These fabulously festive pictures tap into the archives right back to 1996 and show people having the time of their lives in clubs, at work parties and the Christmas Tree Ball at Blackpool Tower.
They hadn’t coined the phrase Mad Friday back then but the dates of the photos show that many were taken on that final Friday before Christmas Eve, traditionally the most favoured night for a Christmas do.
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13. Parting at Christmas
Victoria Warburton , Michelle Brookes and Anne Beaumont, 2003 Photo: Martin Bostock
14. Partying at Christmas
NTK Christmas Party at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, 2004 Photo: Bill Johnson
15. Partying at Christmas
Joel Franks, Gareth Pattington, Phil Bent, Henry Barker, Christopher Dean and Joe Holloway in 2003 Photo: Martin Bostock
16. Partying at Christmas
Christmas Tree Millennium Ball at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Michaela Johnson (left) and Sarah Mears dance the night away Photo: Bill Johnson
17. Partying at Christmas
The Christmas Tree Ball at the Tower Ballroom, 2005. L-R areSimon Lee, Nick Slater and Aaron Wall Photo: Mark Pearson
18. Partying at Christmas
Diane Parker and Amy Syme strut their stuff in 2006 Photo: Mike Foster