Shhh, don’t tell the kids, but Santa was drunk, smoking and sporting a shiner at Texas Renaissance Festival’s Celtic Christmas. An unlikely hero, maybe, but he was defending the spirit of Christmas. The three-day weekend also included holiday lights, dancing and plenty of Christmas cheer.ย (Photos by Mark Herman Reyes)

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Contributor Mark Reyes is a native Houstonian, seventh generation Texan, A&M alum, expert in all things Star Trek (ToS), and an avid comic book collector (DC). Mark enjoys documenting current events and...