Take a tour of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market 2023

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The most wonderful time of the year is here and we visit Birmingham’s wonderful Christmas celebrations. Mayor Andy Street joins us together with visitors to the market.

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - Five, four, three, two, one.

00:04 Merry Christmas, Birmingham.

00:08 - Well, welcome to the largest authentic

00:12 German Christmas market outside of Germany or Austria.

00:17 The event sees thousands of visitors.

00:19 And earlier, I spoke to West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street,

00:22 about the importance of the event to our region.

00:25 I think the best thing about Birmingham at Christmas

00:28 is that people come from so far around.

00:31 And you do really feel it's a sort of melting pot

00:34 where everybody's coming just to have a lovely time.

00:37 And that's very special.

00:38 I know people travel from miles and miles away

00:41 for it's a lovely sense of welcome.

00:44 Well, visitors can expect to see the usual wide range

00:46 of Christmas gifts, festive drinks,

00:49 and not forgetting foods and sweets.

00:51 Let's catch up with some of the visitors

00:53 to see why this event is so special.

00:56 - It's really nice and colorful and lights as well.

00:59 Beautiful.

01:00 - Very welcoming and it's just a happy atmosphere.

01:03 You feel so much love, joy, you know?

01:07 It's very nice.

01:08 - Well, I think it's the atmosphere,

01:10 the run up to Christmas,

01:11 getting together with friends, family,

01:13 enjoying a drink or two,

01:15 the lights and how pretty it looks around the city.

01:18 - How's the whole atmosphere?

01:20 - I think it's just nice when the weather gets a bit,

01:22 a bit, a bit rubbish and it gets a bit darker.

01:25 It's lovely to have the fairy lights

01:26 and to enjoy it for what it is.

01:27 That's how I live.

01:29 - I mean, just coming from chill.

01:31 Plus my friend, he's coming from Austria.

01:34 He just want to come and see the Birmingham market.

01:37 He listen from Birmingham very much.

01:38 It's very good market.

01:40 It's a bull market.

01:41 - And enjoy the market?

01:42 - Yeah, yeah, enjoying it, yeah.

01:44 - It's a tradition every year.

01:46 I love the Christmas so much

01:48 and yeah, I just want to come on open day and then.

01:51 - It's that time of year

01:52 where it's getting a bit dark and miserable.

01:53 Has this lifted your spirits?

01:55 - Yeah, definitely.

01:56 The festivity and the night from like sort of the warmth

01:59 that you get from it, it all works together.

02:02 - Especially that sense of community

02:03 that brings everyone together for Christmas time.

02:06 'Cause there's a cold period,

02:07 but with everyone around and the activity

02:09 and the buzzer really livens them all.

02:11 And finally, is there a particular highlight this year?

02:14 - The bonus pancakes over there.

02:16 I had cinnamon, sugar and butter.

02:18 Absolutely delicious.

02:20 - Yeah.

02:21 - We had churros, it was delicious.

02:23 - I was in my den, I thought every day from up there,

02:26 I want a churro.

02:27 - So now it's because you have churros.

02:28 - She was coming in for it.

02:29 - Yeah, the churros are the best.

02:30 Also all the scenery, all the scenery's really nice.

02:32 - Yeah, we went on the carousel.

02:34 - We went on the whole carousel.

02:35 - The whole tornado.

02:36 - That's what I call it.

02:37 - And what do you think of all the lights, ladies?

02:39 - It's amazing.

02:40 - It's amazing.

02:41 - It's good.

02:42 - It's good.

02:43 - Great to see people enjoying themselves so much there.

02:46 And if you fancy getting in the Christmas spirit

02:49 and celebrating the most wonderful time of the year,

02:52 the market is here every day until the 24th of December.

02:56 (gentle music)

02:59 (gentle music)

03:01 [Music]

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