This undated photo provided by the Biltmore in Asheville, N.C., shows the National Historic Landmark’s banquet hall decorated for Christmas. Holiday displays at the estate will be up through 12th Jan.
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Anna Ladner and Vanja Ojes Dahlberg sip Champagne in front of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree after it was lit, in New York.
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony in New York. Some 45,000 energy efficient LED lights adorn the 76-foot tree.
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Angels made of wire and light frame the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree after it was lit during a ceremony in New York.
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The US Capitol Christmas tree is lit against the early morning sky in Washington.
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Workers install a Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square in London.
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A 36-metre tall traditional Christmas tree is lit up on the first Sunday of Advent at Skeppsbron in central Stockholm.
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Fireworks explode over a floating Christmas tree in Lagoa lake at the annual holiday tree lighting event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fireworks explode over the state Capitol following a ceremony lighting the official state Christmas tree in Lansing, Mich.
