00:01The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder,
00:04so what do the people in many of the cities and towns of Europe do?
00:09They go out into the cold and have a big street party every day for four weeks,
00:14also known as the Christmas Markets.
00:16It is a time when the town centre, Market Square or the narrow cobblestone streets
00:21come alive in the dark of winter, with festively decorated wooden stalls
00:26offering hot wine, regional food, Christmas decorations, sweet confections,
00:32baked goods, local crafts and all other manner of gifts to purchase for the holidays.
00:37It is a time of community, conviviality and colour.
00:42The good dog of Lightport, he'd burn his long tail
00:45And this is the night we go seeing wassail
00:48Oh master and missus, now we must be gone
00:51Bless all in this house till we come again
00:54Bless all in this house till we come again
