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CHRISTMAS TREES FROM AROUND THE WORLD BPL ESL December 20, 2013

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DAVID CAMERON, THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, TURNS ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AT NO 10 DOWNING STREET IN LONDON. LONDON

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WORKERS IN BEIRUT DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE MESSAGE MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR IN THREE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ARABIC. BEIRUT

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AN EMPLOYEE OF JAPANESE JEWELER TANAKA KIKINZOKU JEWELRY UNVEILS A 150 MILLION YEN ($1.5 MILLION) CHRISTMAS TREE IN TOKYO. TOKYO

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A TREE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE GALLERIES LAFAYETTE DEPARTMENT STORE IN PARIS. PARIS

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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHER ON THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MARKET OF FRANKFURT, GERMANY, THAT WAS OPENED WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE TREE. FRANKFURT

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THAI WORKERS DECORATE A GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE IN A SHOPPING MALL IN BANGKOK. BANGKOK

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PEOPLE GATHER IN FRONT OF THE ALMOST 100 FOOT HIGH TREE DURING THE LIGHTING CEREMONY IN CENTRAL SOFIA, BULGARIA. SOFIA

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A CHRISTMAS TREE BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS IS ON DISPLAY AT ST. PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL STATION IN LONDON. LONDON

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VISITORS WALK BY A GIANT CHRISTMAS PYRAMID AT THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN BERLIN. BERLIN

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A WORKER INSTALLS A STEEL TREE OUTSIDE A SHOPPING MALL IN BEIJING. BEIJING

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THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE IN NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK CITY

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A STREET VENDOR DRESSED AS MINNIE MOUSE SELLS BALLOONS BY PUERTA DEL SOL SQUARE'S CHRISTMAS TREE IN MADRID. MADRID

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AN ILLUMINATED TREE STANDS IN FRONT OF THE BRANDENBURG GATE IN BERLIN. BERLIN

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A CURATOR OF THE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY FOR THE ROYAL COLLECTION PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO A TREE THAT IS SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING AT WINDSOR CASTLE. WINDSOR

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THE GIANT TREE IN STRASBOURG'S CHRISTMAS MARKET. STRASBOURG

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THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT PIAZZA DE DUOMO IN MILAN MILAN

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THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE OLD TOWN WARSAW WARSAW

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A TRUMPETER PLAYS DURING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND OPENING OF THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN PRAGUE. PRAGUE

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SHOPPERS GATHER AROUND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT A SHOPPING MALL IN KUALA LUMPUR. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IS PREVALENT IN MUSLIM-DOMINATED MALAYSIA AS MALLS AND HOTELS DECORATE WITH TREES AND LIGHTS KUALA LUMPUR

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FIREWORKS EXPLODE OVER A 280 FOOT HIGH FLOATING CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE LAGOA RODRIGO DE FREITAS NEIGHBORHOOD IN RIO DE JANEIRO. RIO DE JANEIRO

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A GIRL POSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS IN FRONT OF A CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATED WITH TEDDY BEARS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. SEOUL

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THE WHITE HOUSE TREE IS DISPLAYED IN THE BLUE ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON

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FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE SKY TO LAUNCH THE CHRISTMAS TREE DISPLAY ALONG A BAY WALK IN PALAWAN CITY, PHILIPPINES. PALAWAN CITY

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A NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS UP TRAFALGAR SQUARE. LONDON

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THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE IS PICTURED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND IN WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON