THE annual turning on of the Christmas lights at a Hatfield shopping centre most certainly had the X Factor this week.

For the festive illuminations at the Galleria were switched on in front of a screaming crowd by X Factor finalists Belle Amie.

The four piece -Rebecca Creighton, Esther Campbell, Geneva Lane, and Sophia Wardman performed four hits included those which helped them shoot to fame on the ITV show.

For more on the Christmas light switch on event see Wednesday’s Welwyn Hatfield Times.