Valery Hache, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople dressed as Santa Claus take part in the traditional Christmas bath on Dec. 17, 2017 in the French riviera city of Nice.
People wearing Santa Claus costumes row on Canal Grande in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 17 2017. Almost a hundred traditional rowing boats, of various kinds and sizes, for about two hundred rowers, gave life to the traditional water procession of the Santa Claus, parading along the Grand Canal.
Tom Ford of Luray, Va., dressed as Santa, takes part in the annual Bird Count and Family Festival at the State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, Va. Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.
Michel Euler, The Associated PressPeople wearing Santa Claus costumes wait for the start of the 40th Santa Claus run at Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Thousand people ran in the annual Santa Claus race through the streets of Issy-les-Moulineaux .
John Macdougall, AFP/Getty ImagesA man dressed as Father Christmas aka Santa Claus poses on the top of the Kollhoff tower in front of a Berlin skyline, on Dec. 17, 2017 as part of a yearly stunt before the festive season.
John Macdougall, AFP/Getty ImagesA man dressed as Father Christmas aka Santa Claus entertains children on the top of the Kollhoff tower on Dec. 17, 2017 as part of a yearly stunt before the festive season.
Mladen Antonov, AFP/Getty ImagesAn impersonator of Santa Claus talks on his phone while waiting on a bus station in central Moscow on Dec. 17, 2017.
John Macdougall, AFP/Getty ImagesA man dressed as Father Christmas aka Santa Claus distributes gifts to passers-by after abseiling down from the top of the Kollhoff tower in Berlin on Dec. 17, 2017 as part of a yearly stunt before the festive season.
Luke Holley, 4, receives his gift from Santa Claus at the Savannah Elks Lodge #183 Christmas gathering Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Savannah, Ga.. The Elks Lodge invited 175 children and their families from Hunter Army Airfield, Ft. Stewart, Safe Shelter, Salvation Army and the local Aidmore Foster Home program out to their Southside lodge to celebrate the season.
Alexa Paulukonis, 7, of West Hazleton, Pa., sits with a couple dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus after receiving her bicycle during the bike giveaway at Red White and Blue Autos, Inc. in Ashland, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. The dealership was giving away new bicycles to local children for Christmas.
Mindaugas Kulbis, The Associated PressChildren dressed in Santa Claus hats run as they take part in the traditional seasonal Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Clause to take part in the sporting event.
Mindaugas Kulbis, The Associated PressA girl dressed in a Santa Claus hat prepares to take part in the traditional seasonal Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Clause to take part in the sporting event.
Michel Euler, The Associated PressPeople wearing Santa Claus costumes take part in the 40th Santa Claus run at Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, France, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Thousand people ran in the annual Santa Claus race through the streets of Issy-les-Moulineaux .
Children anxiously await as Santa Claus delivers individual gifts during the Savannah Elks Lodge #183 Christmas gathering, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Savannah, Ga.. The Elks Lodge invited 175 children and their families from Hunter Army Airfield, Ft. Stewart, Safe Shelter, Salvation Army and the local Aidmore Foster Home program out to their Southside lodge to celebrate the season.
Dressed in 1950's garb, Margot Nelson 8, of Princeton, Mass. takes a selfie with Santa on the Tinseliner, the Berkshire Scenic Railway's Hoosac Valley Train Line between the towns of Adams and North Adams, Mass. on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.
Armend Nimani, AFP/Getty ImagesRunners dressed as Santa Claus take part in a charity race in Pristina, on Dec. 17, 2017, to raise funds for families in need in Kosovo.
Valery Hache, AFP/Getty ImagesPeople dressed as Santa Claus take part in the traditional Christmas bath on Dec. 17, 2017 in the French riviera city of Nice.
Tom Szczerbowski, Getty ImagesA man dressed as Santa Claus waves to players before a game between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins on Dec. 17, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York.
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People dressed as Santa Claus take part in the traditional Christmas bath on Dec. 17, 2017 in the French riviera city of Nice.
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