Provocative Inspiration: Oh,Oh, Santa How Darling !!!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Oh,Oh, Santa How Darling !!!

MUST-SEE DECEMBER 2013

Image: An orangutan in Santa Claus costume gives a toy to a child in Malabon City, Manila, the Philippines, on Dec. 12 (© Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/Redux)

Image: A homeless man rests in a pew at a Times Square church in New York City on Dec. 12 (© Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Image: A fisherman passes dead trees standing in floodwaters from rising sea levels in Bedono village, Indonesia, on Dec. 12 (© Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Image: Israelis enjoy sliding on the snow in Jerusalem on Dec. 13 (© Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)

Image: Fisherman haul an arapaima from a branch of the Solimoes River in Brazil on Nov. 24 (© Bruno Kelly/Reuters)

Image: A small band performs during ongoing anti-government protests in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 12 (© Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Image: A Punjabi cancer patient sits on a train in Bathinda, India, on Dec. 13 (© Javed Dar/Xinhua/Zuma Press)

Image: Sam Tomkins makes a jump off the Auckland Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, on Dec. 11 (© Jason Oxenham/Getty Images)

Image: A man dressed as Santa Claus throws a Christmas tree to a ship in the port of Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 12 (© Angelika Warmuth/EPA/Landov)

Image: Kenyan honor guards at stand attention during the ceremony for Kenya's independence in Nairobi on Dec. 12 (© Li Jing/Xinhua/Zuma Press)

Image: Steven Holcomb celebrates after winning the two-man bobsled World Cup event in Lake Placid, NY, on Dec. 13 (© Mike Groll/AP)

Image: An employee at Bonham's auction house holds a study mold for the dome of R2D2 in London on Dec. 12 (© Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Image: Flamingos stand in their enclosure during snowfall in Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo on Dec. 12 (© Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Image: European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit fit check in Houston on Dec. 10 (© James Blair/NASA/Rex Features)

Image: Veterinarians pull the tooth of Simba the lion at Varna Zoo in Bulgaria on Dec. 12 (© Rex Features)

Image: Japanese flamenco student Maika Kubo in Seville, Spain, on Sept. 20 (© Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)

Image: A man watches a rainbow on the bridge overlooking the Og river in Nebi Mussa, Israel, on Dec. 11 (© Omer Messinger/Zuma Press)

Image: Santa Claus waves at the Melbourne Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 11 (© Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Image: Window washer smiles at toddler at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 11 (© Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/AP)

Image: Well-wishers look on as a funeral cortege carrying the coffin of Nelson Mandela passes in Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 11 (© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times/Redux)

Image: A shopper walks past graffiti in Dublin on Dec. 11 (© Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: People wearing zebra head masks in Chongqing Municipality, China, on Dec. 10 (© Reuters)

Image: A horse shakes its head during the Sicab International Pre-Horse Fair in Seville, Spain, on Dec. 5 (© Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)

Image: A visitor is reflected in a mirror while visiting the David Zwirner Gallery in New York on Dec. 5 (© Wang Lei/Xinhua Press/Corbis)

Image: Ceremonial guards rotate shifts at the Presidential Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Dec.7 (© Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Image: A man kitesurfs in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 11 (© Darren Whiteside/Reuters)

Image: Clown Momo & other clowns of the School for Dance, Clown & Theatre in Hanover, Germany, on Dec. 11 (© Christoph Schmidt/EPA/Landov)

Image: A woman begs as a boy buys bread at a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 10 (© Mauricio Lima/The New York Times/Redux)

Image: Penguin tries to eat camera in Antarctica on Dec. 6 (© Alex Cowan/Rex Features)

Image: The boys of Winchester Cathedral Choir skate on the cathedral's ice rink in Hampshire, England, on Dec. 11 (© Chris Ison/Press Association)

Image: Runners dressed as Santa Claus prepare to take part in the Santa Run in London on Dec. 8 (© Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: Students in Natal, Brazil, perform a skit titled 'Blind Ones' as a protest against consumerism on Dec. 9 (© Nuno Guimares/Reuters)

Image: Syrian refugees aboard an Italian Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Siracusa, Italy, on Dec. 10 (© Bryan Denton/Corbis)

