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An Indian Christian girl participates in Christmas celebrations at a church in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An Indian Christian girl participates in Christmas celebrations at a church in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Ajit Solanki, AP
People reflected in a storefront window take part in traditional Christmas Day activities as they gather at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
People reflected in a storefront window take part in traditional Christmas Day activities as they gather at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Craig Ruttle, AP
Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, performs at a Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey in London. Scottish singer Tom Walker praised the piano skills of the Duchess of Cambridge after the pair recorded a Christmas tune shown during a carol concert on Christmas Eve. Walker, 30, performed a new song, “For Those Who Can’t Be Here,’’ accompanied by Kate playing the piano, in a pre-recorded segment shown during the concert broadcast on ITV on Friday. Walker said he had kept the performance a secret, even from his mother.  (Alex Bramall via AP)
Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, performs at a Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey in London. Scottish singer Tom Walker praised the piano skills of the Duchess of Cambridge after the pair recorded a Christmas tune shown during a carol concert on Christmas Eve. Walker, 30, performed a new song, “For Those Who Can’t Be Here,’’ accompanied by Kate playing the piano, in a pre-recorded segment shown during the concert broadcast on ITV on Friday. Walker said he had kept the performance a secret, even from his mother. (Alex Bramall via AP)
Alex Bramall, AP
A family watches as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual Christmas Broadcast message at their home near Liverpool on December 25, 2021. - Queen Elizabeth II paid a touching tribute to her late husband Prince Philip in her Christmas Day message as she marked the holiday with a family gathering. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
A family watches as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual Christmas Broadcast message at their home near Liverpool on December 25, 2021. - Queen Elizabeth II paid a touching tribute to her late husband Prince Philip in her Christmas Day message as she marked the holiday with a family gathering. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
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People walk past Christmas and New Year decorations in downtown Moscow on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
People walk past Christmas and New Year decorations in downtown Moscow on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
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Pope Francis leaves following his Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on December 25, 2021 . (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Pope Francis leaves following his Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on December 25, 2021 . (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
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A South Korea man wears a Santa Claus costume at the Myeongdong shopping district during Christmas Day on December 25, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Government expressed concerns about some religious establishments preparing for year-end events and gatherings ahead of Christmas and asked such facilities to strictly follow the state-mandated disease control measures. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
A South Korea man wears a Santa Claus costume at the Myeongdong shopping district during Christmas Day on December 25, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Government expressed concerns about some religious establishments preparing for year-end events and gatherings ahead of Christmas and asked such facilities to strictly follow the state-mandated disease control measures. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images
Christian devotees pray after placing candles on a police barricade outside Sacred Heart Cathedral, closed to the general public due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, during Christmas celebrations in New Delhi on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Christian devotees pray after placing candles on a police barricade outside Sacred Heart Cathedral, closed to the general public due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, during Christmas celebrations in New Delhi on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
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Christian devotees pray at Sacred Heart Shrine Church to celebrate Christmas in Chennai on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Christian devotees pray at Sacred Heart Shrine Church to celebrate Christmas in Chennai on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
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Christian devotees take communion during a Christmas mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Ragama on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Christian devotees take communion during a Christmas mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Ragama on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
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Christian worshippers visit  at the Church of the Nativity during Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 25, 2021. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
Christian worshippers visit at the Church of the Nativity during Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on December 25, 2021. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
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Christian worshippers attend a Christmas day mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP)
Christian worshippers attend a Christmas day mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP)
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People take photos of a giant Christmas tree during Christmas at the West Kowloon cultural district in Hong Kong on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Bertha WANG / AFP)
People take photos of a giant Christmas tree during Christmas at the West Kowloon cultural district in Hong Kong on December 25, 2021. (Photo by Bertha WANG / AFP)
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An elderly man selling cotton candy waits for customers during Christmas celebrations, at a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
An elderly man selling cotton candy waits for customers during Christmas celebrations, at a Christian neighborhood of Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Rahmat Gul, AP
People walk around a Christmas Tree as they celebrate Christmas in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
People walk around a Christmas Tree as they celebrate Christmas in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky, AP
People wearing a face mask, walk past a Christmas illumination display, at a shopping mall in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
People wearing a face mask, walk past a Christmas illumination display, at a shopping mall in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Shuji Kajiyama, AP
Christians attend a Christmas mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Christians attend a Christmas mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
K.M. Chaudary, AP
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