Big Santa is down... and Christmas is officially over
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf Christmas wasn't already over, it is now. Big Santa is down. You know what we're talking about. The massive Santa Claus that sits proudly in front of the Central Library in St Peter's Square every festive period.
He brings loads of Christmas spirit to the city, and makes a great selfie backdrop. But today (January 8), he's off. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a try. Pictures from the city centre this morning showed Big Santa being dismantled part-by-part with his smiley, moustache-adorned face driven away on a crane.
He was one of the last remaining remnants of Christmas left in the city. Just before Christmas Day, Manchester's Christmas Markets were dismantled with the final wooden huts broken down and the last of the mulled wine served.
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