:03 of Beatrix Potter.
02:04 And many people, you ask, will still have a favourite window.
02:08 And now the lion and the witch and the wardrobe has joined the list.
02:12 And as people across the North East have visited since the 70s, it has become quite a tradition
02:17 for many families.
02:18 Is it like a tradition to come to Fennec's window?
02:21 Oh, definitely.
02:22 Yes.
02:23 It's a big memory, yes.
02:24 Because I've been coming since I was small.
02:25 Since you were little, yes.
02:26 I used to come with my mum and now I'm bringing my granddaughter.
02:33 Definitely it's a big, big thing.
02:34 You know, the live launch, everyone seems to engage.
02:37 We were excited to find out what it was, so definitely a big thing around the world.
02:40 There's not many windows left in the UK and this is a really, really big one.
02:45 I think Fennec's is associated with Christmas and all the traditions that we've grown up
02:51 with as children in the North East.
02:53 So, definitely.
02:54 Yes, definitely.
02:55 Especially on the weekends when people are off work and off school and stuff like that.
02:58 So, it's like everything for the family to do, isn't it?