Buon Natale procession entered the Guinness World Records in 2014 for having the maximum number of people dressed up as Santa Claus.

The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, John Barla was the chief guest of the 2022nd Buon Natale.

From nursery students to spirited senior citizens, some surpassing the age of 80, and women, all donned the iconic attire of Christmas Papas, joyously dancing to the tunes of special Buon Natale songs.

Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath, mayor M K Varghese, MP T N Prathapan, and MLAs P Balachandran and Saneesh Kumar Joseph, district collector Krishna Teja were among those who participated in the opening session.

[13] The procession starts from St Thomas College in Thrissur, encircles Swaraj Round and ends at Saktan Thampuran Ground.