In Photos: People Dressed as Santa Across the Globe

Verbier, Switzerland

People dressed as Santa Claus enjoy the slopes of the alpine ski resort of Verbier, Switzerland, on Dec. 8. Over 3,000 skiers and snow boarders dressed as Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas were granted discounted ski passes to the ski resort to celebrate the opening of the ski season.

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New York

Participants dressed as Santa Claus take part in SantaCon in the Manhattan borough of New York.

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