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From London to Bethlehem, services and festivities to mark the holiday cheer are in full swing.
Santas on a hill and a donkey at the opera: photos of the weekend ○
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Continue reading...Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’ ⊖⊖
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Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
Dressed in red suits and backed by masked elves, a group of Santas marched into a Montrea…
Pay freeze for Father Christmas but elves fare better ⊕
Some seasonal workers have seen pay rises this year but Santas may have to tighten their belts.
The Geminid meteor shower and hundreds of Santas: photos of the weekend ○
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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Hundreds of Santas run through Michendorf, Germany in annual Christmas race ⊕
Around 1,000 participants dressed as St Nicholas turned Michendorf into a sea of red for the 17th annual run, marking the start of the holiday season.
Forget an old man with a round belly, white beard and jolly laugh! Professional Santas are now young, skinny, and female, study finds ⊕⊕
He's typically depicted as a 'jolly old elf' with a broad face, twinkling eyes and a belly that wobbles 'like a bowl full of jelly'. But Santas are now turning the tide on tradition, according to a n…
‘I can’t hear Mariah Carey for the 1,000th time!’ Professional Santas on their most loved – and hated – Christmas hits ⊕
A flock of Father Christmases share the seasonal songs that capture the magic, merriment and occasional heartbreak that comes with donning the red suit
My father was a Santa and my wife got me into d…
How cult leader ‘Commander Butcher’ plotted to sow mayhem across US ⊖
Guilty plea by far-right activist lays bare plans for bombings, school shootings and Santas handing out poisoned candies
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a self-described cult leader who called himself “Comman…
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Inside eerie 'Chinese Lapland' where army of workers produce 80% of the world's Christmas decorations with mountain of stock piled floor to ceiling in 'never-ending nightmare' grotto ○
With over 600 factories operating around the clock, Yiwu has earned its moniker as the 'Chinese Lapland,' supplying everything from baubles to miniature Santas to households worldwide.