Hundreds of people dressed as Father Christmas gathered in Leeds for an annual 'Santa Dash' charity run.

The annual event is hosted by St Gemmas Hospice -- a charity that looks after patients with life-threatening illnesses.

It was a sell-out event, with 900 people dressed in red Santa outfits taking part in a 5km fun run around Leeds city centre.

There was a two-minute warm-up before the race began at 9:30GMT on Sunday 15 December.

Christmas songs were played by a brass band to keep attendees spirits up in the cold winter weather.

Hundreds of Santas gathered in Leeds today, as the annual Santa Dash takes place.
The event is hosted by St Gemmas Hospice, which is a charity that looks after patients with life threatening illnesses.
It was a sell out event with 900 people dressed as Santas that took part in the 5k fun run around Leeds city centre.
Santas all meet at the registration tent on Albion Place, before a 2 minute warm up event before the official start at 09:30am.
Christmas songs are also played by a brass band to keep the atmosphere going.