It's not the Christmas festivities we expected but the British public will be heading back to the polls this month.
As called for by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in October, a snap General Election will take place on Thursday December 12 and the public will decide who they want to lead the country for the next five years and particularly through Brexit.
It is the first winter poll in the UK since 1923 and will be the third time voters have had their say this year with both the European and local elections taking place earlier this year.
They will also have their voices heard on which Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Brexit Party or other and independent candidates they want to represent their local constituency.
However, the political landscape is far from straightforward and some voters may be scratching their heads as to who they should vote for come December 12.
The full list of all the Greater Manchester candidates standing in the General Election can be found here and this is what you need to know about who to vote for this month based on key issues.
Conservative
On Brexit: Party leader and current Prime Minister Boris Johnson is adamant on his pledge to "Get Brexit Done."
His original deadline of a Halloween exit from the EU passed by and the European Union agreed to a three-month extension for his Brexit bill with the "flextension" granted until January 31 2020.
If the Tories get the majority this election, they are promising to have Johnson's Brexit deal back before Parliament before Christmas.
The manifesto says: "If we elect a majority of Conservative MPs to Parliament, we will start putting our deal through Parliament before Christmas and we will leave the European Union in January."
On the NHS: The Conservative Party have pledged that the NHS in England will see an additional £20.5 billion in funding by 2024.
They have also promised that 50,000 more nurses will be hired by the same date plus 40 new hospitals built over the next 10 years as well as 20 hospital upgrades.
On transport: The manifesto says that a key part of its future plans is to "level up the UK's cities and regions" by connecting them.
It then appears to be promised that a Northern Powerhouse Rail will be built between Leeds and Manchester.
After this, they will 'then focus on Liverpool, Tees Valley, Hull, Sheffield and Newcastle'.
It also says that the 'ambitious' HS2 will not reach Leeds or Manchester until as late as 2040.
There is also the promise of the "biggest ever pothole-filling programme" which will cost £2bn over four years.
On policing: A promise of 20,000 additional police offers over the next three years in England and Wales has been made in the Tory manifesto.
It also adds: "The Conservatives will always back the brave men and women of our police and security services, which is why we will empower the police, backing the increased use of stop and search as long as it is fair and proportionate. And we will provide them with the equipment they need."
On climate change: There is a pledge in the Conservative manifesto to "fight climate change and protect the environment".
This includes meeting net-zero emissions by 2050, a promise of planting 30 million trees a year by 2020 and not supporting fracking.
Labour
On Brexit: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hasn't stated which side he would be on, but the party has said that it will amend Johnson's deal and put their revised Brexit deal to the public for a second vote.
On the NHS: The NHS is a big part of Labour's manifesto and the party is promising free prescriptions, hospital parking and dental check-ups, as well as an extra £1.6bn for adult mental health and £845m for children.
The manifesto says that the party's "immediate task is to repair our health services" as well as bringing an "urgent end" to NHS privatisation.
Labour also wants to create a new generation of GPs with enough training places to provide resources for 27 million more appointments each year.
On transport: Labour has pledge its commitment to the Northern Powerhouse Rail, the new network of east-west rail links envisaged by northern leaders - or as Labour calls it 'CrossRail for the North'.
Free bus passes will also be provided for under-25s in places where councils decide to re-regulate bus services which have been cut by 3,000 in recent years.
On policing: Labour's manifesto promises to "rebuild the whole police workforce, recruiting more police officers, police community support officers and police staff.
They say they'll recruit "2,000 more frontline officers" than what the Conservatives have said they'll recruit.
The manifesto also mentions that they'll address "effective measures against a growing problem of extreme or violent radicalisation" by ensuring a closer relationship on counter terrorism between the police a security services.
On climate change: The party has said that under a Labour Government, more than a million jobs would be created in new sectors intended to address climate change and to replace industries that have created pollution, increased carbon emissions and used up fossil fuels.
Liberal Democrats
On Brexit: The Lib Dem's stance on Britain leaving the European Union is quite simple - they don't want it.
The party's leader Jo Swinson has said that if it makes a majority Government, they would cancel Brexit by revoking Article 50 to keep Britain in the EU.
On the NHS: They say that their first priorities in the next parliament will be:
- Raising £7 billion a year in additional revenue by putting 1p on Income Tax, with this money to be ringfenced for spending on the NHS and social care.
- Transforming mental health by treating it with the same urgency as physical health.
- Reforming the Health and Social Care Act as recommended by the NHS, to make the NHS work in a more efficient and joined-up way, and to end the automatic tendering of services.
On transport: It would be good news for rail passengers as the Lib Dem have pledged to freeze all peak-time and season ticket train fares.
They have also said that they would complete the HS2 high-speed railway.
On policing: The party has pledged to increase funding for the police and other community services.
This includes an expansion of community policing by providing enough funds for two more police officers in every ward in the UK, investment into mental health services and community services as well as targeted investment in the National Crime Agency and in a new Online Crime Agency to make tackling crime "fit for the twenty-first century".
On climate change: The Liberal Democrats say they have a "thought-through, deliverable plan for that new Green Future."
Their first priorities will be to introduce an emergency programme to insulate all Britain's homes by 2030, investing in renewable power and banning fracking "for good", planting 60 million trees a year and investing in public transport by electrifying railways and ensuring all new cars are electric by 2030.
Brexit Party
On Brexit: As the name of the party suggests, they're very focused on Brexit.
Their priority is to "leave the European Union and deliver the Brexit that 17.4m voted for".
The Brexit Party wants a "clean break Brexit" which means no extension of the transition period beyond December next year.
On the NHS: The Brexit party says that it will invest in the NHS and social care, scrap privatisation and ensure that GP surgeries are opened 24 hours a day to relieve the strain on A&E.
On transport: In terms of transport, the party's main policy is to scrap the HS2 high-speed rail link which it says will contribute to raising £200bn.
The Brexit Party also pledges to invest £50bn in regional road and rail projects in development-starved regions.
On policing: They say that they will increase police numbers - but how many they pledge to recruit has not been detailed.
The party also says that it will target county lines drug gangs and introduce sentence ranges for young offenders.
On climate change: The party says that they'll "invest in the Environment".
It pledges to planting millions of trees and recycle its own waste and make it illegal for it to be exported across the world to be burnt, buried or dumped at sea.
Green Party
On Brexit: The Green Party are committed to remaining in the EU. This means that they would hold a second referendum on the final deal - which will include the option of remain.
They also want to keep the freedom of movement.
On the NHS: The party's manifesto says that it wants a "revolution in public services".
In a bid to "restore the NHS" the Green Party says it will increase funding by at least £6bn per year until 2030 and a further £1bn a year in nursing higher education.
It also says that it will roll back privatisation, create more community healthcare and guarantee mental health treatment within 28 days - which will include "tailored and specific provision" for LGBTQ+ patients.
On transport: The Green Party has said that as part of its Green New Deal, it will focus on tackling the climate emergency and protecting nature.
Rather than spending £6.5bn on roads like the Conservatives pledge, the Green Party says that it will scrap that and use the money to provide everyone with free bus travel.
On policing: On of the party's main policies is to reduce the use of short prison sentences and enhance rehabilitation for to long-term prisoners.
They also say that they will repeal drug legislation by creating an "evidence-based, legalised, regulated system of drug control" - treating drug addiction as a health condition.
On climate change: They say that they're "the only party you can trust to act in time to tackle the Climate Emergency."
The Green Party has proposed the Green New Deal which includes replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, provide better insulation to all home that need it and plant 700 million trees.
