1. The Sunnyside of Christmas
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It's summertime for southern hemisphere which means Santa Claus comes on a surfboard than on a sleigh led by Rudolph!
German tourists Mimi Wiebeling (L) and Pauline Lapetite carry surfboards as they walk into the surf wearing Christmas hats at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Christmas Day in Australia, December 25, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray
2. No Sharks left behind
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A diver dressed in Santa Claus costume feeds animals at an aquarium ahead of Christmas day in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
3. Have yo'self a merry little protest in South Korea
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People dressed in Santa's costumes pose for photographs with a child during a protest demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's resignation in Seoul, South Korea, December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
4. Spin the dreidel
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Jewish men dance to mark the start of Judaism's festival of light, Hanukkah in central Moscow on December 24, 2016.
The annual "Festival of Lights" marks the rebellion of Maccabee Jews against the Greeks in 165 BC, which some believers say included a number of miracles pointing to divine providence. AFP/Vasily Maximov
5. 'Tis the season to be jolly
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A group of choir sings the holy songs during a Christmas mass in Colombo on December 25, 2016. Christians account for some 6% of Sri Lanka's 21 million people. AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara
6. 1000 Santa Claus, 1 wish
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People walk past a sculpture by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik featuring around 1000 Santa Claus figures at Puri Beach, some 65km east of Bhubaneswar, on December 24, 2016. Although Indian Christians make up just 2% of the country's billion-plus population, Christmas has become a popular festival in the Indian calendar. AFP/Asit Kumar
7. Bethlehem Midnight Mass
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Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C), apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, leads the Christmas Midnight Mass in Saint Catherine's Church at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, in the adjacent Church of the Nativity on December 25, 2016 in Bethlehem, West Bank. AFP/Musa Al Shaer
8. Syria remains hopeful
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A Christmas tree lights near damaged buildings during Christmas eve in al-Hamidiyah neighbourhood in the old city of Homs, Syria December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
9. Istanbul celebrated birth of Jesus
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Roman Catholic priests pray during the service at Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Istanbul on Christmas Eve, on December 24, 2016. AFP/Yasin Akgul
10. Santa Claus in Greece needs to deliver presents either in a sleigh or boat
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People make their way next to an illuminated boat, traditional Greek symbol for Christmas, on central Syntagma square in Athens, Greece, December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Michalis Karagiannis
11. Midnight Mass at Vatican City
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Pope Francis prays during a mass on Christmas eve marking the birth of Jesus Christ on December 24, 2016 at St Peter's basilica in Vatican. AFP/Andreas Solaro