Image: RCA National Finals Rodeo Day 4 opening ceremony in Las Vegas on Dec. 8 (© Janet Kotwas/Zuma Press)

Image: Man practices handball in Venice, Calif., on Dec. 9 (© Jonathan Alcorn/Zuma Press)

Image: The HMS Daring arrives at port in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 10 (© Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Image: Interior Ministry personnel block a street during a protest in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 9 (© Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Image: A young Buddhist monk rests after his arrival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Dec. 10 (© Omar Havana/Getty Images)

Image: Boy Scouts walk in the annual North Augusta Evening Lions Christmas Parade in Augusta, Ga., on Dec. 8 (© Jon-Michael Sullivan/The Augusta Chronicle/Zuma Press)

Image: Border control officers inspect counterfeit sneakers in Zhangpu County, China, on Dec. 8 (© Quirky China News/Rex Features)

Image: A barber cuts the hair of a man in Beijing on Dec. 10 (© Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: Bob Carey, dressed in a pink tutu, jumps in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Dec. 8 (© Bernd Von Jutrczenka/DPA/Landov)

Image: A man is touched by flames during the Los Escobazos Festival in Jarandilla de la Vera, Spain, on Dec. 7 (© Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Image: A volunteer at the Illumi Run in Singapore on Dec. 7 (© Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

Image: A dog walks on two legs in Chongqing, China, on Dec. 8 (© Barcroft Media /Landov)

Image: A woman gets a kiss from an 11-year-old rescued mini therapy horse in Tampa, Fla., on Dec. 6 (© Carolyn Van Houten/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Press)

Image: A People's Liberation Army officer looks at his mobile phone in Hui'an county, China, on Dec. 8 (© Jianan Yu/Reuters)

Image: Man testing one of the experiences offered by the online gift website Buyagift.com on Dec. 3 (© Frank PR/Solent News)

Image: Swimmers at the December Dip in London on Dec. 7 (© Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: A worker de-ices a plane at the Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 6 (© Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal/Zuma Press)

Image: A child holds a candle for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 8 (© Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Image: A street covered with fresh snow following heavy snowfall in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 6 (© Jakub Kaminski/Landov)

Image: Thai military personnel & civilians hold candles in Bangkok on Dec. 5 (© Manish Swarup/AP)

Image: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights candles for Hanukkah in Jerusalem on Dec. 4 (© Baz Ratner/Reuters)

Image: Sotheby's employees hang the paintings 'A View of the Grand Canal and Rialto Bridge,' left, & 'A View of the Piazza San Marco looking East Towards the Basilica,' in London on Dec. 2 (© Sang Tan/AP)

Image: 6-month old female 'liliger' cub Eva at Novosibirsk Zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia, on Dec. 5 (© Ilnar Salakhiev/AP)

Image: A Pakistani girl carries a sack of wood & grass that she collected in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Dec. 4 (© Muhammed Muheisen/AP)

Image: Father Eric Consentino & mourners follow a hearse in Montrose, NY, on Dec. 5 (© John Minchillo/AP)

Image: Children look at a giant Christmas present in London on Dec. 5 (© Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Cath Kidston)

Image: Stags & deer running in Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany, on Dec. 6 (© Alexander Karner/DPA/Zuma Press)

Image: Clowns at the 12th International Meeting of Clowns in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 5 (© Antonio Lacerda/EPA/Landov)

Image: College students wearing masks pose with a plastic bag during a performance in Xi'an, China, on Dec. 5 (© ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

Image: Street artist Victor spray-paints a portrait of Nelson Mandela near Berlin on Oct. 19 (© Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Image: 'The Light Tattoo' drummers perform at Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, on Dec. 4 (© Mahendra Parikh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Image: A school bus on Trans-Canada Highway No. 1 east of Cochrane, Canada, on Dec. 4 (© Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: A Ukrainian girl at a demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 5 (© A Ukrainian girl at a demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 5)

Image: An elderly woman places her finger on her lips after casting her vote in Delhi, India, on Dec. 4 (© Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters)

