Customers watch the Christmas decorations at the Panora shopping center in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Zheng Jinfa)
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A girl poses for photos in front of a Christmas tree in Riga, Latvia, Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Yang Dehong)
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A band perform during the Christmas celebrations in front of the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhao Yue)
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A band perform during the Christmas celebrations in front of the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhao Yue)
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Christians attend the Christmas Eve mass at a church in Singapore, Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
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Foreigners dressed like Santa Claus sing Christmas songs at a bar in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
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A Santa Claus poses with two visitors at an ancient avenue in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 24, 2010, one day ahead of the Christmas. Along with New Year's Day and the Chinese Lunar New Year, Christmas is a great joy for people living in China. Chinese elements such as music, cuisine, architecture and so on, together with the deep green of Christmas trees and the red of Santa Claus, provide a pleasant contrast in many cities in China. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
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A Christmas tree is seen at a hotel in Taipei, southeast China, Dec. 24, 2010. Taipei set all kinds of decorations to enhance the Christmas atmosphere. (Xinhua/Song Lidong)
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Christmas decorations are seen in Taipei, southeast China, Dec. 24, 2010. Taipei set all kinds of decorations to enhance the Christmas atmosphere. (Xinhua/Song Lidong)
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People sing Christmas songs during a celebration activity in Macao, south China, Dec. 24, 2010. People in Macao participated in different celebration activities here on Friday. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
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Photo taken on Dec. 24, 2010 shows the Christmas decoration on the street in Macao, south China. People in Macao participated in different celebration activities here on Friday. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
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Foreign students from Africa and Myanmar sing at a party to celebrate Christmas Eve at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 24, 2010. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu)
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Tourists dress in Santa Claus costumes to celebrate Christmas eve at Yangshuo Xijie(West Street) in Guilin,south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,on Dec.24,2010. (Xinhua/Chen Ruihua)
