  We investigate symmetry breaking in two-dimensional field theories which have
a holographic gravity dual. Being at large N, the Coleman theorem does not hold
and Goldstone bosons are expected. We consider the minimal setup to describe a
conserved current and a charged operator, and we perform holographic
renormalization in order to find the correct Ward identities describing
symmetry breaking. This involves some subtleties related to the different
boundary conditions that a vector can have in the three-dimensional bulk. We
establish which is the correct prescription that yields, after renormalization,
the same Ward identities as in higher dimensions.
