Budapest opts to scale back Christmas lights

STORY: Budapest opts to scale back Christmas lights DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:04 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lights decorated on Christmas trams in Budapest in December 2021 2. various of lights decorated on Christmas electric bus in Budapest in December 2021 3. various of Christmas tram of 2022 without light decorations running in downtown Budapest STORYLINE: Holiday lighting will be used sparingly in the capital of Hungary this Christmas season in order to save energy. The city's iconic Christmas tram will also run without the tens of thousands of twinkling LED lights that have created mesmerizing sights since 2009. By switching off its Christmas lights, the city expects to reduce its energy bills by close to 30 million Hungarian forints (76,400 U.S. dollars). The streetcar known locally as the "Advent tram" reappeared on the city's streets on Friday, but this time with a more modest interior decoration designed to represent the Christmas spirit, the municip