Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach, San Diego, California

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Loisach River at Lake Kochelsee, Bavaria, Germany

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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

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Christmas market in Sibiu, Romania

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English National Ballet performing 'The Nutcracker'

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Traditional red fishermen's cabins on the shore of Reinefjorden, Norway

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Salzburg, Austria

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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy

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