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A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with dolphins, at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

    A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume posed for photographers with dolphins at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, France.

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    SANTAS AROUND THE WORLD

    A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with dolphins, at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

    A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume posed for photographers with dolphins at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, France.

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    A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a bear named "Raspoutine", at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

    Santa also posed for photographers at Marineland with a bear named Raspoutine ...

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    A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for photographers with a killer whale named "Valentin" , at the animal exhibition park Marineland in Antibes, southern France, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

    ... as well as with a killer whale named Valentin.

    ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Beachgoers pose with a man wearing a Santa Claus costume as they stand in the Mediterranean Sea on December 8, 2012 in Nice, southern France. AFP PHOTO / JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENETJEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images

    Beachgoers posed with a man wearing a Santa Claus costume as they stood in the Mediterranean Sea in Nice on the French Riviera.

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    This Dec. 1, 2012 photo provided by PetSmart shows Bentley being held by Santa Claus for a photo at the PetSmart Santa Claws photo event in Fort Worth, Texas. A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech. (AP Photo/PetSmart, Richard W. Rodriguez)

    Santa and friend at an event for PetSmart in Fort Worth, Texas.

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    Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, a diver feeds to sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    A diver dressed as Santa fed sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul.

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    epa03504512 A passerby walks past a snow covered Santa Claus figure at the airport Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany, 11 December 2012. Meterologists expect snow for the following days. EPA/KAY NIETFELD

    A passerby walked past a snow-covered Santa Claus figure at the airport in Berlin.

    EPA
    Four-year-old Amelia Crane gives Santa Claus a hug during a visit to the Gateway Mall in Springfield, Ore. Monday Dec. 10, 2012 with her mother Tawny Crane of Eugene, Ore. The mother and daughter took a break from shopping to visit Santa Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch)

    Amelia Crane, 4, gave Santa Claus a hug during a visit to the Gateway Mall in Springfield, Ore.

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    BRISTOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Shoppers browse stalls next to a Santa Claus decoration at a Christmas market on December 10, 2012 in Bristol, England. With internet shopping still on the rise, many traditional retailers claim this Christmas could be the one that will determine the future of the high street. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

    Shoppers browsed stalls next to Santa Claus decorations at a Christmas market in Bristol, England.

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    Alex Gehl, who plays the store Santa Claus at Home Necessities furniture store, takes a break in a parking lot behind the store on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

    Alex Gehl, who plays Santa Claus at Home Necessities furniture store, took a break in a parking lot behind the store.

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    Costumed participants of the annual "Best Father Frost" contest from different city districts make their way through a courtyard in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 10, 2012. Father Frost is the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

    Costumed participants of the annual "Best Father Frost" contest made their way through a courtyard in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

    REUTERS
    Tourists and locals walk past a Santa Claus statue placed on a beach for a film shoot in the southern Indian city of Kochi December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Sivaram V (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    Tourists and locals walked past a Santa Claus statue placed on a beach for a film shoot in the southern Indian city of Kochi.

    REUTERS
    A man dressed as Santa Claus runs during the Third Race of Integration and Progress in San Salvador December 9, 2012. The race is organised by the Sin Limites Foundation as a way to raise awareness on the situation of persons with disabilities and the importance of their integration into society in San Salvador, according to organisers. REUTERS/Ulises Rodriguez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: SOCIETY)

    A man dressed as Santa Claus ran during the Third Race of Integration and Progress in San Salvador.

    REUTERS
    epa03502898 A group of people wearing Santa Claus hats and swimming suits participate in the 9th charity Great Santa Claus Jogging event in the streets of Budapest, Hungary, 09 December 2012. EPA/BALAZS MOHAI HUNGARY OUT

    A group of people wearing Santa Claus hats and swimming suits participated in the Great Santa Claus Jogging Event in the streets of Budapest.

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    epa03502659 Some of the few thousand Santa Clauses that rode through the streets of Gdansk and Gdynia, Poland, 09 December 2012. For the tenth time Santa Clauses rode on scooters, quads and motorcycles from Gdynia to Gdansk. Each man, who wanted to join the action, had to have Santa Claus costume and donate some money for buying sweets for children. EPA/PIOTR WITTMAN POLAND OUT

    These were among a few thousand Santa Clauses who rode through the streets of Gdansk and Gdynia, Poland.

    EPA
    A Pakistani man looks at a figure of Santa Claus outside a shop in Lahore on December 9, 2012. Christians in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world will celebrate Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ, on December 25. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALIArif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

    A Pakistani man looked at a figure of Santa Claus outside a shop in Lahore.

