SantaCon in New York
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Revellers dressed as Santa Claus pose during SantaCon in New York
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An NYPD police officer speaks with a reveller dressed as Santa Claus during the SantaCon event in New York
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Revellers dressed as Santa Claus run in a park during the SantaCon event in New York
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Revellers dressed as Santa Claus pose during SantaCon in New York
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Revellers dressed as Santa Claus run in park during the SantaCon event in New York
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Every year since 1997, thousands of men and women have dressed up as Santas, elves, reindeer or some other holiday confection and descended on New York City's streets for a daylong bar crawl that begins with good cheer and, for many, inevitably ends in a blurry booze-soaked haze. The 2013 SantaCon event took place on Dec. 14.