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Santa Claus sits in his “office” in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on December 13, 2011.   AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Hoy es nochebuena y mañana Navidad y Papa Noel, Santa Claus o San Nicolás, el nombre que más les guste, recorrerá la tierra repartiendo regalos. Ya es una tradición en La Mesa de Luz que en estas fechas señaladas os felicite las fiestas a todos con una selección de imágenes del viejo barbudo y gordinflón en múltiples lugares del mundo haciendo todo tipo de cosas. Si os quedáis con ganas de más de Santa aquí podéis encontrar las entregas de 2008, 2009 y 2010.

Os deseo feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo a todos desde La Mesa de Luz.

TO GO WITH STORY BY IGOR GEDILAGHINE A Santa Claus clerk receives a wish list from a little girl in his “office” in Santa Park near Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, on December 14, 2011. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus fill Trafalgar Square for Santacon 2011 in central London December 10, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

A model, dressed in Santa Claus costume, puts on make-up on a street in Hanoi December 22, 2011. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM – Tags: SOCIETY)

CHC002 HAMBURGO (ALEMANIA), 04/12/2011.- Un hombre vestido de Papá Noel salta sobre su tabla mientras practica esquí­ acuático hoy, 4 de diciembre de 2011, en Hamburgo, Alemania. Algunos hombres vestidos como Santa Claus se reunieron por novena vez para competir en un evento de esquí­ acuático. EPA/CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS

A combination photo shows participants of SantaCon posing for a portrait at the corner of Broad and Wall Street in New York December 10, 2011. SantaCon is an annual celebration of the holiday season with revelers travelling around New York to different bars and locations.       REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY)

Schoolchildren dressed as Santa Claus sit on chairs to form the shape of a star ahead of Christmas celebrations at a school in the southern Indian city of Chennai December 10, 2011. Some 1500 schoolchildren aged three to five formed the shape of a Christmas star on Saturday in an attempt to make a maiden entry in the Guinness Book of World Records, a media release said. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA – Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY)

A man dressed as Santa Claus is lifted by crane towards the world’s first Santa-friendly chimney in Somerford Keynes, southern England December 19, 2011. The development of the chimney, which is undergoing practical tests, was inspired by Leo Park after he told his mother, Jade, that the chimney in the house they were having built was too small to accommodate Santa Claus.     REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume stands on the field before the start of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Chievo at the San Siro stadium in Milan November 27, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo (ITALY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER SOCIETY)

A police officer speaks into a loud hailer near people dressed in Santa Claus costume as they gather in Times Square during the annual SantaCon celebration in New York December 10, 2011.  REUTERS/Kena Betancur (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

ber050 BERLÍN (ALEMANIA) 30/11/2011.- Santa Claus escucha los deseos de los niños en la embajada nórdica en Berlín, Alemania, hoy, miércoles, 30 de noviembre de 2011. EFE/Robert Schlesinger

A young demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus stands near Israeli soldiers standing guard during a protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK – Tags: POLITICS)

Competitors dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual five kilometre Santa Dash in Liverpool, northern England December 4, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY)

A bungee jumper dressed as Santa Claus leaps from a platform above Kuta  beach, Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on December 2, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA

A Sri Lankan salesman adjusts the clothes on a figure of Santa Claus at his shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Jimmy Flynn clicks his heals as he crosses the line at the annual Santa Sightings 5K Fun Run in New Bedford, Mass., on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.  More than 1,600 runners took to the streets wearing Santa suits in order to participate in the annual Santa Sightings 5K Fun Run.  (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira)

A man dressed as Santa Claus visits the Southern College of Optometry where he received an eye examination in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. After his exam he visited with children who were also there to get their eyes examined. The college was hoping to instill the importance of good eye care in their young patients. Dr. Daniel Taylor did his exam. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Karen Pulfer Focht)

Dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, a diver feeds to sardines at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in South Korea, where over half of the population are Christians. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

