Mullingar man Niall educates his US fans on the joys of Twelve Pubs

As any Irish person will tell you, you can't beat our little country in the run-up to Christmas.

And one person who's dying to get home and dive into the festive madness is Mullingar man Niall Horan. The event he's most excited about? His annual Twelve Pubs of Christmas night, of course.

So much so that he's even decided to educate his American fans on this joyous Irish tradition.

Speaking to E! News after a recent performance in Texas, the One Direction star filled the reporter in on a standard Irish pub crawl and how it works.

"At home, we do this thing called Twelve Pubs of Christmas. You've got five minutes to finish a pint and you're done.

"I personally haven't been home in a while and that's going to be good to see the family and eat like crazy."

The 1D lads all admitted to feeling "emotional" at the Jingle Ball performance in Texas, as it was set to be their last gig together for some time.

"To be honest with you, this show is kind of an important one for us," Liam explained to the crowd.

"This is going to be the last time for a little while. I feel myself getting a little emotional."

Now that their year-long world tour is almost over, the foursome are set to take an indefinite hiatus. And once Niall's finished all his Twelve Pubs boozing, he has some far healthier plans in store.

"By the end of next year I’d love to be a low single-figures golfer," he told 2fm about his plans for 2016.

"I’d like to be in some sort of good shape too."