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Tokyo DisneySea at Urayasu, Chiba prefecture, is holding Christmas festivities each night until December 25, 2012. At neighboring Tokyo Disneyland, the Christmas Fantasy parade is held twice daily at the theme park. (Photo by Disneyland)

Tokyo DisneySea at Urayasu, Chiba prefecture, is holding Christmas festivities each night until December 25, 2012. At neighboring Tokyo Disneyland, the Christmas Fantasy parade is held twice daily at the theme park. (Photo by Disneyland)




Booths offer traditional Thuringian handcrafts and sweets and a big Ferris wheel stand at the Christmas Fair in front of the Cathedral of Mary, center left,  and St. Severi's Church, right, in Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer/Associated Press)

Booths offer traditional Thuringian handcrafts and sweets and a big Ferris wheel stand at the Christmas Fair in front of the Cathedral of Mary, center left, and St. Severi's Church, right, in Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer/Associated Press)




Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Lake at the annual holiday tree lighting event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Christmas tree, decorated with millions of lights, is believed to be one of the largest in the world. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/Associated Press)

Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Lake at the annual holiday tree lighting event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Christmas tree, decorated with millions of lights, is believed to be one of the largest in the world. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/Associated Press)




A 40-year-old tree from Tennessee stands lit on the front lawn of The Biltmore Estate in Ashville, N.C. (Photo by Sandra Stambaugh/The Biltmore Company)

A 40-year-old tree from Tennessee stands lit on the front lawn of The Biltmore Estate in Ashville, N.C. (Photo by Sandra Stambaugh/The Biltmore Company)




An abstract light installation replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in Brussels. Traditionally, a 65 ft. pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with an 82 ft. construction. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)

An abstract light installation replaces the traditional Christmas tree at the Grand Place in Brussels. Traditionally, a 65 ft. pine tree from the forests of the Ardennes decorates the city's central square, the Grand Place. This year, it has been replaced with an 82 ft. construction. (Photo by Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)




The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit during the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York. (Photo by Kathy Willens/Associated Press)

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit during the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center in New York. (Photo by Kathy Willens/Associated Press)




Skaters take to the ice around the Christmas tree at PPG Place on Light Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Tribune-Review)

Skaters take to the ice around the Christmas tree at PPG Place on Light Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Tribune-Review)




The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is seen after being lit by House Speaker John Boehner and Ryan Shuster, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the Capitol grounds in Washington. The tree is an Engelmann spruce from Colorado's White River National Forest. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)

The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is seen after being lit by House Speaker John Boehner and Ryan Shuster, 17, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the Capitol grounds in Washington. The tree is an Engelmann spruce from Colorado's White River National Forest. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)




Santa Claus greets visitors as a large Christmas tree towers over Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. (Photo by Chris Salata/The Palm Beach Daily News)

Santa Claus greets visitors as a large Christmas tree towers over Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. (Photo by Chris Salata/The Palm Beach Daily News)




The Christmas tree is lit at Fashion Island on in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision)

The Christmas tree is lit at Fashion Island on in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision)




A Christmas tree istands in front of City Hall at the Sol Square in Madrid. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)

A Christmas tree istands in front of City Hall at the Sol Square in Madrid. (Photo by Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)




Hundreds of people gather in the rain to attend the opening of the traditional Christmas Market on Roemerberg Square in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Michael Probst/Associated Press)

Hundreds of people gather in the rain to attend the opening of the traditional Christmas Market on Roemerberg Square in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Michael Probst/Associated Press)




Red Square in Moscow is covered with ice, snow and water after the heavy snow that fell during the morning began to melt in above-freezing temperatures. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)

Red Square in Moscow is covered with ice, snow and water after the heavy snow that fell during the morning began to melt in above-freezing temperatures. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)




The Birmingham Christmas Tree lights up Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Mark Almond/AL.com)

The Birmingham Christmas Tree lights up Linn Park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Mark Almond/AL.com)




A giant Christmas tree stands below Tokyo Tower. (Photo by  Japan Today)

A giant Christmas tree stands below Tokyo Tower. (Photo by Japan Today)



A fully decorated Christmas tree is lit on the traffic island in front of the United States Post Office along State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas. (Photo by Doug Strickland/The Texarkana Gazette)

A fully decorated Christmas tree is lit on the traffic island in front of the United States Post Office along State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas. (Photo by Doug Strickland/The Texarkana Gazette)




The Holiday Tree is seen at the 5th annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. Live and opening of LA Kings Holiday Ice. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for AEG)

The Holiday Tree is seen at the 5th annual Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. Live and opening of LA Kings Holiday Ice. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for AEG)




A Christmas tree stands in front of City Hall in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)

A Christmas tree stands in front of City Hall in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)




Hundreds of people watched the lighting of Breckenridge, Colorado's town tree. (Photo by Nathan Bilow /AP Images for The Breckenridge Resort Chamber)

Hundreds of people watched the lighting of Breckenridge, Colorado's town tree. (Photo by Nathan Bilow /AP Images for The Breckenridge Resort Chamber)




Fireworks explode over the state Capitol following the ceremonial lighting of the official state Christmas tree in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Al Goldis/Associated Press)

Fireworks explode over the state Capitol following the ceremonial lighting of the official state Christmas tree in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Al Goldis/Associated Press)




People enjoy Christmas illuminations on Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/Associated Press)

People enjoy Christmas illuminations on Royal Treaty Street in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Czarek Sokolowski/Associated Press)




Fourth-graders from Medford Elementary and Stetsonville Elementary schools perform during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Bauer/Associated Press)

Fourth-graders from Medford Elementary and Stetsonville Elementary schools perform during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Scott Bauer/Associated Press)
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