
Runners dress as Santa Claus take part in the 2010 Santa Dash in Liverpool, north-west England, on December 5, 2010. The annual race sees thousands of competitors run the 5km course through the streets of the city centre.

Runners dress as Santa Claus take part in the 2010 Santa Dash in Liverpool, north-west England, on December 5, 2010. The annual race sees thousands of competitors run the 5km course through the streets of the city centre.

People dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, Sunday Dec. 12 2010 in Porto, Portugal. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus.

83 year-old Maria da Gloria Siva, front, dressed as Santa Claus participates in the annual Santa Claus parade, Sunday Dec. 12 2010 in Porto, Portugal. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus.

People dressed as Santa Claus participate in the annual Santa Claus parade, Sunday Dec. 12 2010 in Porto, Portugal. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus.
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