Ho Ho Ho! Two weeks to go!

With just a fortnight left to Christmas Day the Sentinel has decided to delve into the photo archive and put together a pre-festive slideshow of the Yuletide activities in the city so far...
By Olga Bradshaw
Published 10th Dec 2014, 14:17 BST
Valerie Moore, second from left, pictured beside the Christmas tree titled â¬ÜFruits of the Earthâ¬" which she created in memory of the parents, Bobby and Lizzie Kelly, for the Festival of Trees in Dunnalong Parish Church, Bready. Included are, from left, Irene Faulkner, Joan Cole and Carol Wray. INLS4914-193KMValerie Moore, second from left, pictured beside the Christmas tree titled â¬ÜFruits of the Earthâ¬" which she created in memory of the parents, Bobby and Lizzie Kelly, for the Festival of Trees in Dunnalong Parish Church, Bready. Included are, from left, Irene Faulkner, Joan Cole and Carol Wray. INLS4914-193KM
Valerie Moore, second from left, pictured beside the Christmas tree titled â¬ÜFruits of the Earthâ¬" which she created in memory of the parents, Bobby and Lizzie Kelly, for the Festival of Trees in Dunnalong Parish Church, Bready. Included are, from left, Irene Faulkner, Joan Cole and Carol Wray. INLS4914-193KM

There have been the traditional switching on of lights, Santa is making his pre-Christmas tour checking to see who has been naughty or nice and there have been parties aplenty.

Nativity plays and Christmas Open Nights are being staged all over the North West, and we hope our slideshow attached gives Sentinel readers a little pre-Christmas cheer... who knows, if the weather continues to be bad, Rudolph and his friends may get to pull the sleigh this year if we have a white Christmas.

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