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Santa has had many faces over the years. Keep clicking to see the jolly fat man in his many forms.
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A Santa Claus speaks to children in New York City.
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Santa Claus closes his eyes as he gets a physical from Dr. Jane Sadler, Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
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A snow-covered Santa Claus statue in Lauscha, Germany.
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A boy dressed as Santa Claus in Bucharest, Romania.
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Even dogs get in on the Santa fun. Seen here -- a toy-poodle in costume in Tokyo.
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A diver dressed as Santa Claus in Philippine coral reef tank during a show at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
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Men dressed as Santa Claus perform in a Christmas parade in Nazareth, Israel.
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Workers in Santa Claus and reindeer costumes clean windows outside of a 31-meter-high building at the Odaiba shopping mall on Tokyo's waterfront on Dec. 23, 2010. The costumes were worn as part of a Christmas promotional event to attract shoppers.
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Santa Claus water skis down the Potomac River on Christmas Eve December 24, 2010 at Maryland's National Harbor, a few miles down the river from Washington, DC. The Water Skiing Santa, Flying Elves, a Jet-Skiing Grinch, and even Frosty the Snowman, have been appearing on the river for 25 years in freezing temperatures.
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A child with Santa during unveiling of the Neiman Marcus 2010 Christmas Book in Dallas.
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A surfer dressed in a Santa costume surfs at Kuta beach on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Dec. 24, 2010.
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Christmas angels and a Santa Claus ride on Segways in Berlin on Nov. 3, 2011.
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Grandfather Frost and Snegurochka, the Russian Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.
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Father Christmas unveils the ice-rink on Harrods rooftop 150 days before Christmas, as part the opening of Harrods Christmas World department on July 28, 2011, in London.
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Santa Clauses riding on Harley Davidson motorcycles in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Volunteers of America Sidewalk Santas in New York City.
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A young boy shares his wishes with this traditional-looking Santa Claus.
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A Santa Claus gets a lick from a pug dog.
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A man dressed as Santa Claus crosses snowy street in Frederick, Md.
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Santas arrive by boat for World Santa Claus Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Santa Claus feeds police horses in Boston.
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A man dressed as Santa Claus on a motorbike in Berlin.
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An Alaska National Guardsman dressed as Santa Claus rides in a dog sled during Operation Santa Claus in Venetie, Alaska.
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Participants in the Santa Claus World Championships push a donkey in the donkey trekking event in Samnaun, Switzerland.
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Santas meet in Europapark to set new world record in Rust, Germany.
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Actor Jackie Chan tries out the Santa Claus look at an appearance in Berlin.
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Santa Claus at Christmas market in Dresden, Germany.
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Two boys cry as they are held by Santa Claus in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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A Vietnamese man dressed as Santa Claus delivers gifts on his motorbike in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Peruvian traffic police officers dressed as Santa Claus ride a motorcycle.
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Palestinian Christian children dressed in Santa Claus suits ring bells outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
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A US Postal worker dressed as Santa Claus sits in truck in Washington, D.C.
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A girl cries on Santa Claus' lap.
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Elephants dressed like Santa Claus dance in Ayuthaya province in Thailand.
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A Crested Butte Mountain Resort employee dressed as Santa Claus skies in the Elk Mountain Range in Colorado.
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Santa Clauses march in a parade for the annual Santa Claus Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Santa helpers slide down an ice hill at the annual Santa Claus convention in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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A Santa Claus arrives in his beach attire with donkey Dino outside Harrods store to promote new Christmas department in London.
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A girl takes hat from man dressed as Santa Claus in Arlington, Va.
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Runners dressed as Santa Claus at start of Christmas marathon in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Santa Claus descends from the city hall's belfry at Douai in northern France.
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A police officer dressed as Santa Claus in Manila, Philippines.
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A blow-up Santa Claus on the balcony of a house in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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John Wooten, self-titled as the "World's Strongest Man," pulls an eighteen wheel tractor trailer truck while dressed as Santa in Opa-locka, Fla.
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Santa Claus sits at a writing table in "Christmas post office" in Himmelpfort, Germany.
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A girl looks at Santa Claus display at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Volunteer workers dressed in Santa Claus outfits release balloons in Seoul, South Korea.
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South Korean postmen dressed as Santa Claus ride on delivery bikes in Seoul, South Korea.
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A 100-foot-long Santa Claus sand sculpture on Puri Golden Beach in India.
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Original Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets from the "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" television special.
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A demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus solicits donations as a tourist take a photo at the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zucotti Park in Manhattan on Nov. 4, 2011 in New York.
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