Posts Tagged ‘ christmas market ’

Danny Smith: Winterval starts here

The opinions of Danny Smith do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers of this blog, its affiliates, or any sane adult human beings. He currently lives in your cupboard, watching, always watching. Last year Birmingham City Council  held a Christmas lights ceremony that ended in what most called a ‘fiasco’. Our crap Altamont was down to nobody guessing that one of the biggest bands of the moment giving a free concert would be popular. This year instead of a big fuss there will be a Christmas parade. In November. One month and ten days before Christmas, reindeer and whatnot will be kicking off our celebrations. With no pretence at trying to encompass other celebrations to draw out the shopping season, at least with ‘Winterval’ they were trying. Its an old rote that Christmas starts earlier and earlier each year but five weeks before Christmas is bordering on silly, seeing as most men are still be scurrying around in the dark on Christmas eve wondering if a bottle of screen wash is a suitable present for a ten year old. Granted, Jesus was probably born in April but lets try to stay within December eh?

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Fur protests at Das Market

Fur protests at Das Market

Snapped by Mary Horesh — protesters outside a stall at the Christmas Market selling fur.

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That hast du heut

It’s expensive beer-drinking in the cold time again from this Thursday when Mayor Hobbit will be joined by the German Ambassado and “German pop sensation Patrick Lindner” to open the Frankfurt Christmas Market (which of course happens in Birmingham, the Birmingham Christmas Market happens in Frankfurt) No word on if he’ll be singing his hits, like “Hast du heut” and kissing old ladies while wearing a very very blue jacket: Or if the Mayor will either.

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