Christmas well and truly arrived in Blackpool today as Father Christmas was spotted on the Promenade for the first time this year.
Along with his elves, Santa was handing out gifts of chocolate selection boxes and sharing festive cheer.
His arrival in town was to help promote the new Christmas party nights at VIVA Blackpool.
Here's what he had to say....
Along with his elves, Santa was handing out gifts of chocolate selection boxes and sharing festive cheer.
His arrival in town was to help promote the new Christmas party nights at VIVA Blackpool.
Here's what he had to say....
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00:00Hi everybody, my name's Lee D. Jones from Viva Blackpool. How is everybody?
00:05Brilliant. So, could you tell us why you're here today and why you're all dressed up today?
00:10Traditionally we go around all the industrial estates wishing Christmas cheer to tell people
00:14about our Christmas party nights. This year we've got two. Ho, ho, ho. We've got Jingle
00:19Bells Balls starring me and the cast of Thousands and that other guy, that Lionel
00:22Vandals in the room next door, he's a party geezer. So, can you tell me a little bit about
00:31the shows that this is promoting? Yeah, we're going to go round to the offices giving them
00:35some selection boxes just to see if they've booked their Christmas party nights because
00:39a lot of people haven't actually booked their Christmas party nights yet so we're just going
00:42to remind them that this, Viva Blackpool, is a place to be. Ho, ho, ho. We've got the show
00:49where can people find out what it is and where can people buy tickets and everything? Well,
00:54people can go online www.vivablackpool.com, phone 01253 297 297 or just pop along to Church Street
01:02and all the information you can get online and we are visiting all the industrial estates today
01:08so if you see this gorgeous Santa with these beautiful helpers
01:12anywhere around come out and get a selection box. Ho, ho, ho.
01:19Ho, ho, ho.