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Polar Bear Swim Swimmers jump into frigid waters at Coney Island beach, as they take part in the 111th Annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Washington New Years People gather at daybreak on the top steps of the Lincoln Memorial looking toward the Washington Monument to watch the first sunrise of the New Year in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

New Year Celebration Joseph Kalamatia, of Brooklyn, N.Y., center, cheers during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. (AP/John Minchillo)

US New Years Eve Reevelers cheers under falling confetti at the stroke of midnight during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. (AP/John Minchillo)

United States New Years Eve Nicole Tacher, 11, of Miami, Fl., lays in confetti on a hotel balcony in Times Square in New York as the new year is celebrated. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

United States New Years Eve Confetti flies over Tines Square in New York as the new year is celebrated. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

New Year Celebration Revelers cheer as they wait for midnight during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. (AP/John Minchillo)

New Year Celebration People crowd into Times Square for New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

New Year Celebration Debbie Harry of Blondie is engulfed in confetti as the band performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

New Year Celebration Seen from the Marriott Marquis, confetti flies over Times Square, released two hours before midnight, during New Year's Eve celebrations. (AP/Craig Ruttle)

Myanmar New Years Eve Revelers cheer as they enjoy performances during the New Year's Eve celebration in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP/Khin Maung Win)

Brazil New Years Eve Fireworks light the sky over Copacabana beach during New Year's Eve celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP/Leo Correa)

New Year Celebration Tourists from Japan, including Hiroko Baba, of Tokyo, bundled in a blanket, and her mother Motoko, far right, keep warm as they wait inside a barricaded pen for the celebration to begin in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

New Year Celebration Carmen Glavan, of Monterrey, Mexico, wears 2014 glasses with an American theme as she and others wait in Times Square for the midnight ball drop on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in New York. The crowds will have to wait more than ten hours for the ball drop. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Germany New Years Eve Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Hundred thousands of people celebrated New Year's Eve welcoming the new year 2014 in Germany's capital. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Greece New Years Eve Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Athens, on Wednesday ,Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

France New Years Eve Revellers celebrate the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2014. The Arc de Triomphe stand in the background.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Britain New Years Eve Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including Queen Elizabeth II tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben as London celebrates the arrival of New Year's Day Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. The annual firework display is the culmination of the New Year's Eve celebrations.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

New Year Celebration Laser lights shoot from a tower during a New Year's Eve count down to 2014 held at the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

APTOPIX Wall Street Traders wear glasses celebrating 2014, while working on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Year's Eve-Ball A crystal designed in the form of a rose by Coraliz, a 12-year-old patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is held up by Regan Iglesia, vice president of global marketing for Waterford, during a media event where several Waterford Crystal triangles were installed on the New Year's Eve Ball Friday Dec. 27, 2013 at One Times Square in New York. Of the 2,688 newly designed Waterford Crystals being installed on the ball, only one will have the design by Coraliz. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

New Year's Eve-Ball The new design for the Waterford Crystal being installed on the New Year's Eve Ball is held up by Regan Iglesia, vice president of global marketing for Waterford, during a media event where several of the Waterford Crystal triangles were installed on the ball Friday Dec. 27, 2013 at One Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Santa surfing? George Trosset Jr., dressed as a snowman, left, and his dad, event organizer George Trosset, high five each other out in the waves during the fourth annual "surfing Santas" event in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Malcolm Denemark)

There's still time to see this (free) display at the Mormon Temple in Kensington, as reported by WTOP's Michelle Basch. Open from dusk until 10 p.m. through New Year's Day. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)

There's still time to see this (free) display at the Mormon Temple in Kensington, as reported by WTOP's Michelle Basch. Open from dusk until 10 p.m. through New Year's Day. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)

There's still time to see this (free) display at the Mormon Temple in Kensington, as reported by WTOP's Michelle Basch. Open from dusk until 10 p.m. through New Year's Day. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)

Singapore Underwater Santa Claus A diver dressed as Santa Claus surfaces after swimming in the Coral Garden tank at a South East Asia Aquarium.(AP/Wong Maye-E)

