Two men carry freshly cut conifers to be used as Christmas trees at the Gut Kuehren plantation in Kuehren near Kiel, northern Germany, on November 9th, 2018.
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An employee at the job center in the city of Rostock, Germany, inspects candidates for a position at the center's Santa Claus agency on December 11th, 2018.
Workers help prepare a Christmas tree for sale at a Holiday Sale Christmas Tree lot on November 29th, 2018, in Miami, Florida.
Snowmen stand on a field in Bielefeld, northwestern Germany.
Children ride a merry-go-round on opening day at the Christmas market in Magdeburg on November 27th, 2017.
Bystanders admire a Christmas display along the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, on December 17th, 2017.
Runners dressed in Father Christmas costumes arrive to take part in the annual five kilometer Santa Dash in Liverpool, England, on December 3rd, 2017.
