Last updated on 2012-08-13, by Tony

General Review on the Latest 5 Summer Olympic Closing Ceremonies

Along with the closing ceremony of 2012 London Olympics comes the ending of 2012 Summer Olympics. As an important part of 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic closing ceremony is the bridge that connects 2012 Olympics and the approaching 2016 Summer Olympics. The closing ceremony not only provides paranormal view of 2012 London Olympics is present, but also arouses people’s interest towards 2016 Summer Olympics.

Just as the opening ceremony of 2012 Olympics, London once again surprised the world with its innovations and creativity in 2012 closing ceremony. Actually, the latest Summer Olympic closing ceremonies never fail to lure the world’s attention and earn people’s surprises. Therefore, this post will present you a general view on the latest 5 Summer Olympic closing ceremonies. Since those videos are all available on YouTube, one can burn the YouTube videos to DVD easily.

1. 2012 Summer Olympic closing ceremony

2012 London Olympic closing ceremony also known as A Symphony of British Music lasted for over three hours. Over four thousand performers took part in the closing ceremony which covered various respects of London ranging from British daily life to British cultural history. The fantastic part of the closing ceremony rested on the long-hour concert which covered over 4100 songs picked out from those most well-known British songs in five decades.  

2. 2008 Summer Olympic closing ceremony

2008 Summer Olympic closing ceremony is comprised of three chapters. In the first chapter, various thrilling moments of 2008 Summer Olympic matches were shown on the screen as a summary of the29th Olympics. In the second chapter, the flame died out and various moving moments on the athletes’ training were present. In the third part, a real carnival party was given along with songs and dances.

3. 2004 Summer Olympic closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of Olympics in 2004 mainly focused on the rich culture of Greek. In the 2-hour closing ceremony, the world witnessed the tradition Dionysus-style drinking. When the countdown started, various happy faces of the audiences appeared on the main screen. When the countdown ended, the ceremony began with flames flying to the sky. Then singing and dancing performance dominated the closing ceremony celebration.

4. 2000 Summer Olympic closing ceremony

Like others, 2000 Summer Olympic closing ceremony was full of singing and dancing performance. However, comparing to others, the world was impressed by the performance of a little girl named Nikki Webster. In the closing ceremony, her songs We’ll Be One had impressed the whole world. She also became the shining star in this Summer Olympic closing ceremony.  

5. 1996 Summer Olympic closing ceremony

When it involves Summer Olympic closing ceremony, host city tends to invite a group of celebrities to perform the theme song. However, things had changed in 1996 Summer Olympic closing ceremony. In this closing ceremony, the theme song The Power Of The Dream was solely performed by a single female star named Celine Dion. This made the closing ceremony as well as Celine Dion extraordinary in Summer Olympic history. Two years later, Celine Dion was well-known for another song My Heart Will Go On.

Those are the recent 5 Summer Olympic closing ceremonies. Through those closing ceremonies, one can easily understand the customs and culture of those host cities. For those who had recorded 2012 London Olympic closing ceremony with camcorder, they can also convert the DV file to AVI video for Nokia Lumia 900.