Your alternative(ish) guide to the festive season in Liverpool

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Liverpool in December is an enchanting festive destination with bags of holiday charm, seasonal attractions and joyful festivities. Embracing the magic with full gusto, we are taking a look at all the things to get up to over the festive period that aren't your traditional markets and pantos.

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00:00It is officially the most wonderful time of the year. Liverpool is full of

00:05sparkle and whilst we're a city not short on festive fun we are taking a

00:09look at things to get up to across the region over the Christmas period which

00:12are not your standard yuletide traditions. Everywhere looks so much

00:16prettier at Christmas time with the lights illuminating the city and for the

00:20fourth year on the run a family home in Hunt's Cross is putting on a sparkling

00:24display. Everyone is welcome to come and see the Liverpool Christmas light show

00:28where a local couple put on an illuminated show synchronized to music

00:33every evening during the festive period. It's all for good cause too as they do

00:37raise money for Alder Hey. Each show lasts approximately 25 minutes and there

00:41is a wide variety of sequences including Christmas classics such as the Pogues,

00:45Fairytale of New York and pop songs like Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso. Now if

00:50there's one thing I like more than food it is Christmas food. I'm not just

00:54talking about the feast on the day itself. I am an absolute sucker for a

00:58festive special from pizzas and burgers to sandwiches and curries. Why limit

01:02yourself to just one day of overindulgence I say when you can really

01:06drag it out over that festive period throughout December even into January.

01:11Whilst we all have our own favourite festive films which we watch year in

01:15year out and listen I am NOT here to argue what constitutes a Christmas movie

01:20that is personal preference. Most of us enjoy them at home curled up under a

01:24blanket or cozy or have them on in the background while we're wrapping presents.

01:28However going out to watch one on the big screen can be a wonderfully joyous

01:32occasion. The Plaza Cinema in Crosby is an historic gem in the heart of the

01:37community. They've got various festive flicks on offer and the Liverpool

01:40Philharmonic also has its annual screenings of It's a Wonderful Life and

01:43other Christmas classics. Whilst for the little ones a trip to Santa's Grotto is

01:48the ultimate rite of passage for those who think of their pets as their

01:51children you can make sure they are able to join in on the festive fun by

01:56taking them along to visit Santa Paws from Crockstith Hall, Dobbies Garden

02:01Centre to Bar Hut in Liverpool 1. Dogs that are on the nice list and let's face

02:05it even some that are on the naughty list can experience the festive fun for

02:09themselves. Now it might surprise you there are a good number of pubs open in

02:15Liverpool on Christmas Day whether you're looking for the chance to get out

02:19the house or it is your family's tradition of a pre-dinner pint. There is

02:24a good number of us who like to venture out to our locals on December 25th but

02:29don't forget to drink responsibly. Going outside during the coldest time of year

02:35might not be everyone's cup of tea but it can be great for dusting off the

02:38cobwebs. Those crunchy leaves and frosty fields can make for a very picturesque

02:42walk just as long as you wrap up warm. We are so lucky here in Liverpool with so

02:48many beautiful parks and green spaces to explore on our doorstep plus it can be a

02:52useful activity to clear your head and just getting some fresh air that is if

02:57the sun shines.

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