Seasonal & Holidays

Photos: Christmas Preparations Begin With Lights And Celebration

See photos from around the country as homes are decorated with lights and Christmas preparations begin.

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A boy is silhouetted against Christmas lights reflected on a pond as he walks through a park on Dec. 9 in Lenexa, Kansas.
A boy is silhouetted against Christmas lights reflected on a pond as he walks through a park on Dec. 9 in Lenexa, Kansas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

ACROSS AMERICA — The holiday season is in full swing as trees and lights decorate the streets of cities across the country.

See below for photos of some of the best lights and decorations.

The White House Historical Association's 2021 Christmas tree ornament that honors President Lyndon Johnson hangs on a tree in the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10. The 2021 official White House ornament, the 41st in the series, honors President Lyndon B. Johnson with its reproduction of a painting of the Blue Room tree the family had in December 1967. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
A woman is silhouetted against Christmas lights reflected on a pond as she walks through a park on Dec. 9 in Lenexa, Kansas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
People walk in front of row homes covered in holiday decorations along the Miracle on 34th Street Hampden Christmas Street Holiday Show on Dec. 9 in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Elijah Sutton, 5, gives a high five to Santa Claus after telling him he wants a motorcycle for Christmas near the Miracle on 34th Street Hampden Christmas Street Holiday Show on Dec. 10 n the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Christmas tree decorated with several ornaments from the White House Historical Association is on display in the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Passenger vehicles move through a tunnel of holiday lights at a display set up at the Cumberland Fair Grounds on Dec. 14 in Cumberland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Holiday lights are displayed on a drive-thru route at the Cumberland Fair Grounds Dec. 14 in Cumberland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Decorative holiday lights are displayed at the Cumberland Fair Grounds Dec. 14 in Cumberland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
In this photo made with a long exposure, City Hall is shown with Christmas decorations in Philadelphia on Dec. 15. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Millennium Park Christmas tree is seen in a timed exposure with zoom lens on Dec. 15 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Boats make their way past floating Christmas tree lights on Dec. 19 in Long Beach, California. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Lights on a holiday tree shine as traffic near a shopping mall passes Monday in Federal Way, Washington. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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