Newtown's annual Santa race featured 4000 Santas running, followed by 30 Santas fighting:

Festive cheer and goodwill was in short supply in Newtown when people dressed as Santa were involved in a mass street brawl, say police.

Officers used CS spray and batons to break up trouble amongst up to 30 people, following Newtown's annual charity Santa run.

Coming soon to an early morning paid-programming channel near you: Santa Fights, Vol 1: Ho Ho this!