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Christmas is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than in high-old Victorian style?

And where better than at Tyntesfield in Somerset….as grand a Victorian house as you’ll find!

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The team are here to take a sneak peak behind the scenes as it gearsÌý up for the festive season.

And they'll find out allÌýabout traditional Victorian Christmases and turn their hands to a little festive craftiness!

Ellie discovers howÌýan incredible insect underworld exists beneath the bark of fallen veteran trees across the estate.Ìý

The variety and amount of unseen invertebrate life they support is extraordinary....no wonder, it’s a popular saying amongst conservationists that dead wood is dead good!

But of all the rare bugs that call Tyntesfield home, there’s one critter this Christmas that’s truly larger than life…because it'sÌýpart of an art installation by Ben Winstone.Ìý

Tom has a special investigation into the village stalwarts that are boosting the Christmas spirit across the countryside - and he's going undercover, suiting up as a surprise Santa!He discovers that, at a time when rural communities are seeing vital services close down, one is bucking the trend: the village hall.Today's halls have become community hubs, filling the void left by close shops, post offices and GPs' surgeries.But is their future safe?

We have the Victorians to thank for manyÌýof our modern Christmas traditions, including Christmas cards.

It was HenryÌýCole who came up with the first commercial Christmas cards in 1843.ÌýÌý

They cost a shilling each and were created to spread a bit of Christmas cheer in a quick and easy way.Ìý

Today, Anita's turning to nature as inspiration for herÌýChristmas card -and there’s plenty to draw upon in the vast green parklands and formal gardens at Tyntesfield.

Carols had been around for ages before the Victorians got hold of them and put their own particular spin on them.ÌýÌý

The result was many of the traditional festive favourites we still sing today.

And the Countryfile team are in fine voice as they join the Owls of Pill,Ìýa local male voice choir dressed in Dickensian garb, to sing us out of a sparkling Christmas special.Ìý