it can provide a snapshot into how the city celebrated Christmas. We have looked back through our archives and found some of our favourite pictures throughout the years to see how Bristol looked ...

As Bristol gets ready to celebrate Christmas, here is our penultimate round-up of images from across the city ... this year's Christmas show at Bristol Old Vic, running until 11 January.

Keeping watch: Visitors to the Christmas Steps ... Bristol Zoo are being sold at auction, giving people the chance to own a piece of history from the Clifton site. Marc Brenner/Bristol Old Vic ...

Keeping watch: Visitors to the Christmas Steps on Saturday found themselves ... been helping actors in the latest production ...