Reindeer pull in crowds in Beverley >video
Rudolph and his friends made a welcome return to Beverley's Festival Of Christmas.
Santa had to swap his reindeer for Shetland ponies last year because of bluetongue disease restrictions.
But at the 14th annual festival they were back pulling Father Christmas through the streets of the market town.
More than 40,000 people turned out for the festival as Beverley was transformed into a bustle of music and festivity.
Festival founder and chairman John Bird said: "It is fantastic to see the reindeer back. You can see the delight on the children's faces when they go past.
"The festival once again has been unbelievable. I think by 10.30am we had already broken previous records.
"It has something for everyone. The children love Santa and the adults can browse the stalls and be entertained by the activities."
Visitors were taken back almost 400 years for an English Civil War re-enactment by the Sealed Knot Society.
Other attractions included dozens of vintage cars lining North Bar for a rally by the Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club.
Polly Cutting and her husband Bob, of Catton Road, Beverley, brought their children Jack, six, and three-year-old Charlie to the event.
She said: "The children absolutely love it and they were so excited to see Father Christmas and his reindeer."
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by Pob, Bev
Wednesday, December 17 2008, 4:29PM
“What Beverley needs is a few pubs in and around the town centre where you could possibly use their toilets. Oh hang on.......”
by Freeborn Andy, Bradford
Tuesday, December 16 2008, 5:37PM
“I was there with the Sealed Knot, having driven from Bradford. Arrived 9:30am - long stay car park near fire station was mostly empty. Free parking. Left at about 3pm - car park still mostly empty.
Biggest problem with Beverley - not enough public toilets! To make it worse, the only one we could find was out of order later on! And that on a big day for the town.”
by Rolf, Beverley
Tuesday, December 16 2008, 3:58PM
“Is it just me or does the guy in black following Santa look like the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?”
by Rolf, Beverley
Tuesday, December 16 2008, 10:07AM
“Annoyed Corsa Driver, Kingswood.
Consider yourselve lucky if your car had been left in the centre when the food festival was on you would have been collecting it from Woodmansey and paying about £145. Last time several were lifted out of town.”
by Annoyed Corsa Driver, Kingswood
Tuesday, December 16 2008, 3:12AM
“Well no one told me when i left my car overnite because of a late session to return to it the next day surrounded by thousands of people and the moaning OAP's of beverley were not happy because i was driving through the town centre, i couldnt beleive it. How am i suppose to know???!”