Image: A man stands in the wind at the Pier of the North Sea, in Blankenberge, Belgium, on Dec. 5 (© Julien Warnard/Landov)

Image: Turkana fisherman raise the sail of their boat on Lake Turkana, near the Kenya-Ethiopia border, on Oct. 13 (© Siegfried Modola/Reuters)

Image: Visitors take photos at the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at New York City's Rockefeller Center on Dec. 4 (© Zhang Ning/Xinhua/Redux)

Image: A boy looks from inside a lion costume in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 5 (© Manish Swarup/AP)

Image: Flooded children's pool in Portstewart, Northern Ireland, on Dec. 5 (© Press Eye Ltd/Rex Features)

Image: Grey seals play underwater by the Farne Islands near Seahouses, England, on Nov. 17 (© Nigel Roddis/Reuters)

Image: Bangladeshi freedom fighters sit in a hunger strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 2 (© Monirul Alam/Zuma Press/Corbis)

Image: Rehearsals for 'Momix Botanica' at Admiralspalast in Berlin on Dec. 4 (© Timur Emek/Getty Images)

Image: A child poses in front of the main Christmas tree in Manger Square in Bethlehem on Dec. 2 (© Luay Sababa/ Xinhua/Redux)

Image: A butterfly emerges from its pupa in Calonge, Spain, on Nov. 29 (© Jimmy Hoffman/Solent News & Photo Agency)

Image: A chimpanzee looks at visitors at the Houston Zoo in Houston on Dec. 3 (© David J. Phillip/AP)

Image: Children practice at surf camp in Tel Aviv on Dec. 4 (© Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Image: People dressed as Santa Claus visit the Skywalk at Sydney Tower in Sydney on Dec. 2 (© Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Image: A tamarin is fed by a zookeeper at the Palmyre Zoo in Les Mathes, France, on Nov. 19 (© Regis Duvignau/Reuters)

Image: Ben Pridmore at the World Memory Championships in London on Dec. 1 (© Eddie Mulholland/Rex Features)

Image: A horseman pulls a horse during the Sicab International Pre Horse Fair in Seville, Spain, on Dec. 4 (© Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters)

Image: A diver dressed as Santa Claus at the Sea Life Aquarium in Berlin on Dec. 3 (© Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

Image: A camel outside the US Capitol during a live Nativity scene in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3 (© Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Landov)

Image: A protestor carries a sign during a rally in Detroit on Oct. 28 (© Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Image: A bull terrier mascot stands guard during the funeral service of Warrant Officer Ian Fisher in Lichfield, England, on Dec. 3 (© Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Image: A supporter celebrates an election victory in Pristina, Kosovo, on Dec. 1 (© Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images)

Image: A Palestinian man displays a hedgehog for sale in Gaza City on Nov. 22 (© Mohammed Abed/ AFP/Getty Images)

Image: Performers dance at National Day of Samba in Rio de Janeiro on Dec. 2 (© Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Image: A zebra at the Nature's Way Backpackers & Pub in Mtunzini, South Africa, on Nov. 27 (© Jackie Clausen/Sunday Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Image: Artist painting mural in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., on Dec. 2 (© Kevork Djansezian/Reuters)

Image: An illuminated figure stands next to the Peace Bridge in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Nov. 27 (© Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Image: A man performs a stunt on a couch with wheels in London on Nov. 30 (© Tolga Akmen/Rex Features)

Image: Off-roaders with their sand rails, bikes & quads in Glamis, Calif., on Nov. 29 (© Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Image: A participant dressed as the Krampus creature in Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, on Nov. 30 (© Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Image: An anti-government protester blows a whistle next to a riot policeman in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 29 (© Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Image: Scissors dancers wait to perform in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 1 (© Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)

Image: British fencers take part in a calendar photo shoot in London on Nov. 24 (© Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

Image: A cross-country skier in Cerna Hora ski area, Czech Republic, on Nov. 29 (© David Tanecek/CTK/Zuma Press)

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Dec. 16, 2013: An orangutan in a Santa Claus costume gives a child a toy during a gift distribution activity at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon City, Manila, the Philippines, on Dec. 12. The zoo handed out presents to children & offered free entrance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

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