Revellers took to the UK’s bars and clubs as the countdown to Christmas continues, resulting in a busy night for the nation’s police officers.
Hundreds were spotted out in Newcastle city centre as festive jumpers were donned and Santa hats sported into the early hours of this morning.
In Bristol, paramedics joined in the festivities, adding a little fancy dress to their uniforms while being on-hand to provide support for those who might need it while police seemed less cheery as they moved party-goers along.
But the night was cut short for some, as officers were spotted helping those left a little worse for wear into cabs and others were carried across cobbled streets.
Helping others home no doubt proved more difficult, as some were spotted settling for benches instead of heading home to bed.
Officers were forced to intervene as one drinker lay on the floor and their friends struggled to shift them to a safer spot.
Two men help their friend into a car in Newcastle city centre, where revellers got down to some serious celebrating last night and festivities stretched into the early hours of this morning
A young woman appears to count her change while sitting alone in a Newcastle city centre street after a night in which hundreds turned out to get the holiday celebrations started
A paramedic sports a festive hat inside an ambulance in Bristol as his colleagues are on-hand to provide assistance for people who’ve had a little too much to drink
A man carries his friend in a road in Newcastle city centre, where many drinkers had to be helped on their way home after a heavy night on the tiles
Support staff help a drunk man wearing a festive jumper into a car bearing a Newcastle University logo as people stand outside venues to carry on the fun
A group of young drinkers pose for a picture in Newcastle city centre, complete with seasonal jumpers as hundreds turned out to spread festive cheer
A man tried to persuade his friend to stop snoozing on a bench in Newcastle city centre after revellers hit to town for a heavy night of drinking
Police talk to a woman in Bristol as revellers hit the town for a night of festive celebrations as the countdown to Christmas continues
Drinks are carried through the streets of Bristol as revellers hold onto one another while walking past venues in the city centre
Police and party-goers deal with a person lying on the floor in Bristol as a group of people look on as festive celebrations come to a close
A man appears to comfort a woman in Bristol city centre, where hundreds turned out to kick of their Christmas celebrations
A man wearing a Christmas jumper gets a piggyback from his friend as they walk past some of Bristol city centre’s venues
A woman clings onto her friend following a night of drinking as the weekend’s festivities drew to a close in Bristol city centre
Two women sport a polar bear and workshop elf jumper in Newcastle city centre where hundreds hit the town centre for a night of drinking
Two men appear to scuffle in front of police officers in Newcastle city centre, where officers were faced with hundreds of drinkers last night
The man looks less than happy with police presence in the city centre as officers appear to move him on during a night of festive drinking enjoyed by hundreds
A couple enjoy a special moment outside a Newcastle city centre shop as other revellers smoke in the street during a night of festive drinking
People are forced to intervened as a party-goer lies in the street in Bristol as drinkers turned out to celebrate Christmas last night
Christmas jumpers ensured a festive mood in Bristol where drinkers got down to some serious celebrating as the countdown to the big day continues
A man wearing a Christmas tree jumper looks through his wallet as another approaches from an alley in Bristol city centre
A suit plastered in snowmen and Christmas trees was among the least subtle of outfits spotted in Bristol city centre during last night’s drinking
A drinker sits slumped on the cobbles in Bristol, where festive celebrations in the city centre continued until the early hours of this morning
Two women opted for co-ords rather than the Christmas garb flushing the rest of Newcastle city centre as they stroll into The Gate complex
A woman with ripped jeans and a leather jacket clings onto a friend in Newcastle city centre as she sports festive headgear
Women in fancy dress are caught in a gust of wind as they enter a venue in Newcastle city centre for a night of Christmas celebrations
A woman sits barefoot on cobbles in Bristol city centre as her friend uses her phone after hundreds turned out for festivities last night
Party-goers in Newcastle city centre opt for a less festive look than other drinkers as celebrations got underway in the North East of England
Three women walk through Newcastle city centre during last night’s Christmas drinking sessions when bars and clubs were packed out
A woman vomits against some shutters in Newcastle city centre as a man comforts her during a night of Christmas drinking
A woman gets a piggyback from a man in city centre of Newcastle, where many drinkers had to be helped home or carried into cabs
A girl helps her friend walk outside The Gate retail complex in Newcastle city centre as a police car is parked nearby last night
A man and a women cuddle next to some bins in the Bigg Market in Newcastle city centre, where bars and clubs were packed with drinkers
Three women cross the road in Newcastle city centre as people turned out to celebrate the countdown to Christmas with a night of drinking
A woman leans against a trailer while checking her bag as drinkers queue up outside a city centre venue in Newcastle as drinkers turned out in the North East
A woman catches a piggyback ride from a man in Newcastle city centre as a friend appears to help her with her coat during the town centre celebrations
A woman vomits while supporting herself with her hands on the floor as two friends check their phones outside The Gate retail complex in Newcastle city centre
A woman givers her heels a rest, going barefoot as she strolls past a Greggs in the Bigg Market, Newcastle, during a night of drinking
A barefooted woman grips her takeaway in one hand and clutches her bag in the other as revellers walk in the road in Newcastle city centre
Christmas jumpers were the order of the night in Newcastle city centre as hundreds turned out to drink in the bars and clubs
Two women are wrapped up in tinfoil to keep warm in Newcastle city centre after last night’s festive drinking in the North East
A woman uses a Santa hat to warm her feet after removing her shoes while squats in Newcastle city centre while speaking on the phone