It’s becoming quite the tradition — at some point in mid-December, a whole bunch of people donning Santa Claus garb head out for the National Mall, the White House and occasionally have a spirited throw-down with people in banana suits. In 2008, we called it “Halloween in December“; last year, the city was “awash in slightly inappropriate and out of context holiday cheer.” Of course, we could only be talking about Santarchy, the annual gathering of those whose Christmas cheer comes in the form of wearing big red coats, big red hats and pass out gifts and well wishes to passers-by. What did a pair of our Flickr contributors find this year? Click through to find out.

Between Georgetown’s popular Santa Stumble and the annual Santarchy chaos on the National Mall, this weekend was awash in slightly inappropriate and out of context holiday cheer. Take a look at what our Flickr contributors managed to capture….

Q: What do you call a couple hundred Santas running around the National Mall in broad daylight, singing Christmas carols, stopping traffic, and bringing a healthy amount of Season’s Greetings wherever they go? A: Halloween in December, better known as Santarchy D.C. We were there yesterday as the annual gathering of the Santas took place — beginning on the steps of the Museum of Natural History before continuing on to the merry-go-round, the Washington Monument,…