People skate on the ice rink opened on Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia
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Lights illuminate the Christmas Fair in front of the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), left, and St. Severi's Church in Erfurt, central Germany.
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A Christmas tree is displayed at a shopping mall as the territory prepares to celebrate the Christmas holidays, in Hong Kong.
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Rose Morrison, 2, of Scranton, Pa. cries as she sits with Santa Claus for a holiday portrait in Dickson City, Pa.
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St. Nicholas, or Sinterklaas, waves to fans in Amsterdam on Nov. 18.
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South Korean children wearing Santa Claus outfits leave after attending a ceremony by the Salvation Army to prepare charity pots for a year-end fundraising campaign for the underprivileged in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 26.
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Volunteers of America Santas ring their bells as the cross a street in Fifth Ave. during their 110th annual Sidewalk Santa Parade, in New York, Nov. 23.
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Santa cheers at a soccer match in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 29.
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