• Philippines: Residents and survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan decorate a giant lantern amongst the debris from destroyed houses in the coastal area of Tacloban, Leyte province. AFP Photo / Ted Alijibe
    Philippines: Residents and survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan decorate a giant lantern amongst the debris from destroyed houses in the coastal area of Tacloban, Leyte province. AFP Photo / Ted Alijibe
  • USA: Passerbys stop to have their photograph taken as they look at a house in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn lit up with Christmas decorations in New York. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
    USA: Passerbys stop to have their photograph taken as they look at a house in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn lit up with Christmas decorations in New York. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
  • Greece: The ancient temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill is seen behind Christmas lights in Athens. AFP Photo/Aris Messinis
    Greece: The ancient temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill is seen behind Christmas lights in Athens. AFP Photo/Aris Messinis
  • Spain: People shop in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. Reuters/ Juan Medina
    Spain: People shop in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. Reuters/ Juan Medina
  • United Kingdom: A small dog wearing a Christmas jumper is blown around in Sidmouth, England. The Met Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for Christmas. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
    United Kingdom: A small dog wearing a Christmas jumper is blown around in Sidmouth, England. The Met Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for Christmas. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
  • Ivory Coast: Children play on swings in a playground surrounded by Christmas decorations in Abidjan. AFP Photo/ Sia Kambou
    Ivory Coast: Children play on swings in a playground surrounded by Christmas decorations in Abidjan. AFP Photo/ Sia Kambou
  • Croatia: A participant holds up a sky lantern to be released during the "Kapulica & Lanterns" event, part of the ArtOmat Fair ahead of Christmas, involves people releasing about a thousand lanterns to symbolize sending own wishes to the universe. Reuters/Antonio Bronic
    Croatia: A participant holds up a sky lantern to be released during the "Kapulica & Lanterns" event, part of the ArtOmat Fair ahead of Christmas, involves people releasing about a thousand lanterns to symbolize sending own wishes to the universe. Reuters/Antonio Bronic
  • Kenya: A 60 feet (about 18 metres) high Christmas tree stands inside Kenya's largest shopping mall TRM in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA/Daniel Irungu
    Kenya: A 60 feet (about 18 metres) high Christmas tree stands inside Kenya's largest shopping mall TRM in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA/Daniel Irungu
  • Peru: Dancers dressed as Santa Claus and an elf perform for children from orphanages in an event ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Government Palace in Lima. Reuters / Enrique Castro-Mendivil
    Peru: Dancers dressed as Santa Claus and an elf perform for children from orphanages in an event ahead of Christmas celebrations at the Government Palace in Lima. Reuters / Enrique Castro-Mendivil
  • USA: The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is reflected in a Christmas ornament in New York. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
    USA: The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange is reflected in a Christmas ornament in New York. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
  • Monaco: The Christmas lights and Christmas trees in front of the Monte-Carlo Casino in Monaco. AFP Photo / Valery Hache
    Monaco: The Christmas lights and Christmas trees in front of the Monte-Carlo Casino in Monaco. AFP Photo / Valery Hache
  • Hungary: A woman points at a candle on a giant Advent wreath during a Christmas market on the Deak square in Budapest. AFP Photo / Attila Kisbenedek
    Hungary: A woman points at a candle on a giant Advent wreath during a Christmas market on the Deak square in Budapest. AFP Photo / Attila Kisbenedek
  • Germany: People are seen in front of the Dresden Frauenkirche as they attend the 21st Christmas vesper in Dresden, eastern Germany. AFP Photo / DPA / Sebastian Kahnert
    Germany: People are seen in front of the Dresden Frauenkirche as they attend the 21st Christmas vesper in Dresden, eastern Germany. AFP Photo / DPA / Sebastian Kahnert
  • France: A chimpanzee opens a package filled with candies and wrapped as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, western France. AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier
    France: A chimpanzee opens a package filled with candies and wrapped as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, western France. AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier
  • France: A polar bear opens a package filled with food and wrapped as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, western France. AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier
    France: A polar bear opens a package filled with food and wrapped as a Christmas gift at the zoo in La Fleche, western France. AFP Photo / Jean-Francois Monier
  • Sri Lanka: People walk past decorations on a street ahead of Christmas day celebrations in Colombo Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
    Sri Lanka: People walk past decorations on a street ahead of Christmas day celebrations in Colombo Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
  • Palestinian Territories: A Greek Orthodox priest lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem. AFP Photo/Musa Al-Shaer
    Palestinian Territories: A Greek Orthodox priest lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem. AFP Photo/Musa Al-Shaer
  • Sweden: People walk past a street performer dressed as Santa Claus ahead of Christmas at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm. Reuters/Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency
    Sweden: People walk past a street performer dressed as Santa Claus ahead of Christmas at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm. Reuters/Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency
  • India: Indian residents walk in front of the All Saints Cathedral, decorated with Christmas lights, ahead of Christmas celebrations in Allahabad. AFP Photo/Sanjay Kanojia
    India: Indian residents walk in front of the All Saints Cathedral, decorated with Christmas lights, ahead of Christmas celebrations in Allahabad. AFP Photo/Sanjay Kanojia

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