Coins, dreidels, a nine-branch menorah and candles adorn the sideboard at the Weiss-Pires' home in Oakland, Calif. Lynda Pires and Bessie Weiss hide caption
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Hundreds of musicians display their tubas after completing TubaChristmas Dec. 18, 2003, in Chicago. Tim Boyle/Getty Images hide caption
In which we toot the horn of TubaChristmas, celebrating its 50th brassy birthday
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus keep social distancing as they wait to enter a KFC restaurant in Yokohama near Tokyo on May 14, 2020. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
Childhood friends. From left to right, Valeria Lemos, Daniel Molina Acosta, Paula Rueda, Paula Molina Acosta; bottom row, Carmen Molina Acosta, Veronica Lemos Maria Angelica Sotomayor hide caption
On Santa Lucia Day in Sweden, it's tradition to dress as the Sicilian saint and serve coffee and lussebullar (saffron buns) in her honor. Sven Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Billie Mochow's gingerbread sculpture was among the top 10 winners. Mochow says she is a self-taught baker. Courtesy of The Omni Grove Park Inn hide caption
A monk prepares fruitcakes at Assumption Abbey in Ava, Mo. The bakery makes about 6,000 pounds of fruitcake per year. Courtesy of Assumption Abbey hide caption
J-Day, the first Friday in November, marks the release of Denmark's Christmas beer, Tuborg's Julebryg. It's practically a national holiday as the beer is promoted tonight in bars throughout the country. Tuborg hide caption