From actor Buster Merryfield to funny man Harry Hill - the North Star wasn’t the only one to have shone brightly over the festive period.
This year will be different, but in previous years revellers have braved the chill to gather in the dark and see the Christmas lights being switched on, illuminating the skies with Yuletide splendour once more.
As well as Christmas trees, lights, baubles, tinsel and entertainment, many light switch-ons have also included familiar faces.
Here are some celebrities that pushed the plunger in Dorset in the past.
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Buster Merryfield at the Bournemouth lights switch on in 1989
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John Virgo in Bournemouth in 1999
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Harry Hill in Poole in 2000
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Harry Redknapp in Bournemouth in 2001
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Eddie Howe in Wimborne in 2018
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