Here's a look back at the festive fun in Wigan - can you see yourself in the crowd?
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Fake snow showers on the crowd in 2011
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An excited crowd at the Wigan Christmas lights switch on event, Market Place in 2003.
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Wigan Rugby League's New Zealand brothers Tony and Kevin Iro switched on the town's Christmas lights in 1988.
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Top pop band of the day, McFly, switch on the Wigan Christmas lights watched by the Mayor of Wigan, Coun. John Hilton, on a snowy Saturday night in November 2004.