Having themselves a VERY Merry Christmas! Revellers hit the town on Black Eye Friday as the festive season gets properly underway
With Christmas just around the corner, revellers up and down the country hit the town on ‘Black Eye Friday’ to celebrate the festive season.
The Friday before Christmas Eve has earned the nickname ‘Black Eye Friday’ due to the number of fights that break out in bars, pubs and clubs, with A&E departments in full swing.
But revellers seemed in good spirits as they flooded into city centres to drink, eat and dance the night away.
Partygoers donned their Christmas finest, with necklines almost as plunging as the temperatures.
The fancy dress was also out in full force, with people dressed as Santa, reindeers and some epic Christmas jumpers on display.
While many of the revellers may have only hazy memories of what went on last night, MailOnline takes a look at the evidence…
LEEDS: Two young women roar with laughter as they swig from a bottle of wine in the street
LEEDS: Three young woman walk past the bright lights of a bar in Leeds clutching their handbags and phones
LEEDS: A blonde woman clutches her karaoke microphone in the street as two friends sing along
LEEDS: A woman is held back by her friend as police officers and a man in an elf jumper look on
LEEDS: Three women brave the lashing Yorkshire rain as they head out for a night of partying
LEEDS: A woman’s umbrella is blown inside out as two revellers stand on rain-soaked streets in Leeds city centre
NEWCASTLE: Three friends strut their way down the street on their way to a Christmas event
NEWCASTLE: Two revellers take to the streets of the northern city in short skirts – despite the plummeting temperatures
NEWCASTLE: A woman wearing a Santa hat clutches her handbag as she walks up the street with a policeman
NEWCASTLE: A woman cuddles her friend as she sits on the stairs outside a bar during a smoking break
NEWCASTLE: Four friends in their Christmas finest as revellers pour into town on Black Eye Friday
NEWCASTLE: A group of lads show off their Christmas jumpers
NEWCASTLE: A man gets into the Christmas spirit by giving his friend a piggyback
NEWCASTLE: It was all a bit too much for one reveller, who stares at the floor while clutching what looks like a can of beer
NEWCASTLE: Partygoers channel their inner grandma with some spectacular Christmas jumpers
CARDIFF: A police officer adjusts the shoe strap of a partygoer in Cardiff on Friday evening
CARDIFF: A woman smooches her Christmas elf in Cardiff town centre
CARDIFF: Santa and one of his reindeer get into the Christmas spirit in Cardiff
CARDIFF: A reveller hoists his friend, dressed in a fun Christmas suit, high into the air
CARDIFF: A reveller channels his inner Frosty as he steps out in the most Christmassy of blue suits
CARDIFF: Police stop for a chat with Santa as he takes a breather from present delivery on a nearby park bench
BIRMINGHAM: Four women out on the town in Birmingham on Friday, known colloquially as ‘Black Eye Friday’
BIRMINGHAM: Two revellers lie on the floor during Black Eye Friday in Birmingham city centre
BIRMINGHAM: Police detail a reveller in Birmingham city centre
LEEDS: Three woman hit Leeds City Centre to celebrate the festive season
LEEDS: A group of friends get ready to belt out the Christmas classics with a spot of karaoke
LEEDS: A reveller sits on the floor in a lace black outfit clutching a microphone as she prepares to serenade passersby
LEEDS: The night is well and truly underway as revellers soak up the festive atmosphere in the Yorkshire city
LEEDS: A club-goer, wearing a denim jumpsuite, holds up a peace sign for the cameras
LEEDS: It’s Christmas cheer all round as a man in a Santa hat (front) expresses his festive joy
LEEDS: Two blonde clubbers head into a venue wearing white outfits with their long blonde tresses flowing over their shoulders
LEEDS: A group of three women are feeling the festive cheer as they head out in their Christmas jumpers
LEEDS: Police officers also approach a group of young girls who are out in the northern city
LEEDS: This young woman was quite literally ‘swept off her’ feet by a young man
LEEDS: The man then carries his female friend down the Leeds street
LEEDS: The woman being carried along the street
LEEDS: Others weren’t feeling so festive as one person cries into the chest of a tall man in a Santa hat
