For brothers Martin and Mike Gray, what started as a trip to the shopping centre to see Santa Claus, has turned into an annual event - and it gets better and better as the years go on.
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| Starts off innocent enough, with just the one brother having a laugh with Santa.... |
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| The tradition continues. |
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| Not sure what's happening, but looks like that soldier just farted. |
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| You sure you're not getting a bit old for this now....? |
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| Welcome brother number two to the fold. Little does Santa know that he's going to have very sore thighs in 29 years... |
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| Crying child on old man's lap. Classic. |
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| I want a He Man, Transformers and ET on VHS. |
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| Nice keks. |
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| Smile for the camera, bro. |
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| Pretty sure I saw that Santa drinking from a brown paper bag a while back. |
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| The tradition continues into the 90's. |
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| In case you can't tell, that's St Nick poking his face out between the oversized pair. |
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| This year, can I have a copy of the Shabba Ranks classic 'Mr Loverman' and a Home Alone 2 please? |
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| Visible signs of pain there. Just look into Santa's poor eyes... |
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| 1994, a sad year for grunge and a cracking year for the age of the bowlhead. |
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| The fun continues. |
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| Huzzah! The bowlhead is back! |
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| Terrifyingly coy Father Christmas. |
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| Lads, sorry you're just too big to sit on me knee. I've got a lot to do this time of year, I could do with two working legs. |
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| Child Santa...? |
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| St Nick, Y2K. |
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| This Santa should have retired by now |
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| Vagina in the background? |
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| Santa doesn't find this cute anymore |
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| Loving the candy canes. |
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| No extra budget for a background this year. |
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| Think Santa might have possibly got dressed in the dark this morning... |
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| Need a bigger couch next year |
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| A new stuffed reindeer joins the action. |
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| Big brother nicks the toy from little brother. Standard. |
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| Excellent Christmas jumpers. |
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| Jumpers replaced with matching football shirts. Fantastic. |
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| Ah yes, traditional Christmas hawaiian shirts. |
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| And it all comes full circle, here's hoping these kids keep the tradition up for many years to come! |
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