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London calling: Crowds gather to watch a street entertainer in Covent Garden.
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New York shines: People visit Christmas lights and ornaments in the Dyker Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
AFPMoscow calling: People ride a merry-go-round at the Christmas Market at the Red Square in Moscow.
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Jerusalem time: People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Bolivia fun: Women dance in front of a nativity scene at the Murillo Square during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Connecticut Santa: Diver Max Bohnel dressed as Santa Claus watches sharks go by from inside the 110,000-gallon tank at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Connecticut during the annual ‘Shark-Diving Santa’ event. – Santa’s dives are part of a frequent program at the Aquarium that demonstrates that sharks do not consider humans to be prey. Or, as Santa says, ‘sharks aren’t naughty, they’re nice!’.