00:00There is plenty to look forward to in Liverpool once the festive season gets underway,
00:06with the new attractions appearing alongside some familiar Christmas favourites.
00:12Let's start in Liverpool 1, where the festive scheme is getting some new additions.
00:16A new 30-metre Christmas tree is planned for Paradise Place,
00:20with a design that allows visitors to walk through the middle.
00:23There'll also be a light canopy around Peters Lane and Quay's Court,
00:27a light curtain at the Church Street entrance and feather decorations around Peters Square.
00:31Familiar features, including the bauble arch, reindeer and angel wings, are also due to return.
00:37At Chavasse Park, Stone Throw brings a new activity.
00:40The experience includes eight ice-free curling lanes, six karaoke huts and two shuffleboard tables,
00:47running throughout the festive season into early January.
00:52Elsewhere in the city centre, Liverpool City Council has announced a wider programme of seasonal events,
00:58markets and outdoor attractions.
01:00These include a new skating experience at St George's Plateau,
01:03alongside the planned Christmas Wonderland at the Pier Head.
01:07The new skate at St George's will bring an open-air ice rink to the area around St George's Hall,
01:12together with a Christmas market and seasonal food and drink offering.
01:15There's also a community element with winter windows set to showcase stained glass-style festive designs
01:22created by pupils across the region in partnership with the Council and the Walker Art Gallery.
01:27Sefton Park Palm House is hosting a variety of festive events, concerts and party nights during December.
01:34Seasonal performances featuring local choirs and musical groups,
01:38such as the Wavertree Gospel Choir and Hope Street Harmonies, are taking place throughout mid-December.
01:43Seasonal sing-alongs, festive afternoon teas and a kids' Christmas party round out the December calendar.
01:50For something a little quieter, the reader has announced a broad Christmas programme at Calderstones Park.
01:54There'll be Christmas concerts alongside performances by community choirs.
01:58The programme also includes winter solstice events, poetry walks, storytelling, family theatre and festive cinema.
02:05And there's plenty happening on Liverpool's stages this Christmas time.
02:09The Everyman's Rock and Roll Panto returns with Beauty and the Beast, combining the familiar fairy tale with live music
02:16and an actor-musician cast.
02:18At the Epstein Theatre, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is planned at this year's Panto.
02:22And over at the Royal Court, the Scouse Nativity returns with a Liverpool-set comic take on the Christmas story,
02:29complete with live music.
02:31The M&S Bank Arena Cinderella will bring another traditional festive panto to the auditorium,
02:37with Bippo returning as buttons for his 10th year at the venue and a cast including Neil Jones as Prince
02:42Charming.
02:44So whether you are looking for skating, live performances, family activities, markets, music or a seasonal walk through the city,
02:51there's a big programme taking shape across Liverpool.
02:54That's your look ahead to what is coming up this festive season in Liverpool.
