Words and Photos By Ashley Harrell (Click here for a full Santacon 2008 slideshow.)
Saturday was a pretty average day -- if a little cold -- until the chanting started. Listening through an open window in my North Beach apartment, I couldn't quite make out the words. So I headed toward Washington Square Park to see what all the commotion was about, and everything became clear.
They were chanting "Ho, ho, ho! Ho, ho, ho!" and by they, I mean about 200 people dressed i