Scenes of people getting into the holiday spirit—Christmas markets opening, festive lights adorning buildings and trees, light shows and holiday events taking place—all to make the most of the shorter winter days in the north, and to bring a little color, brightness, and wonder into the season.
Delighting in Holiday Light Shows
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Two young visitors from Mozambique and Ireland shoot a selfie in front of a giant Christmas tree at the annual Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, on November 28, 2017. #
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A man looks at a illuminated face on a tree at the launch of the "Enchanted Christmas" attraction at Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, on November 29, 2017. The popular annual installation, which features illuminations and interactive features along the trail, will take place on long weekends from December 1 through 18. #
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit as people take photos of it and the holiday decorations at Rockefeller Center during the 85th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on November 29, 2017, in New York City. #
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A visitor interacts with the installation Celestial Shadows, which is part of the exhibit "Enchanted: Forest of Light" at Descanso Gardens in the city of La Cañada Flintridge, California, on November 21, 2017. #
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An employee poses with a 20-foot Nordmann Fir tree from Windsor Great Park in St George's Hall, which has been decorated for the Christmas period in Windsor Castle, England, on November 23, 2017. The Windsor Castle State Apartments are used by members of the royal family for hosting and events. Queen Elizabeth II resides at Windsor Castle most weekends and over the Easter period. It is the oldest and largest-inhabited castle in the world. #
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Visitors walk among stalls selling mulled wine and food as an illuminated Ferris wheel spins behind at the annual Christmas market at Alexanderplatz on November 28, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. #
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit in Rockefeller Center during the 85th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on November 29, 2017, in New York City. #
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A woman uses a mobile phone to take pictures of Christmas lights during a show of lights and songs to mark the start of the Christmas season at Marqués de Larios street in downtown Málaga, Spain, on November 24, 2017. #
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