Photo Gallery German Santas Fall Short
More than 2,000 German Santa Clauses converged on Hamburg on Sunday for a spectaculor attempt to break a British world record for the world's biggest Santa run. They failed, but no one seemed to mind.
The center of Hamburg was visited by a total of 2,202 Santas in full gear on Sunday in an attempt to beat the global record for the world's biggest Santa Claus race.
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They didn't quite make it -- Liverpool still holds the record for the world's biggest Santa run with 3,921 Santas in 2005.
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Strictly speaking, this child should have been disqualified for riding a bicycle rather than running.
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According to the organizers, many had enough breath to keep saying "Ho, ho, ho" as they ran.
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The Santas raised 22,500 for charity with a 3.6 kilometer jog around the Inner Alster lake.
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It was the biggest gathering of Santas Germany has ever seen.
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