Carrots for Christmas?

I've had great success with growing carrots on the plot this year, we're now munching our way through the second sowing and have quite a few in the ground still. After loosing all my carrots to root fly last year I covered up this year with mesh* and have not lost a single carrot.

Question- Will my carrots store in the ground until Christmas day? I was hoping to keep a small batch for crimbo dinner. Should I offer further protection to aid their survival?

Thanks!

*As you may already know the proper mesh can be expensive, I used plain curtain netting, the stuff without any patterns or large holes. It has worked a treat and didnt cost me a penny as I got it all off Freecycle. Trust me, it works! 

The problem with leaving them in the ground is gaurding from attack by slugs bugs mice etc.Better lift and store and turn the soil over and let the frost and birds get at it.Sometimes if you look around at this time of year you find gardencentres etc knocking out potting compost cheap,this is perfect for storing carrots in boxes,layered not touching,and in the spring you can use the compost.

Thanks all.

Im going to leave a few in the ground, see what happens. It will be nice to pop up on Christmas morning and pull them up along with my parsnips and sprouts for lunch.

If they do spoil, at least I'll be a little wiser.

They certainly deserve it alright! 

A smart ass like me doesn't mess around with containers.

I'll keep an eye on the weather forecast and if it looks like turning cold, bring some home & heel them in.