A Muslim shopper walks past the Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin

People walk past Christmas lights in the town of Varna, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree stands lit in front of the General Electric building in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 77th annual tree lighting ceremony in New York on Dec. 2, 2009.
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

A Christmas tree is lighted for the holiday season in Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. The city sets a new world record for building an artificial Christmas tree that is 367-feet-high at its tallest point.
AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Fireworks explode over a floating Christmas tree as it is lit for the holiday season in Lagoa Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Warsaw residents walk under Christmas lights in the capital city of Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.
AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

A Christmas tree is lit outside the official residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009.
AP Photo/Alastair Grant

The White House is seen in the background after the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari

A child poses for a photo in front of Christmas decorations displayed outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
AP Photo/Andy Wong

The Champs Elysees is illuminated by Christmas lights hanging from trees, as rush hour traffic fills the avenue leading to the Place de la Concorde with the ferris wheel in the background, in Paris, France on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009.
AP Photo/ Remy de la Mauviniere

A Christmas tree is seen in front of the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. As it is every year, the tree is a gift from the little town Forgn in Norway to the German capital Berlin.
AP Photo/Michael Sohn

Light sculptures of Santa Claus and a Christmas tree are installed in the compound of the U.S. Embassy during its Christmas lighting ceremony in Rangoon, Burma on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
AP Photo/Khin Maung Win

Visitors watch the illumination of the lights ahead of Christmas celebrations in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi