To balance out my disappointment of missing a sunny Christmas back home in Australia there are lots of great shows happening in London this month.

Open Studio Space
Opening tomorrow night (6th December) This show features 30 street art heavyweights who will be making art on the night.
“Live painting, films , discussions and workshops… Music , Lights , Action !!!!”
The show finishes on Thursday the 20th December when the finished artworks will be on display.
19 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London
http://www.openstudiospace.com/
http://www.nellyduff.com/

12 days of XMas
Another massive group show in Bristol will see 40 of the world’s most loved and loathed contemporary artists exhibiting - stencils, fine art, sculpture, canvas, prints, video & graffiti. Opening Friday 7th Dec and closing on 22nd December.
http://www.12daysofxmas.co.uk/

Evolving Styles
The Street art Auction for Charity is happening this Friday (7th Dec) at Cargo. Live painting by - Herakut, Flying Fortress, Nick Purser and Mr Jago. Plus heaps of artwork from other artists up for auction too. From 7pm.
http://www.evolvingstyles.com/
http://www.cargo-london.com/

Secret Wars x Daydream Euro tour hits London
The last leg of the Secret Wars European tour will be a big one. It will also be the Secret Wars Chamionship Semi-final and Daydream networks 1st Birthday..Happening at CorbyHouse in Hoxton this Saturday night.
http://www.secretwars.co.uk/

Santa’s Ghetto
Well this show is not in London but it does make me happy! A group of artists including - Aiko, Banksy, Paul Insect, Gee Vaucher, Blu, Eric The Dog and more are celebrating the festive season in an original way. They have setup a shop and an art show in Bethlehem to raise awareness of what is happening in Palestine. They are encouraging people to travel from around the world to check out the show. I wonder who will turn up with a fat cheque book looking for a Banksy piece. They will look out of place no doubt!
http://www.santasghetto.com/