Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Lots of great photos, as always, from The Big Picture:

#4 – Santa Claus Larry Durian is screened by TSA agents before entering a secure area of the Akron Canton Airport Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 in Green, Ohio. Santa planned to spend seven hours at the airport greeting passengers for their customer appreciation day. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel)

#34 – A solitary spruce tree, decorated with battery-powered holiday lights controlled by a timer, greets motorists traveling the Glenn Highway near Palmer, Alaska, on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)