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Having themselves a VERY Merry Christmas! Revellers hit the town on Black Eye Friday as the festive season gets properly underway

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LEEDS: Two young women laugh out loud as they drink from a bottle of wine on the street.

With Christmas just around the corner, revelers from across the country flock to the city 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 Emergency Departments at full capacity.

But revelers seemed in good spirits as they flooded into city centers to drink, eat and dance the night away.

Partygoers dressed in their Christmas best, with necklines almost as plunging as the temperatures.

The costumes were also in full swing, with people dressed as Santa Claus, reindeer and some epic Christmas jumpers.

While many of the revelers may only have hazy memories of what happened last night, MailOnline takes a look at the evidence…

LEEDS: Two young women laugh out loud as they drink from a bottle of wine on the street.

LEEDS: Three young women walk past the bright lights of a bar in Leeds clutching their bags and phones

LEEDS: Three young women walk past the bright lights of a bar in Leeds clutching their bags and phones

LEEDS: A blonde woman grabs her karaoke microphone on the street as two friends sing

LEEDS: A blonde woman grabs her karaoke microphone on the street as two friends sing

LEEDS: Woman is held back by her friend as police officers and a man in an elf jumper look on

LEEDS: Woman is held back by her friend as police officers and a man in an elf jumper look on

LEEDS: Three women brave heavy Yorkshire rain as they go out for a night out

LEEDS: Three women brave heavy Yorkshire rain as they go out for a night out

LEEDS: A woman's umbrella explodes upside down as two revelers stand on rain-soaked streets in Leeds city centre.

LEEDS: A woman’s umbrella explodes upside down as two revelers stand on rain-soaked streets in Leeds city centre.

NEWCASTLE: Three friends strut down the street on their way to a Christmas event

NEWCASTLE: Three friends strut down the street on their way to a Christmas event

NEWCASTLE: Two revelers take to the streets of the northern city in short skirts, despite falling temperatures

NEWCASTLE: Two revelers take to the streets of the northern city in short skirts, despite falling temperatures

NEWCASTLE: Woman in Santa hat clutches her purse as she walks down the street with a police officer

NEWCASTLE: Woman in Santa hat clutches her purse as she walks down the street with a police officer

NEWCASTLE: A woman hugs her friend as she sits on the steps outside a bar during a smoke break

NEWCASTLE: A woman hugs her friend as she sits on the steps outside a bar during a smoke break

NEWCASTLE: Four friends in their Christmas best as revelers hit the town on Black Eye Friday

NEWCASTLE: Four friends in their Christmas best as revelers hit the town on Black Eye Friday

NEWCASTLE: A group of boys show off their Christmas jumpers

NEWCASTLE: A group of boys show off their Christmas jumpers

NEWCASTLE: Man gets into the Christmas spirit with his friend on his back

NEWCASTLE: Man gets into the Christmas spirit with his friend on his back

NEWCASTLE: It was all too much for one reveler, who looks at the ground while clutching what looks like a can of beer.

NEWCASTLE: It was all too much for one reveler, who looks at the ground while clutching what looks like a can of beer.

NEWCASTLE: Party-goers channel their inner grandmother with spectacular Christmas jumpers

NEWCASTLE: Party-goers channel their inner grandmother with spectacular Christmas jumpers

CARDIFF: A police officer adjusts the shoe strap of a partygoer in Cardiff on Friday night

CARDIFF: A police officer adjusts the shoe strap of a partygoer in Cardiff on Friday night

CARDIFF: Woman kisses her Christmas elf in Cardiff city center

CARDIFF: Woman kisses her Christmas elf in Cardiff city center

CARDIFF: Santa Claus and one of his reindeer get into the Christmas spirit in Cardiff

CARDIFF: Santa Claus and one of his reindeer get into the Christmas spirit in Cardiff

CARDIFF: A reveler lifts his friend, dressed in a fun Christmas outfit, into the air

CARDIFF: A reveler lifts his friend, dressed in a fun Christmas outfit, into the air

CARDIFF: Two women, one wearing a Santa hat, stroll down the street, oblivious to the chaos behind them.

CARDIFF: Two women, one wearing a Santa hat, stroll down the street, oblivious to the chaos behind them.

CARDIFF: A woman carries a woman through the center of a busy street

CARDIFF: A woman carries a woman through the center of a busy street

CARDIFF: A reveler channels his inner Frosty as he steps out in the most Christmassy blue outfit

CARDIFF: A reveler channels his inner Frosty as he steps out in the most Christmassy blue outfit

CARDIFF: Police stop to chat with Santa Claus as he takes a break from delivering presents on a nearby park bench

CARDIFF: Police stop to chat with Santa Claus as he takes a break from delivering presents on a nearby park bench

CARDIFF: Police arrest man after incident at club in Cardiff city center

CARDIFF: Police arrest man after incident at club in Cardiff city center

BIRMINGHAM: Four women in the city of Birmingham on Friday, known colloquially as 'Black Eye Friday'

BIRMINGHAM: Four women in the city of Birmingham on Friday, known colloquially as ‘Black Eye Friday’

BIRMINGHAM: Two revelers lie on the ground during Black Eye Friday in Birmingham city center

BIRMINGHAM: Two revelers lie on the ground during Black Eye Friday in Birmingham city center

BIRMINGHAM: Police detail reveler in Birmingham city center

BIRMINGHAM: Police detail reveler in Birmingham city center

LEEDS: Three women arrived in Leeds city center to celebrate the festive season

LEEDS: Three women arrived in Leeds city center to celebrate the festive season

LEEDS: A group of friends prepare to sing Christmas classics with a little karaoke

LEEDS: A group of friends prepare to sing Christmas classics with a little karaoke

LEEDS: A reveler sits on the floor in a black lace bodysuit holding a microphone as she prepares to serenade passers-by.

LEEDS: A reveler sits on the floor in a black lace bodysuit holding a microphone as she prepares to serenade passers-by.

LEEDS: The night is really underway as revelers enjoy the festive atmosphere in the Yorkshire town.

LEEDS: The night is really underway as revelers enjoy the festive atmosphere in the Yorkshire town.

LEEDS: A clubgoer, dressed in a denim jumpsuit, holds up a peace sign for the cameras.

LEEDS: A clubgoer, dressed in a denim jumpsuit, holds up a peace sign for the cameras.

LEEDS: There is Christmas cheer everywhere as a man in a Santa hat (front) expresses his festive cheer

LEEDS: There is Christmas cheer everywhere as a man in a Santa hat (front) expresses his festive cheer

LEEDS: Two blonde clubbers head to a venue wearing white suits with their long blonde braids falling over their shoulders.

LEEDS: Two blonde clubbers head to a venue wearing white suits with their long blonde braids falling over their shoulders.

LEEDS: A group of three women are feeling the festive cheer as they step out in their Christmas jumpers.

LEEDS: A group of three women are feeling the festive cheer as they step out in their Christmas jumpers.

LEEDS: Police officers also approach a group of young girls in the northern city

LEEDS: Police officers also approach a group of young girls in the northern city

LEEDS: This young woman was literally

LEEDS: This young woman was literally “snatched” by a young man

LEEDS: The man then walks his friend down the street in Leeds.

LEEDS: The man then walks his friend down the street in Leeds.

LEEDS: The woman carried down the street

LEEDS: The woman carried down the street

LEEDS: Others didn't feel so festive when a person cries on the chest of a tall man in a Santa hat.

LEEDS: Others didn’t feel so festive when a person cries on the chest of a tall man in a Santa hat.

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