It's less than a month until Christmas, which essentially means you can really get excited now without anyone telling you off.

Over the next few weeks, there are a host of events to get you into the Christmas spirit.

The council has organised a programme of events and supported community celebrations to welcome in the festive season and encourage people to shop in their local town centres this Christmas.

The Wandsworth Town Christmas Festival is on Saturday November 27 and will include a day of events around the town centre, including Riverside Radio and live music near the station, Christmas stalls on Old York Road, festive food trucks and live performances in Ram Quarter and a lights ceremony at All Saints Church.

Other events include:

November 26

- Clapham Junction lights switch on, 6pm

- Northcote Road Business Network tree switch on, 5pm. November 27 - Northcote Road Business Network Christmas event, November 28 - Balham Christmas tree switch on, Bedford Hill Place, 4.30pm.

- Battersea Square Menorah lit

November 30

- Roehampton Tree switch-on and lantern parade, 4pm, bottom of Danebury Avenue

December 1

- Southfields Tree switch-on, 4.30pm, Replingham Road

December 2

- Battersea High Street Christmas lights event, 4pm- 7pm (tree switch-on 5pm)

December 3

- Battersea Bridge Road tree switch-on, 6pm

December 4

- Balham Community Market, 11am-5pm

- Upper Richmond Road Christmas Fayre, 11am-3pm December 7 - Tooting tree switch-on, Church Lane, 4.30pm

- Battersea Square Tree switch-on, 6.30pm

December 8

- Furzedown tree switch-on, 4pm

December 9

Bellevue Road tree switch on, 4.30pm

The council's business spokesman Cllr Rhodri Morgan said: "There's a real bumper crop of events this year all over the borough. Please get out into your local town centre, enjoy the fun and shop local this Christmas."