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Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony in Vatican City(01 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square after the Christmas tree switch on ceremony in Vatican City, Vatican on December 19, 2014. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony in Vatican City(02 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square after the Christmas tree switch on ceremony in Vatican City, Vatican on December 19, 2014. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Saint Peter's Square Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony(03 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square attend a Christmas tree switch on ceremony on December 19, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis met on Friday with religious and civil authorities from the Italian cities of Verona and Catanzaro to thank them for the Christmas tree and nativity scene that they donated for St Peter\'s Square. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Franco Origlia via Getty Images)
Saint Peter's Square Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony(04 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square attend a Christmas tree switch on ceremony on December 19, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis met on Friday with religious and civil authorities from the Italian cities of Verona and Catanzaro to thank them for the Christmas tree and nativity scene that they donated for St Peter\'s Square. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Franco Origlia via Getty Images)
Saint Peter's Square Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony(05 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square attend a Christmas tree switch on ceremony on December 19, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis met on Friday with religious and civil authorities from the Italian cities of Verona and Catanzaro to thank them for the Christmas tree and nativity scene that they donated for St Peter\'s Square. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Franco Origlia via Getty Images)
Saint Peter's Square Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony(06 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square attend a Christmas tree switch on ceremony on December 19, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis met on Friday with religious and civil authorities from the Italian cities of Verona and Catanzaro to thank them for the Christmas tree and nativity scene that they donated for St Peter\'s Square. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Franco Origlia via Getty Images)
Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony in Vatican City(07 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square after the Christmas tree switch on ceremony in Vatican City, Vatican on December 19, 2014. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Vatican Christimas Tree(08 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree and the Nativity scene are lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Saint Peter's Square Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony(09 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square attend a Christmas tree switch on ceremony on December 19, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis met on Friday with religious and civil authorities from the Italian cities of Verona and Catanzaro to thank them for the Christmas tree and nativity scene that they donated for St Peter\'s Square. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Franco Origlia via Getty Images)
Vatican Christimas Tree(10 of17)
A tourist takes a picture with his cell phone at the 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(11 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(12 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(13 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(14 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(15 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vatican Christimas Tree(16 of17)
The 25.5 meters (83.66 ft), 70-year old Christmas tree is lit in St. Peter\'s square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Christmas Tree Switch On Ceremony in Vatican City(17 of17)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 19: People gather in St. Peter\'s Square after the Christmas tree switch on ceremony in Vatican City, Vatican on December 19, 2014. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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