Christmas market at Le Grand-Pressigny.

 

On Saturday we headed over to Le Grand-Pressigny's Christmas market on a rather dreich morning but we were impressed with the number of stalls they had  attracted and managed to pick up some presents from local artisans and joined friends for a glass of vin chaud.

The atmosphere apparently picked up in the afternoon and evening with a colorful Christmas tractor Parade as the grand finale. 

We had dinner guests in the evening so had to miss out but had a fun night at home. BTW have we told you the house is for sale?😄

We could have gotten very wet...

The Christmas carol singers had our first outing yesterday the Ferriere-Larcon Christmas market. We arrived to very Scottish drizzly rain which had been on all day but as we left to follow Mr & Mrs Santa Clause down to the market it miraculously stopped! Allowing us to sing outside in the market place before heading into a very cold church for a second performance.

Carolling today at the Ferriere-Larcon Christmas market.

First day of December and we are at a Christmas market!

Pauline dragged me over to La Roche Posay yesterday to our first Christmas market of the season...sure there will be more!

Le Grand-Pressigny Christmas market

Spent yesterday morning helping erect the stalls for the Christmas market in Le Grand-Pressigny then joined our Christmas choir for some performances ...glad to be part of it...good fun!

Hard act to follow...

We did our second 'gig' with our Christmas choir yesterday at the well-attended 'Marche de Noel' at Ferriere-Larcon, where we performed in the church after the visit of Father & Mrs. Christmas - good fun!

Pauline took a couple of videos...only she didn't, she has many talents but film-making isn't one of them!* Thanks to David our choirmaster who supplied a couple of pics,,

*I am reminded of one my 'one-off' memory moment singing with a great jazz band in a club in Greenwich Village, New York which was saved for posterity as a photograph of her foot!

A visit to Tours at Christmas...

We went up to Tours on  Tuesday, parked the car in Le Grand Pressigny at the bus stop at the Salles de Fetes and let the bus driver take the strain.

The city has been dressed for Christmas but we were up 'on business' though we took advantage of the occasion to visit their annual 'Marche de Noel'

The Christmas market is set up in 'Place du General Leclerc' in front of the railway station and bus station...

 and along Boulevard Heurteloup.These rows of little huts are now sadly synonymous with Christmas markets everywhere from London to Paris to Berlin to Glasgow...indeed most major cities.

What happens to them after Christmas? the odd one might get a 'festival gig' here and there but so many!

Papa Noel was doing the rounds...

as was the carousel.

It is only as the light fades that the lines of 'Festi-huts' take on a more festive look...

As like last year we didn't really see a lot of buying going on.

'Place Jean Jaures' was looking good

As was 'Rue Internationale'

What the Dickens...carol singing in Le Grand Pressigny,France

Enjoyed being part of the 'Chorale ambulante' at Le Grand Pressigny's 'Marche de Noel' yesterday,good fun with good bunch of people.

             

Off to the Marché Gourmand de Noël in Tours

We are off to the Marché Gourmand de Noël in Tours today

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Spoilt for choice this weekend for Christmas markets...

All going well we should be at La Celle-Guenand on Saturday as I'm joining the carol singers for some renditions of some traditional English and French carols...after 3.00pm if you care to join us.

 

We would also recommend Ferrière-Larçon's market on Sunday if only to see how they adapt the church.to accommodate part of it.

Descartes Christmas market...

Something for the weekend...Christmas markets

Saturday 5^th December

PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE

Christmas Market - Local produce and handicrafts,carriage rides, fairy make-up and sale of trees. Place du Champs de Foire from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm 

VILLENTROIS (36)  MARCHÉ DE NOËL

8.00 am – 7.00 pm

Brocante - Vide greniers

Venue du Père Noël

6.00 pm : Free concert "Les chants du Fouzon" en l'Eglise de Villentrois

8.00 pm : Repas Berrichon (15€)

CHAMBOURG-SUR-INDRE 

Christmas Market - Various artists and artisans traders. 4.00 pm: Children's Choir School Chambourg. Photo with Santa (€ 1) - Place de la Mairie from 2:30 pm to 10.00 pm

LA LIEGE

Christmas Market - knitwear, crochet, cards, and embroidery. Salle socioculturelle 2.00 pm - 6.00pm 

Sunday 6^th December

CHEMERY 

Christmas Market - Cloître de l’Abbaye