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The Santa clause: Hundreds of festive revellers dressed as Father Christmas for annual London Santacon are warned to be 'sensible', not to litter and definitely not to urinate in the street

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  • Images show crowds of people dressed in the famous red outfit getting merry 

By James Callery

Published: 15:36 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 15:52 GMT, 9 December 2023

Hundreds of festive revellers dressed as Father Christmas for the annual London Santacon today have been warned to be 'sensible', not to litter and definitely not to urinate in the street. 

People on the parade take part in drunken singalongs as they walk between bars. 

Images show crowds of people dressed in Santa outfits getting merry. 

Santacon is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious and non-sensical Christmas parade that traditionally takes place in London one Saturday every December. The parade originated in San Francisco. 

The 'Don't be "that" Santa' section of the website says to pick up litter, to wait to go to the toilet at the pit stops provided, and to 'be sensible'. 

The website states: 'There's no particular reason to dress up in Santa suits, run around, give gifts, sing songs, have strangers sit on our laps and decide who is naughty or nice. But it's a lot of fun so Santa does it anyway!'

It says to bring: a Santa outfit, something warm and possibly waterproof, carol sheets, and presents for the kids. 

A group dressed as Father Christmas and the Grinch for Saturday's London Santacon

Two Father Christmases doing a lucky jig during the Santacon event in London

Santas taking part in beer swigging for the Santacon event on Saturday

Hundreds dress up as Father Christmas for the 2023 Santacon pub crawl through London

A man dressed as a Father Christmas being held by an alien at the 2023 London Santacon

People dressed as Father Christmas taking part in Santacon on Saturday

Two people dressed as Father Christmas taking part in the 2023 Santacon event

A group dressed in festive outfits for the 2023 Santacon event 

A group dressed as Father Christmases for this year's Santacon

Revellers celebrate during the 2023 Santacon event in London

A man holds his hand in the air at the 2023 Santacon event in London

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