Breathtaking holiday decorations around the world
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Christmas trees frame the Monte Carlo Casino as part of holiday season decorations in Monaco
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The Vatican Christmas tree is lit up after a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican
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Christmas decoration are seen at a shopping mall in Dortmund
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People sit inside a giant Christmas ball as part of Christmas holiday season decorations in Nice
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Traffic moves along under the Oxford Street Christmas lights after they were switched on in central London
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Eric Marshall poses for a photograph after switching on his Christmas lights for the first time this year on his house in Bagby, northern England
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People visit a Christmas market in downtown Budapest
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama meets with the children of U.S. military service members at the unveiling of the Christmas decorations at the White House in Washington
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Vendors prepare food at the Budapest Christmas Fair at Vorosmarty square in downtown Budapest
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People walk under light decorations during the annual illumination of Christmas lights at Krakowskie Przedmiescie street in Warsaw
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A woman takes a picture of herself with part of the Christmas illumination of the main shopping mall Kurfuerstendamm boulevard in Berlin
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Tourists from Japan look at Christmas decorations at opening day of Germany's oldest Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg
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A man dressed as Santa Claus skates on an ice rink across from the Eiffel Tower as part of the holiday season, in Paris
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Women take pictures in front of a Santa Claus figure in Taiyuan
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People walk past a giant Christmas tree near a Ferris wheel on the place Massena as part of Christmas holiday season illuminations in Nice
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A man walks on a tight rope over live crocodiles while wearing a Santa Claus costume as part of performances for the Yuletide season at a crocodile farm in Pasay city
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People visit the Budapest Christmas Fair at Vorosmarty square in downtown Budapest
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Dolphins jump behind a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Marineland Aquatic Park in Antibes
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Guests from the 10 Downing Street Christmas party mill around outside after the Christmas tree lights were switched on in central London
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Photos of the day - December 10, 2013
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People walk past an illuminated boat, which is part of this year's Christmas decorations, at Syntagma square in central Athens
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People walk past vendors setting up a Christmas market at Madrid's Mayor square
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Pink clouds fill the sky at sunrise above the Notre Dame Cathedral near a decorated Christmas tree as part of the holiday season Paris
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A man walks on a tight rope over live crocodiles while wearing a Santa Claus costume as part of performances for the Yuletide season at a crocodile farm in Pasay city
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People pose by a Christmas tree at the Larco Mar shopping mall in Lima's Miraflores district
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An outdoor artificial Christmas tree is displayed at a shopping center in San Diego, California
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St. Stephens' Basilica is pictured behind a Christmas market in downtown Budapest
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People look at Christmas decorations at a stall at the Budapest Christmas Fair at Vorosmarty square in downtown Budapest
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A man dressed as Santa Claus pets dolphins at the Marineland Aquatic Park in Antibes
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Boy looks at bus driver Edilson, also known as "Fumassa", inside an urban bus decorated with Christmas motives in Santo Andre
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Santa Claus kites float in front of the Eiffel Tower as part of Christmas holiday season preparations in Paris
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People sit inside a giant Christmas ball as part of Christmas holiday season decorations in Nice
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Bus driver Edilson, also known as "Fumassa", drives while wearing a Santa Claus outfit inside an urban bus decorated with Christmas motives in Santo Andre
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