Santa's-Eye View: Aerial Photos Of Christmas In London 2025

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Last Updated 19 December 2025

Londonist Santa's-Eye View: Aerial Photos Of Christmas In London 2025

Ever wondered what Santa sees when he flies over London on Christmas Eve? Aerial photographer and friend of Londonist Jason Hawkes has a decent idea; here are 13 spellbinding shots he recently took from the door of an AS355 helicopter. Less ho ho ho, more high high high.

Aerial shot of central London
Regent Street and Carnaby Street.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Piccadilly Circus and the West End.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Winter Wonderland....
A Christmasy London from above at night
... and Winter Wonderland closer up.
A Christmasy London from above at night
The skating rink at Winter Wonderland.
A Christmasy London from above at night
London's (literally) glittering West End.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Ice skating at Somerset House.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Covent Garden.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Battersea Power Station with its customary twin tree projections.
A Christmasy London from above at night
A shimmering Shard.
A Christmasy London from above at night
Blackfriars and the South Bank.
A Christmasy London from above at night
The new Chancery Rosewood hotel on Grosvenor Square.
A Christmasy London from above at night
The South Bank, fronted by the London Eye.

All images © Jason Hawkes.

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