Ho, ho ho. It’s the first of December and all that (no really, it is).

All over the world in various households Christmas trees and decorations will have gone up, and the first little window on the Advent calender has been opened.

Hopefully all of you are jolly Christmas people like the folks who have already donned their trees. If not then shame on you, Scrooges.

For those of you who DO have the Christmas spirit, then get yourselves to Lincoln’s Annual Christmas Market.

Light Up A Life tree outside Lincoln’s Cathedral at Christmas time.

The market will take place this Thursday (the 5th), will have over 250 stalls and will be placed in and about the castle grounds.

The market officially opens from midday and will be open until 9.30pm. From Friday onwards it opens from 10am and on Sunday will close at 7pm.

If you want a quiet look around we suggest you go as soon as it opens or as early as possible. This saves you from having a brutal fight for the last ostrich burger or that pretty lantern. It also saves you having to slowly wander around, getting caught up in the crowds.

Don’t forget, of course, to indulge yourself in a warm cup of Glühwein (the German equivalent of mulled wine) whilst you walk around and let the spirit of Christmas take over you (go on, you know you want it to).

We’ll be live blogging the event for you so keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming live blog post. You know you’re excited. Don’t deny it.