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A group of men dressed in Santa suits, taking part in New York City’s annual SantaCon pub crawl, lost their Christmas spirit late Sunday night turning the festive pub crawl into a Santa street brawl. It is unknown what caused these jolly St. Nicks to turn into angry Grinches.
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New Yorkers have complained about public drunkenness and unruly behaviour during the event in previous years.
On its website, SantaCon describes itself as a “nonsensical Santa Claus convention” that donates cash to the Food Bank for NYC and other local charities.
The New York Police Department said they are investigating the incident.
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