On December 17, a number of Cantiliens were surprised by mortar fire… In fact, it was nothing more and nothing less than fireworks fired from the château. This pyrotechnic fire, heard until Senliswill be visible this Tuesday, December 31, on TF1.
To properly celebrate the transition to the year 2025, TF1 has indeed chosen to record a program at the Château de Chantilly. At the helm of this meeting, scheduled for 8:45 p.m.: Nikos Aliagas. The facilitator will be surrounded by Soprano and a thousand backing singers came from all over France.
Tears should flow
Soprano, probably one of the most popular and unifying French artists, will offer some of his greatest hits, live, for a festive and inevitably emotional moment. He will be helped in his “task” by the choristers from the troupe of “15,000 voices for the most beautiful French songs”. Tears should flow…
The company “Grand Final” was chosen to design and implement this extraordinary pyrotechnic show. This company is known to the general public, particularly since the last Olympic Games in Paris where it actively took part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the big summer meeting of the year 2024.
It also seems that drones will be there on December 31 to make the show even more worthy of the event.
Reasons for audiences
According to specialist media journalist Clément Garin, TF1 opted for a big show for audience reasons. “They set the fire at midnight because last year there was a catastrophic curve at the time of the fire on France 2, which they immediately had the fire over weighted, but at the time of the fire it was a total disaster, writes- he. So TF1 managed to negotiate something with the Château de Chantilly this year, which should allow them to minimize the audience drop observed last year at midnight sharp.”
Millions of spectators are expected to follow Nikos Aliagas, Soprano and the singers on the evening of December 31. For the Château de Chantilly, this is a great boon. The spotlight, literally and figuratively, on this jewel of the south of the Oise is assured. The castle, which continues to break its attendance records, should further gain notoriety thanks to the TF1 broadcast. Enough to delight those responsible for the Domaine de Chantilly, especially since this show is part of the tradition of this magical place where history blends wonderfully well with modernity.
The most beautiful of all castles
The Château de Chantilly will therefore become the time of a program like no other, the epicenter of the festivities on New Year's Eve. At the stroke of midnight, viewers will be able to witness a fireworks display that is expected to be exceptional and obviously unique, directly captured from the most beautiful castle, that of Chantilly. Of course, this name is not official. But it is obvious to the inhabitants of the south of the Oise who like to come and admire this beautiful building, the beginning of construction of which dates back to the 14th century, even if its “reconstruction” is much more recent…
On the TF1 side, anticipation is high for this evening which, a priori, will bring together all the ingredients of a successful program: an enchanting setting, fireworks that are expected to be exceptional, an artist among the most popular in the country and a hit host…
Note that a photographer managed to capture images of the fireworks display on December 17. Christophe Blanc, one of whose photos illustrates our article, is passionate about pyrotechnic art which he tries to immortalize in his photos. The one taken on December 17 is simply superb!