Christmas Tree Is Lit At Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington Korean War veteran Bill Leblander pays his respects to a fallen colleague at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a Christmas tree is carried to the apex of the memorial on the National Mall December 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. Messages and ornaments from schoolchildren across the U.S. were used to decorate the tree, which will be on display throughout the holiday season. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WTOP met 13-year-old RyAnn Watson at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, where she is being treated for sickle cell disease. To help her get through her upcoming bone marrow transplant, WTOP staffers got her a Christmas Kindle. Her older brother Tre will be the donor. (WTOP/Paula Wolfson)

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with sharks at Qingdao Underwater World on December 24, 2013 in Qingdao, China. (Getty Images/ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress)

Gales and Heavy Rain Threaten Festive Getaway A small dog wearing a Christmas jumper is blown around on December 23, 2013 in Sidmouth, England. The Met Office has issued a number of severe weather warnings for heavy rain and high winds and is warning that it may lead to some travel disruption as people travel for Christmas. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Christmas Time in Portugal A general view of Christmas lights on December 23, 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Pedro Loureiro/Getty Images)

Christmas Tree At Chicago Church Remembers Youngest Victims Of Gun Violence Ornaments featuring pictures of Chicago residents who have died by gunfire hang on a Christmas tree outside Saint Sabina Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city's Southside on December 23, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Nearly 1,000 people have been murdered in Chicago in the past two years, more than any other U.S. city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Wintry Weather This Dec. 21, 2013 photo shows Christmas tree lights illuminating a yard as the snow falls late Saturday night Dec. 21, 2013, in Salina, Kan. A snow storm dropped almost a foot of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning in the Salina area. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey)

OKLAHOMA DAILY LIFE Cookies cool on a table on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, in Enid, Okla. Thirteen different recipes were used as family and friends of the Crain and Olson families baked more than 1800 cookies in the annual Christmas baking tradition. (AP Photo/Enid News and Eagle, Bonnie Vculek)

Daily Life in Florida Tammy Barley, left, takes a photo of her crying 21-month-old daughter Lucy as she poses with officer Deborah Coppola, dressed as Mrs. Claus and Cpl. Michael Abate, dressed as Santa Claus at a Christmas party sponsored by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department and Turner Ace Hardware in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., on Saturday Dec. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack)

Santa Surprise U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Harris, masquerading as Santa Claus, gives his mother, Kim Harris, a high school math teacher, quite the Christmas present Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in Brushy Prairie, Ind., by coming home early from a tour in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/The News Sun, Patrick Redmond)

Santa Surprise U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Harris gives his mother, Kim Harris, a high school math teacher, quite the Christmas present Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in Brushy Prairie, Ind., by coming home early from a tour in Afghanistan. He had posed as Santa Claus earlier before revealing his true identity to his mother. (AP Photo/The News Sun, Patrick Redmond)

Christmas Oklahoma City Zoo A ferret explores under a Christmas tree at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

South Korea Daily Life A couple poses under an illuminated tunnel to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year at Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea Daily Life Visitors are silhouetted with decorated lights on trees, to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year at Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cyprus Santa Claus A man dressed as Santa Claus on a bicycle passes outside of a school for an event on the last school day before the Christmas holidays, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Australia Zoo Christmas An Australian fur seal finds frozen treats with fish inside, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia Zoo Christmas A meerkat named Bob inspects a present left near a makeshift Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia Zoo Christmas A Tasmania devil named Nina pulls on a dead mouse left on a makeshift Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia Zoo Christmas A meerkat named Bob inspects a present left near a makeshift Christmas tree at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia Zoo Christmas Australian fur seals find frozen treats with fish inside, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The zoo is celebrating Christmas with the animals. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Girl Scout troop 5064 and 2210 out of Charles County sang Christmas carols to seniors at the Genesis Nursing Home in Waldorf Thursday night. Members of the Boy Scout troop 1572 also played some instruments. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

After the concert, Charles County Girl Scouts hugged and greeted the group, handed our Christmas cards and decorated cookies. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Members of the Genesis Nursing Home in Waldorf listen to music performed by boy and girl scouts. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Girl Scout troop 5064 and 2210 out of Charles County sang Christmas carols to seniors at the Genesis Nursing Home in Waldorf Thursday night. Members of the Boy Scout troop 1572 also played some instruments. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Girl Scout troop 5064 and 2210 out of Charles County sing Christmas carols to seniors at the Genesis Nursing Home in Waldorf Thursday night. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Girl Scout troop 5064 and 2210 out of Charles County sing Christmas carols to seniors at the Genesis Nursing Home in Waldorf Thursday night. (WTOP/Darci Marchese)

