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AP PHOTOS: Lights and smiles mark the coming of Christmas

An man exits an illuminated Church on Christmas Eve in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Christmas is a national holiday in India. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
An man exits an illuminated Church on Christmas Eve in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Christmas is a national holiday in India. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) An man exits an illuminated Church on Christmas Eve in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Christmas is a national holiday in India. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

As Christmas Eve turns into Christmas Day, lights in every color shine through the night around the world. Colored bulbs decorate buildings from Ahmadabad, India. Candles illuminate the faces of the faithful at a church in Beijing, China. And Santa Claus floats on a boat full of twinkling lights near Genoa, Italy.

Here’s a gallery of images from Christmas celebrations in Pakistan, Italy, China and elsewhere.

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