Tuesday, December 14, 2010
  Largest Santa Claus parade: Portuguese City sets world record
 PORTO, Portugal--14,963 santas have paraded through the streets of Porto in northern Portugal - setting the new world record for the Largest Santa Claus Parade .

  Photo:The World's Largest Santa Claus parade .  

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  The previous Guinness world record for the Largest Santa Claus Parade was 14,472 people dressed up as Santa Claus, set last year.

  Once again, the idea this year was to surpass the previous Guinness world record, but also to provide Christmas presents for children in need.

  Filled with Christmas spirit, several groups joined the World's Largest Santa Claus parade , from motorcycle groups, to dancing schools that danced along the streets, and one double deck bus with a foam machine providing 'snow' along the way.

   For each Santa that passed the finish line of the parade's route, ?1 was given to the cause by the event's organisers. The organisers of the event had distributed 19,000 Santa Claus suits.   

Guinness World Records also recognized the fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus, which is 2 hr 55 min 50 sec and was achieved by Paul Simons (UK)at the Flora London Marathon, London, UK.

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Largest Group of Carol singers - Credit Union Christmas Pageant

Most Santa Claus images on sand - Sudarshan Pattnaik

Most Scuba Diving Santas - Yorkshire Divers Group

Largest Revolving Christmas Star - Siemens Superstar

Largest gathering of Santa's Elves - ABC Family

Tallest living Christmas tree - Coeur d'Alene

Largest Floating Christmas Tree - Rio de Janeiro

Tallest artificial Christmas tree - Mexico City

Smallest 'snowman' - National Physics Laboratory

Most Santas skating in a Conga Line - Warwick Castle

Most expensive Christmas bauble - Hallmark Jewellers

Biggest fireworks show on the barge - Fireworks do Brasil

Biggest New Year Party - Rio de Janeiro

Largest Santa Claus ice sculpture - Chinese sculptors

Tallest sand sculpture of Santa Claus - Sudarsan Patnaik

Largest winter footwear - Tsar-Valenok

Longest letter to Santa Claus - Romanian Post

Tallest snowman - Bethel residents

Longest time spent inside an inflatable snowglobe - Ben Eckerson

Largest collection of Santa Claus memorabilia - Jean Guy Laquerre

Largest champagne glass - Vini nel Mondo

Most Expensive Champagne - Perrier-Jouet

Largest Christmas cake - Uday Samudra hotel

Largest Gathering Of Santa Clauses - Porto

Most number of Santas zip sliding - Hallam FM

Largest Secret Santa exchange - Boots

Tuesday, December 14, 2010