Santa, Aubree-Jane Halladay A man portraying Santa Claus talks to 6-month-old Aubree-Jane Halladay, of Scarborough, Maine, at a mall in South Portland, Maine on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Andrew Chesnut, the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, said depictions of Santa Claus as a white man came about mainly because he was a European import, a blend of the Dutch Sinterklaas and British folklore character Father Christmas, with elements of Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century Greek bishop in modern-day Turkey. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Wax figures of the Queen, Princess Catherine and Prince William are seen displayed around a Christmas tree at Madame Tussauds on December 19, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Getty Images)

Colorado Holiday Santa smiles as Asher Powell, age 6, jumps down from his knee after a visit in which Asher told Santa his Christmas wishes, at the Wonderland House inside Flatirons Crossing Mall, in Broomfield, Colo., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Monaco Christmas Tree Party Prince Albert II of Monaco, center, with his wife Princess Charlene and a man dressed in a Santa Claus costume, pose for photographers as they welcome Monaco's children for the traditional Christmas tree viewing and present receiving session at Monaco palace Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. This event takes place every year ahead of Christmas. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Britain Zoo Bolivian squirrel monkeys gets a special treat from their keepers of sultanas and wax worms that were set out on a Christmas tree at London Zoo in London, Wednesday, Dec.18, 2013. London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Britain Zoo Bolivian squirrel monkeys get a special treat from their keepers of sultanas and wax worms that were set out on a Christmas tree at London Zoo in London, Wednesday, Dec.18, 2013. London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Britain Zoo Bolivian squirrel monkeys gets a special treat from their keepers of sultanas and wax worms that were set out on a Christmas tree at London Zoo in London, Wednesday, Dec.18, 2013. London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

South Korea Christmas Employee Won Jong-hwa wearing a Santa Claus costume poses with a fennec fox during a Christmas event at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea as over half the population are Christians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Penguins dressed in Santa and Christmas tree costumes are paraded at Everland, South Korea's largest amusement park on Dec. 18, 2013. Many Christian and non-Christian Koreans celebrate the holiday by exchanging gifts, caroling and participating in church services. South Korea is the only east Asian nation that recognizes Christmas as a national holiday. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

'Santas Place' Christmas Tree Sales A young girl collects her Christmas tree to tak home on December 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in the annual display in downtown Denver on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. The lights will remain on through the holidays and then be turned on in January to mark the run of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, which is one of the largest livestock exhibitions staged in North America. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Grumpy Cat Friskies "spokescat" Grumpy Cat sits on Santa's lap at the world premiere event to debut the first-ever holiday music video "Hard to Be a Cat at Christmas" supporting the cause of wet cat food for all cats this holiday season, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. The video is available at www.friskies.com/holiday. (Bret Hartman/AP Images for Friskies)

Grumpy Cat, Colonel Meow Friskies "spokescat" Grumpy Cat and Colonel Meow sit on Santa's lap at the world premiere event to debut the first-ever holiday music video "Hard to Be a Cat at Christmas" supporting the cause of wet cat food for all cats this holiday season, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. The video is available at www.friskies.com/holiday. (Bret Hartman/AP Images for Friskies)

Philippines Christmas Typhoon Zoo owner Manny Tangco places a Santa hat on a Grizzly Bear named "Justin BieBear" as Orangutan named "Pacquiao" looks on as they start their Christmas-themes at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Tangco said people from typhoon-ravaged Tacloban will get free entrance to the zoo from Dec. 16-18 upon presentation of any ID's. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Tuba Christamas helps hearld the holiday season at Pioneer Courthouse Square Bill Lafleur warms up before the 23rd Annual Tuba Christmas Concert. The heavy-metal sound of nearly 300 tuba and euphonium players filled Pioneer Courthouse Square with holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Faith Cathcart)

