THE festive season creeps up on us quicker each year. No matter what your feelings are about Christmas, nobody can miss the exciting atmosphere York creates.

What a marvellous environment we residents live in all year round, with the superb ancient monuments and attractions as the setting.

Each Yuletide, the decorations, the fantastic Christmas trees and the shop displays are superb and a credit to all concerned.

But this year, they have really excelled themselves to create the traditional "olde worlde" spirit only York can create.

The recent Victorian-period market stalls in the city centre were marvellous. I was pleased to see them well patronised.

Bravo York, keep it up.

Berenice Gardein,

Third Avenue,

Heworth, York.

Updated: 10:12 Thursday, December 09, 2004