The lights were turned on a few days ago and the wooden huts of the Christmas market are lively with punters in the grounds of the cathedral. I've actually consumed my first tartiflette with reblochon which seems to be a current festive thing.
An in my mince pie tasting the budget varieties are currently winning, with a close run thing between Tescos and Waitrose.
Of course we haven't actually crossed over that artificially introduced UK Black Friday yet, although some well-known on-line retailers are anxious to remind us of all kinds of bargains.
I'm also liking some of the slogans that have appeared: My current favourite is:
"All I want for Christmas is...
simple journey planning to get us from stop to shop"
Snappy, isn't it? Especially when they closed the central bus routes for the evening that the sign was on display. Another slogan, "Hay, time to get your gift on." is obviously in some kind of code.
But kudos to the band in the shopping centre playing a mix of xmas tunes with some black-eyed peas mixed in. It was all very jolly with a good live buzz, balancing a Timmy Mallet meets Top of the Pops vibe, which was retro but genuinely enjoyable.
Here's some real Black-Eyed Peas. The still fabulous "Where is the love?"
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