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People enjoy Christmas illuminations featuring the theme of "Christmas in the sea" in Tokyo's Shiodome on Dec. 7. (Kazuhiro NogiAFP/Getty Images) #

People walk in the Light Labyrinth in the Wilanow Palace Garden in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 6. The Labyrinth, made of over 150,000 color lamps and based on themes from "Alice in Wonderland" is a winter attraction for children. (Alik Keplicz/Associated Press) #

Climbers Daniel Arnold and Stephan Siegrist collaborated with climbing photographer Thomas Senf’s and Swiss mountain sports manufacturer Mammut to create unique mystical atmosphere images on the Eidfjord in northern Norway, using coloured flares, spotlights and headlamps. Eidfjord , three hours east of the city of Bergen, is famous for the large number of icefalls (frozen waterfalls) at over 500 metres (1,640 ft) long. "Photography and filming at night is a big challenge," says Senf. "The right lighting determines whether you succeed or fail." (Thomas Senf/Mammut/Photopress via Associated Press) #

The illuminated tram of Debrecen Transport Ltd. on Kossuth Square in Debrecen, Hungary will run during the Christmas season from Advent to Epyphany. (Zsolt Czegledi/EPA) #

General view of the Guinness Christmas lights world record made in Canberra, Australia, Nov. 24. Homeowner David Richards switched on more than 500,000 lights to raise money for the charity SIDS and Kids ACT. The previous record was 350,000 lights. (Alan Porritt/EPA) #

Visitors look at lights in a giant Christmas tree outside the Ion Orchard shopping mall in Singapore