No 1054 Monday 16th - Sunday 22nd December 2024
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really is beginning to feel, and look, a lot like Christmas, with seasonal panto's, choirs, decorations and lights now adorning every corner of the Vega Baja.
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Bars and restaurants across the region are digging out their Bing Crosby and Michael Bublé CD's, but the one thing that really brings it home for many local residents is the annual celebratory event hosted by the International Residents Department of the Torrevieja Town Hall, and held in the Plaza de la Constitución, the renowned 'Carols in the Square'. Friday evening was the 22nd edition of this now famed event which started all those years ago as little more than an impromptu get together among British, Irish and Scandinavian expats. Many choirs and bands have come and gone but this year the emphasis was placed on the new generation of arrivals to these shores with choruses heavily featuring children from Rumania, Ukraine, Poland and of course Spain.
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