The toll: A total of 55 people taken to local hospitals and another 17 arrested.

A police officer assaulted, another spat on.

A political protest turned bad? No, it was Hoboken's SantaCon, a popular bar crawl with participants dressed up in Santa outfits.

Many in Hoboken want this to be the last one after police issued 52 tickets for drinking and urinating in public and gave out 32 moving violations for motorists driving erratically in the city.

Police responded to 282 calls within 16 hours and broke up several fights throughout the Mile Square City.