France Christmas Santa Claus Snow Globes are displayed at the Christmas market along the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Poland Santa Claus A reindeers stands in front of the sleigh of Santa Claus as they wait in a street in Warsaw, Poland on Friday, Dec.13, 2013. Santa and the reindeers are waiting for children and adults to have pictures taken with them as Christmas is nearing. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland Santa Claus Santa Claus greets a boy in a street, in Warsaw, Poland on Friday, Dec.13, 2013. The Santa and reindeers are waiting for children and adults to have pictures taken with them as Christmas is nearing. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Indonesia Christmas An artist performs during a promotional event to celebrate Christmas at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Texas Daily Life City of Brownsville employee Daniel Navarro, who works for the Parks and Recreation division, strung Christmas lights at the gazebo at Washington Park, Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, Brad Doherty)

Monaco Christmas Christmas trees are decorated in front of the Monte Carlo Casino for Christmas and New Year, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in Monaco. Every years, christmas decorations adorn Monaco city. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Kentucky Daily Life Members of Unity Baptist Church choir sing from their seats in the living Christmas Tree during rehearsal Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013 of the "Fraley Family Fruitcake" drama in Ashland, Ky. (AP Photo/The Independent, Kevin Goldy)

France Christmas A giant Christmas ball is displayed in Nice, southeastern France, Tuesday, Dec. 10 2013. Several Christmas decorations are displayed in the centre of Nice city.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

Lithuania Christmas Tree The National Christmas Tree on display at Cathedral square in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

California Daily Life In this photo taken Monday Dec. 9, 2013, a small Christmas tree bobs on its raft on San Pablo Bay in San Rafael, Calif., after its lights came on at dusk. The Richmond Bridge-San Rafael stands in the background. About a week ago, the tree appeared on the water prompting smiles and pullover photo-ops for passers-by. It's also drummed up a bit of mystery, leaving many local residents wondering, whodunit? (AP Photo/Marin Independent Journal, Frankie Frost)

Britain Christmas Tree Reindeers are led into the street as guests gather next to a Christmas tree outside 10 Downing Street in central London, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, after the Christmas lights were turned on. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Reagan Bohac, Bill French Reagan Bohac, right, son of State Representative Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston, talks with Bill French, left, dressed as Santa Claus, following a news conference at the state capitol, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Austin , Texas. Rep. Bohac was trying to raise awareness for the Texas' new Merry Christmas law that allows teachers, students, parents and school administrators to celebrate traditional winter holidays like Christmas and Hanukah in public schools without fear of censorship, persecution, or litigation. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Terry Finley writes on a card during the Christmas Lighting Celebration at the Knull House in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. This is the final year that the Joan Knull will be putting Christmas decorations on display. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Kent Nishimura)

Corbin and Jane Hillam hold their granddaughter Beatrix Rim while looking at the Christmas decorations the Knull House in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. This is the final year that the Joan Knull will be putting Christmas decorations on display. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Kent Nishimura)

France Christmas A man dressed as Santa Claus poses for photographers as people bathe during the traditional Christmas bathe on the Mediterranean sea at at Nice, southeastern France, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Temperature of the water was 16 degrees Celcius (60 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

France Christmas A man with a Santa Claus cap sails during the traditional Christmas bathe on the Mediterranean sea at at Nice, southeastern France, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Temperature of the water was 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

League City Holiday Boat Lane Parade Santa waves from the mast of a decorated sailboat as decorated boats cruise out to Galveston Bay during the League City Chamber of Commerce Christmas Boat Lane Parade on Clear Lake in Kemah, Texas Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Courier, Kirk Sides)

League City Holiday Boat Lane Parade Decorated boats cruise under the Kemah, Texas bridge during the League City Chamber of Commerce Christmas Boat Lane Parade on Clear Lake in Kemah, Texas Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Courier, Kirk Sides)

League City Holiday Boat Lane Parade Festive characters wave to the crowd on board a decorated boat as they cruise during the League City Chamber of Commerce Christmas Boat Lane Parade on Clear Lake in Kemah, Texas Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Courier, Kirk Sides)

Clyde 'n Dale's Holiday U-CutTrees Volunteer tree cutters and 4-H Club members Riley Hanna,Keaton Meek and Kameron Alntor (right) tackle a tough Noble fir as Dan Bray along with his children Jacob,9, and Brooklyn,4, as they await deliver of their Christmas tree at the 10-acre Clyde 'n Dale's Holiday Trees and Gifts' farm in south Olympia,Wash. Sunday Dec 15. 2013 Along with hot cider and coffee visitors were treated to free carriage rides to the tree stands, Friends of Barb O'Neil's BBQ Truck, and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Steve Bloom)