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    Heidi Klum, dressed as Cleopatra, poses with Santa Claus during her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York. Klum's original party, scheduled to be held on Halloween, was postponed due to the storm. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

    Heidi Klum, dressed as Cleopatra, posed with Santa Claus during her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts

    Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press
    Zane Smith, 6, of Alton, Ill., visits with Santa Claus at the Haskell Playhouse on Henry Street in Alton, Ill., Saturday December 8, 2012 as Mr. and Mrs. Claus stopped in the area for a couple of hours. Boys and Girls of all ages waited in line outside the playhouse to have a few moments with jolly St. Nick. (AP Photo/The Telegraph, Margie M. Barnes) THE NEWS-DEMOCRAT AND THE POST-DISPATCH OUT

    Zane Smith, 6, of Alton, Ill., visited with Santa Claus at the Haskell Playhouse in Alton, Ill.

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    Jemma Jaecks, 1, of West Bend visits Santa Claus during the 6th annual Breakfast with Santa at the West Bend Airport in West Bend, Wis. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/West Bend Daily News, John Ehlke)

    Jemma Jaecks, 1, of West Bend visited Santa Claus during the sixth annual Breakfast with Santa at the West Bend Airport in West Bend, Wis.

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    A man walks as he carries a statue of Santa Claus in the streets of downtown Guatemala City, December 6, 2012. Picture taken on December 6, 2012. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY)

    A carried a statue of Santa Claus in the streets of downtown Guatemala City.

    REUTERS
    LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt poses next to a wax figure of Santa Claus at Madame Tussauds on December 7, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

    Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt posed next to a wax figure of Santa Claus at Madame Tussauds in London.

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    Valery Kokoulin, 47, dressed as Santa Claus, rings a bell on his self-made yacht to mark the ending of the sailboat season, as the air temperature dropped to minus 23 degrees of Celsius (minus 9.4 degrees Fahrenheit), on the Yenisei River, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT SPORT YACHTING)

    Valery Kokoulin, 47, dressed as Santa Claus, rang a bell on his self-made yacht to mark the end of the sailboat season, as the air temperature dropped to minus 9.4 degrees F. on the Yenisei River, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

    REUTERS
    A man dressed as Santa Claus rides his bike in Offingen, southern Germany, on December 6 , 2012. December 6 is the traditional day of Santa Claus in Germany. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS WARNACK GERMANY OUTThomas Warnack/AFP/Getty Images

    A man dressed as Santa Claus rode his bike in Offingen, Germany.

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    epa03494914 Joulupukki, the Santa Claus from Lappland of Finland caresses a reindeer during a charity event in Budapest, Hungary, 03 December 2012. He will spend a few days in Hungary on the occasion of Santa Claus Day on 06 December. EPA/TAMAS KOVACS HUNGARY OUT

    Joulupukki, the Santa Claus from Lappland of Finland, caressed a reindeer during a charity event in Budapest.

    EPA
    Valery Shevchenko, 40, dressed as Santa Claus, ice sails on the frozen Bolshoye lake near the village of Parnaya, about 340 km (211 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 2, 2012. Picture taken December 2, 2012. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT SPORT)

    Valery Shevchenko, 40, dressed as Santa Claus, ice-sailed on the frozen Bolshoye lake near Parnaya, Russia.

    REUTERS
    Man dressed as Santa Claus embraces girls during the Christmas lights illumination in the Medellin river on December 1, 2012 in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. AFP PHOTO/Raul ARBOLEDARAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP/Getty Images

    A Christmas scene from Medellin, Colombia.

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    Santa Claus visits with Madilyn Bristow and her father Mike Bristow on the 2012 Alaska Railroad Holiday Train as it cruises along the Turnagain Arm to Indian and back to Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. The train featured a choir, a band, a magician and Santa and Mrs. Claus. The railroad has 4 holiday trains scheduled this year and the seats are sold out. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT (THE ANCHORAGE PRESS, THE ALASKA DISPATCH)

    Santa Claus visited with Madilyn Bristow and her father, Mike Bristow, on the 2012 Alaska Railroad Holiday Train as it cruised along the Turnagain Arm to Indian and back to Anchorage, Alaska.

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    A group of clowns take turns posing for photos with Santa Claus at "Flight to North Pole," a holiday event for young cancer patients, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

    A group of clowns took turns posing for photos with Santa Claus at the Flight to North Pole event in San Antonio.

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