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Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa lake at the annual holiday tree lighting event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The Christmas tree is believed to be one of the largest in the world decorated with millions of Christmas lights. -
An abstract light installation replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in Brussels, Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Traditionally, a 20m (65ft) pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with a 25m (82ft) construction. -
Dec. 2, 2012 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Members of the Vanleena Dance Academy perform during the Santa Claus Parade. More than 300,000 spectators watch the 9th annual parade, which featured 3,800 participants and 300 volunteers as a pre-Christmas tour through the streets of Vancouver. -
Christmas decorations are illuminated on a house near Stansstad, central Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. -
Dec. 5, 2012 - Seoul, South Korea - Volunteers dressed in Santa Claus costumes pose during an event to visit and give Christmas gifts to prematurely born babies. -
The traffic moves along the Champs Elysees looking towards the Place de la Concorde, Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 in Paris. Trees are lit - along with a big wheel - in the Tuileries gardens for Christmas. -
A performer at the Great Dickens Christmas Fair - a Bay Area tradition since 1970 at the San Francisco Cow Palace. The exhibition halls are converted as bustling streets of London, immortalized for all time by the mighty pen of Charles Dickens, forming a living backdrop into Christmas Past. -
Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, a diver feeds to sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. -
Squirrel monkeys investigate a Christmas stocking given to them, during a media opportunity at London Zoo, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The animals at ZSL London Zoo are set to enjoy a wild Christmas this year, with some very merry treats. Lion cubs Heidi and Indi have definitely made it on to SantaÕs ÔgoodÕ list and will be getting their paws on some presents, whilst the penguins will be treated to festive fishy gifts under the tree. -
An artificial Christmas tree found in the gutter with other storm debris a few days after superstorm Sandy has become a symbol of hope for Union Beach, N.J.
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