Santacon is a "not-for-profit, non-political, non-religious & non-logical Santa Claus convention, attended for absolutely no reason." (thank you, SantaCon NYC [highly entertaining] website) A.k.a, it's a day where drunken buffoonery, belligerent idiots and obnoxious chanting are all acceptable as long as you look like Santee-Claus (this also includes racy Mrs. Clauses and the odd elf, Jesus, Mary and reindeer).
It happens once a year and it's actually pretty fun to watch - also, they give free candy! Not that I took any, but the thought was there at least.
There are SantaCons all over the world (seriously, it's an international thing) spreading the holiday cheer by parading around the streets and bars and parks (Washington Park was a mess around 10pm Saturday, December 12th, 2009) and singing dirty Christmas carols with not-so-conventional lyrics that are witty to say the least (RE: check out the website to see some of the aforementioned songs). I hear they also try to collect food for the homeless, which is charitable - I just hope it includes more than candy canes.
Santa Claus at 21 with a part-time job.
Why does Santa need a MetroCard? WHERE THE HELL IS RUDOLPH - SANTA NEEDS TO GET TO THE BAR. 
Santas in Grand Central Station - coming from his luxurious weekend getaway in the suburbs, peut-être.
Santa texting his peeps (elves etc...) to meet up for the after-party.
NYC jam-packed with eeeeediots - (I am, of course, talking about the guy oh-so-discreetly fixing his "sweatpants" on the right).
Slightly overly critical but maybe just on target? I did not see it this year; last year at GCS it was pretty tame, but maybe elsewherein the city it's was just as out of control also? Fun photos!
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