{"id":38735,"date":"2013-12-11T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bletherskite.net\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2013-12-11T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:06:11","slug":"hundreds-of-piping-santas-advance-on-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=38735","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bagpipe playing Santa Clauses descended on Edinburgh&#8217;s Princes Street Gardens over the weekend, to help warm up runners at the city&#8217;s annual Santa Run. Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as Santa took part in the Wish Upon A Star Charity event to raise money for sick and terminally ill children. The Stockbridge Pipe Band of Edinburgh are said to be behind the stunt &#8211; we&#8217;re pleased to report that no pipes or drum sticks were tangled in beards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGufeJRLgw4\" height=\"250\" width=\"460\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time a Santa has appeared playing the pipes\u00a0 &#8211; last Christmas in Portland, Oregon a kilted Santa playing the bagpipes and riding a unicycle was spotted on a number of occasions on the city&#8217;s streets. Unfortunately there have been no confirmed sightings of the bearded piper this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbfD9OKwqBs\" height=\"250\" width=\"460\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bagpipe playing Santa Clauses descended on Edinburgh&#8217;s Princes Street Gardens over the weekend, to help warm up runners at the city&#8217;s annual Santa Run. Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as Santa took part in the Wish Upon A Star Charity event to raise money for sick and terminally ill children. 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