Boozy santas look worse for wear as they hit the streets for London pub crawl

Thousands of boozy santas have descended onto the streets of London as part of an annual pub crawl to raise money for charity.

The Santacon tradition, which started in America, has become increasingly popular in London over the years.

Last month event organisers said there was not enough volunteers to officially organise a parade in the capital this year – but that has not stopped crowds of people turning up to pubs dressed as Father Christmas.

Despite their good intentions, It appears many might end up on the naughty list this festive season.

Pictures show worse-for-wear looking santas chugging beer and even stripping off in the streets.

One unfortunate clause can be seen with her face planting the ground after having too much booze.

Last year Santacon London  supported Christmas for Kids, a small London based charity who devise and perform multi-sensory and interactive shows for free at children’s hospices.

The event raised over £15,000 but led to concerns over the rowdy behaviour of some santas who were caught throwing sprouts, vomiting, urinating and even defecating on the streets.

Organisers appealed for more volunteers for the event to go ahead in 2019, but not enough came forward.

As a result those who are a fan of the tradition were encouraged to organise their own santacon on December 14th.

People did not disappoint with pictures suggesting hundreds took part in their own charity pub crawl.

That being said calls for better behaviour appeared to have been ignored.

Some Santas could be seen straddling statues in central London.

Others could be seen staggering home with the help of their friends.

While some looked worse for wear, others appeared to be enjoying a night out with their friends.

The pictures mark a change in tune from the streets of London on Friday night, when hundreds marched to protest Boris Johnson’s election victory.

While many young people have been left feeling disillusioned by the result, it has not stopped them hitting the streets for a good old-fashioned pub crawl.

Santacon revellers also took to the streets of New York and other cities around the world today.

Santas could be heard  belting out Christmas tunes in pubs across London, with versions of yuletide classics like like Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Jingle Bells and Ding Dong Merrily On High.

Police could be seen patrolling the streets to ensure things didn’t get too out of hand.