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South Korean Christians sing a hymn in front of a Christmas tree on top of the Aegibong Peak Observatory just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Gimpo, South Korea, on Dec. 21. South Korean military allowed Christians to erect a Christmas tree on top of the observatory controlled by South Korean marines, which is located about 1.9 miles south of North Korean territory, while the North warned against it, according to local media. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
Christmas lights decorate an antique barn and grain elevator, along with an American flag and a sign reading 'Support Our Troops,' on the Neuman Farm near Chatham, Ill., Dec. 16. Seth Perlman/AP
The house of Lutz Pingel is illuminated with Christmas lights in Dortmund, Germany, Nov. 30. Ina Fassbender/Reuters
A trolley decorated with Christmas lights travels in the center of Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 3. Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
The Lejman family listens to carolers among the Christmas lights during a members’ preview for Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 1. Jill Torrance/Arizona Daily Star/AP
A home glows with Christmas lights in Westfield, England, Dec. 15. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Monserrate church is covered with lights for the Christmas season overlooking Bogota, Colombia,Dec. 16. William Fernando Martinez/AP
People celebrate during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Palestinian territories, Dec. 15. Ammar Awad/Reuters
A couple looks at Christmas lights and decorations in a commercial center in Bucharest, Romania, Nov. 25. The decorations set a Guinness world record for indoor Christmas lights with 449,658 light bulbs. Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Christmas lights illuminate a street in Madrid on Nov. 26. Juan Medina/Reuters
Christmas lights decorate Vienna's city center Nov. 27. Lisi Niesner, Reuters
Albert Carver looks at a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree made of lobster traps on Beals Island, Maine, Dec. 2. Robert F. Bukaty/AP
The Rockefeller Christmas tree, a 12-ton, 74-foot Norway spruce covered in 30,000 energy-efficient LED lights, is lighted in Rockefeller Center in New York City, Nov. 30. Henny Ray Abrams/AP
People walk past a Christmas tree placed in front of the Unknown Soldier monument at Rome, Italy's Piazza Venezia square Dec. 16. Andrew Medichini/AP
Two Emirate men look at a Christmas tree decked out with $11 million worth of gold at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 16. The hotel's general manager, Hans Olbertz, said the 43-foot faux fir has 131 ornaments made of gold and precious stones, including diamonds and sapphires. The tree has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace Hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport, and a vending machine that dispenses small gold bars. Hussein Malla/AP
A man walks past a Christmas tree at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 11. Osman Orsal/Reuters
A Christmas tree made of 5,480 recycled bottles, made by Israeli industrial designer Hadas Itzcovitch and her father, artist Ernest Itzcovitch, is displayed in Haifa, Israel Dec. 13. Dan Balilty/AP
The US Capitol Christmas tree stands in Washington, Dec. 16. Molly Riley/Reuters
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