Barbershop Concert David Ehrensperger of Nanticoke sings in the Barbershop Christmas Concert, Sunday Dec. 15, 2013, at St. Nichols Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo Citizens' Voice/Andrew Krech)

Greece Christmas Aquarium A child greets a diver dressed as Santa Claus and waving at children at the Creta Aquarium in the city of Iraklio, on the Greek island of Crete, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bastian Parschau)

France Santa Clauss Run Runners, dressed as Santa Claus, and one in a mask, take part in the 37th "Christmas Corrida Race" in the streets of Issy Les Moulineaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

France Santa Clauss Run Runners in costume, some dressed as Santa Claus, take part in the 37th "Christmas Corrida Race" in the streets of Issy Les Moulineaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Romania Christmas A woman and child pose for pictures inside a large ball containing a Christmas tree in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday night, Dec. 15, 2013. A Christmas fare opened downtown the Romanian capital ahead of the winter holidays . (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Missouri Daily Life Christmas lights outline towers at the Country Club Plaza shopping center as the sun sets Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Kansas City, Mo. About 80 miles of lights with 280,000 multi-colored bulbs outline the buildings and towers in the shopping district. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Irina Shayk Spreads Holiday Cheer With The ASPCA Supermodel Irina Shayk and Baby, a dog who needs a home for the holidays, spread the holiday cheer at ASPCA Adoption Center on December 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Irina Shayk Spreads Holiday Cheer With The ASPCA Supermodel Irina Shayk and Baby, a dog who needs a home for the holidays, spread the holiday cheer at ASPCA Adoption Center on December 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

'Santas Place' Christmas Tree Sales A mother captures her baby with Santa Claus during a photo session on December 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

'Santas Place' Christmas Tree Sales An unsupecting Santa Claus has his beard pulled off his face by a baby during a photo session on December 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, Marian Robinson As rain falls, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Sasha, third from right, Malia, left, and Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson, second from right, call out as they light the National Christmas Tree during the 2013 National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Ellipse in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack Obama, Joshua Bell, Mariah Carey, Janelle Monáe, Renee Fleming From left, Santa, violinist and conductor Joshua Bell, soprano Renee Fleming, President Barack Obama, singer and musician Janelle Monáe, and singer and songwriter Mariah Carey holding her daughter Monroe, dance with a young dancer and the end of the 2013 National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama, Malia Obama President Barack Obama hugs Santa at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey performs at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Aretha Franklin Singer Aretha Franklin performs at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony attended by President Barack Obama across from the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama National Christmas Tree The National Christmas Tree with the White House in the background as seen from the Ellipse after President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson lit the tree at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama A rain falls, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Sasha, second from right, and Malia, left, react as they light the National Christmas Tree during the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Ellipse in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Hanukkah Menorah Lighting People stand in the rain during the annual National Hanukkah Menorah Lighting on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. For the first time since the late 1800s - and for the last time until some 70,000 years from now - the first day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Hanukkah Menorah Lighting From left, Rabbi Levi Shemtov, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, and Rabbi Abraham Shemtov participate in the annual National Menorah Lighting on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. For the first time since the late 1800s - and for the last time until some 70,000 years from now - the first day of hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The National Menorah is lighted Wednesday evening on the Ellipse near the White House. The program was condensed due to the weather. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)

Short line for Ft Mchenry tunnel toll. Only 2-3 cars deep pic.twitter.com/mdixZirXq9
— Jamie Forzato (@jamieforzato) November 27, 2013

Cars waited in a short, but wet, line to get through the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore Wednesday afternoon. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)(WTOP/Megan Cloherty)

Capitol Color Colorful holiday lights glow from under the glass domes of the U.S. Botanic Garden with orange streaks from a passing city bus at left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. The Conservatory holds displays of tropical plants, poinsettias, and decorated holiday trees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Skaters enjoy the opening day skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink, Nov. 15, 2013 in D.C. The rink is open seven days a week through mid March. Learn more here. (WTOP/Brennan Haselton)

Tax Tribute Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell checks the weight of a large deer and a wild turkey presented to him by the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Tribes on the 336th tax tribute ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)

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