A group of boozy Santas found themselves on the naughty list when they tried to drive a tank through a tiny festive village.
Several punters filmed the Santas behaving badly after they seemingly enjoyed too much 'Christmas spirits.'
Residents were fuming when the enormous metal beast got stuck and blocked access to their famously decorated streets.
The group of military re-enactors descended upon the quaint Cornish village dressed as Santa Claus in a vintage armoured personnel carrier.
Comical scenes show the Santas struggling to move their Army vehicle and being told off for trying to drive down the narrow streets.
Some of the group can be heard slurring their words and gesticulating wildly when the tank got stuck in the village of Angarrack.
A traffic warden can be heard giving the Santas a good telling off and insisting they can't go any futher, reports Cornwall Live.
"You cannot come in with your tank, there are cars parked there. You are not going to get through," she told the tank driver pointing towards the village centre.
Another Santa tried to argue but appears to drunk, while the driver then tells the traffic warden they are allowed into the village.
Christmas lovers visiting the village to enjoy its festive lights saw the funny side of the chaos caused by the Santa 'takeover.'
"Well that was eventful," one woman commented on social media.
"An army tank, yes an actual Army tank driven by several inebriated Santas trying to get to the pub in Angarrack who got stuck on the way."
Another person joked: "I have seen it all now. A tank being driven by several Santas tried to drive into Angarrack, got wedged and blocked the entrance to the village."
Many people posted videos of the havoc which shows the tank scraping past a car parked on the street.
"That’s why we couldn’t drive into Angarrack," another person said while another replied "we were there when the police arrived and they shut the road shortly after. Bet you never guessed that was the reason though."
The tank full of Santas was also spotted earlier in the day in other towns along the west coast of Cornwall including St Ives, Helston and Redruth.
Lisa Charrd, who filmed the group in St Ives, said: "There was a group of Santas in the tank and they were all very friendly and full of Christmas joy.
"They allowed people to take photos and let kids have a look inside, everyone loved it. They were lovely chaps who had lots of time for the kids."
While a resident in Redruth was not so pleased with the re-enactors.
"They churned up all the pavement in Redruth on Thursday morning. I had to report it to the council," they complained.
Gail Willis, who witnessed the scene in Angarrack, said the issue was made worse because of cars parked where they shouldn't in the village.
"Last night a 'tank' attempted to visit the village and caused chaos on Marsh Lane, hitting cars and getting stuck. Eventually the police had to close the road until it could be moved," she said.
"The problem was partly caused by cars parking along the lane next to no parking signs as well as an idiot driving the tank.
"Angarrack Lights have put up signs asking people not to park there, requested they park on the industrial estate and asked visitors not to drive into the village."
Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police attended the scene and confirmed one car was damaged by the passing tank.
A spokesperson added: "We were notified at around 7.40pm on Thursday December 22 to reports that a tank had caused damage to a parked car on Marsh Lane in Angarrack, Hayle.
"Officers attended the scene to assist. Vehicle details were exchanged. No arrests were carried out."
