Only 100 days to Christmas: Seasonal shops open, catalogues printed, Toy Show auditions...

The nights are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping, and Late Late Toy Show auditions are open - it's officially approaching the most wonderful time of the year 

Today marks 100 days until Christmas and people are already gearing up for December. Picture: David Parry /PA Wire.

While we still get to terms with summer ending here in Ireland, somewhere in the cool depths of the North Pole, the elves are no doubt excitedly ripping a new page off their calendars - as today officially marks 100 days to Christmas.

Irish shops are already gearing up for the season, with all four of Brown Thomas' Christmas shops open in stores, as well as online.