Christmas

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit during the 78th annual lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Singer Kylie Minogue performs during the 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

The Rockefeller Christmas tree, a 12-ton, 74-foot Norway spruce covered in 30,000 energy efficient LED lights, is lit in Rockefeller Center in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Singer Charice performs during the 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit during the 78th annual lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30 , 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit during the 78th annual lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30 , 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

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Singer Jessica Simpson poses with Petty Officer John Britt, of Memphis, Tenn., during the 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit during the 78th annual lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Singer Sheryl Crow performs during the 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Members of the group Boyz II Men, from left, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman perform during the 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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The Rockefeller Christmas tree, a 12-ton, 74-foot Norway spruce covered in 30,000 energy efficient LED lights, is lit in Rockefeller Center in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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In this Nov. 26, 2010 photo, people sing as a Christmas tree is lit on Pioneer Courthouse square in Portland, Ore. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at the crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, federal authorities said. The bomb was a fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)

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A Christmas tree stands in Pioneer square on Saturday Nov. 27, 2010, the morning after a car bomb plot was foiled during the annual tree lighting ceremony. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at the crowded ceremony, authorities said. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)

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A Christmas tree stands in Pioneer square on Saturday Nov. 27, 2010 in Portland, Ore., the morning after a car bomb plot was foiled during the annual tree lighting ceremony. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at the crowded event, authorities said. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)

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A crowd watches a Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony on Pioneer Courthouse Square on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, in Portland, Ore. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried to blow up a van full of what he believed were explosives at the crowded event, federal authorities said. The bomb was a fake supplied by the agents, and the public was never in danger, authorities said. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Torsten Kjellstrand)

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First lady Michelle Obama stands with daughters Malia and Sasha as she receives the official White House Christmas tree, a Douglas Fir from the Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Leighton, Pa., at the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Chill Treats Dessert Maker, Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Game and Christmas in ToyTown.

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Video games are among items promoted in a "Christmas in July" sale at a Toys 'R' Us store in New York on Monday, July 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Re-enacter James Gibson (center, standing) waves to spectators on Christmas Day, 2005, as he portrays Gen. George Washington during the annual commemoration of the Christmas crossing of the Delaware River in 1776. Thomas Fischer, winner of a fundraiser auction, will be given period garb and will take a seat in the lead boat for the 2009 re-enactment.