Santa poses with a Yorkshire terrier Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. Santa came to be photographed with pets to raise funds for the Silicon Valley Humane Society. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Philippine traffic enforcer Ramiro Hinojas, wearing a Santa Claus costume, directs traffic along a major road in Manila on December 6, 2011. Popularly known as the “dancing traffic cop”, the barely five-foot Hinojas, 55, is one of thousands of traffic enforcers who struggle daily to keep Manila’s notorious road traffic from moving, despite insults from some impatient motorists and health dangers posed by pollution.   AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Santa Claus, who travelled to India from Finnish Lapland, waves to well wishers during pre-Christmas celebrations at a hotel in New Delhi on December 17, 2011. Santa Claus inaugurated a 20-foot tall Christmas tree made up of more than four thousand recycled plastic bottles illuminated by LED lights. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash SINGH

Competitors arrive at a railway station to travel to take part in the annual Santa Dash in Liverpool, north-west England on December 4, 2011. The five kilometer race sees thousands of entrants run through the streets of the city centre dressed as Santa Claus. Many runners wear a blue suit, usually supporters of Everton FC, who refuse to run in the colours of their city rivals Liverpool FC. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS

Santa Claus waves from the roof of Sydney’s iconic Queen Victoria Building (QVB) on November 28, 2011.  This Christmas for the first time ever Santa Claus will be in residence inside the massive Romanesque QVB, which contains a range of boutique shops and underwent a major refurbishment in 2009.  AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD

Wilson Ferguson, still dressed in the Santa costume he wore all day for holiday union parties, sorts ballots during counting on a new labor contract at a Boeing Machinists Union hall Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 in Seattle. Boeing machinists voted Wednesday on a new four-year labor contract that would keep production of a new version of the 737 airplane in Washington state and give Boeing years of stable union relations. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Two horse riders dressed as Santa Claus arrive at the Christmas party of the riding club in Alt Zeschdorf, eastern Germany, on December 17, 2011.  AFP PHOTO / PATRICK PLEUL   GERMANY OUT

A group of people dressed as Santa Claus participate in the 3rd ‘Santa Run’ in Michendorf, eastern Germany on December 4, 2011. More than 700 people took part in Germany’s largest costume race.  AFP PHOTO / BERND SETTNIK  GERMANY OUT

A man dressed as Santa Claus maneuvers a Christmas tree onto a ship on December 8, 2011. Every year during the Advent season, Christmas trees are distributed to the ships in the Hanseatic city.     AFP PHOTO / DANIEL BOCKWOLDT GERMANY OUT

Santa Claus rides a reindeer and sled outside Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland on December 15, 2011. AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 20: Paul Chernosky, dressed as Santa Claus skates and entertains adults and children at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center December 20, 2011 in New York City. With five days to go until Christmas, thousands of people flock to Rockefeller Center during the holiday season to look at the iconic Christmas tree, shop and ice skate at the rink.   Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS &; TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

A family poses with weapons as they stand next to a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Scottsdale Gun Club in Scottsdale, Arizona December 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES)

Actor David Warren, who has been playing Santa for the past ten years, uses a computer monitor with camera to fix his beard during a break at Santa’s Grotto in Selfridges department store in London December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS RELIGION)

Actor David Warren, who has been playing Santa for the past ten years, holds seven-month-old Olivia Ruch at Santa’s Grotto in Selfridges department store in London December 7, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS RELIGION)

Santa Claus chocolate candies are seen in a shop in Citta’ Sant’Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011.  REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY – Tags: SOCIETY FOOD)

A man dressed as Santa Claus walks under the Christmas tree set at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on December 2, 2011. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET

Two men dressed as Santa Claus use a toilet in Citta’ Sant’Angelo near Pescara December 10, 2011.  A group of people dressed up as Santa Claus to attend the “European Meeting of Santa Claus” where they sang Christmas carols and interacted with passers-by to spread the joy of Christmas, according to organisers. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY – Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

In this Dec. 22, 2011 photo, Kaylee Vasquez, left, and her children Killian, 6 months, and Annya, 2, make their way through fresh snow near the Bear Creek Nature Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., during a “Hike With Santa” sponsored by the center. Heavy snow kept away most of those who signed up for Thursday’s hike but the five who braved the snow got a lot of alone time with Santa. Asked what her favorite part of the hike was, Annya said “Santa Claus.” (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis)

TOPSHOTS Workers in a Santa Claus (bottom) and a reindeer costume clean windows outside of a 31-meter-high building at Odaiba shopping mall in Tokyo’s waterfront on December 23, 2011.     AFP PHOTO/KAZUHIRO NOGI

A tourist sits on Santa Claus’s lap as she visit him in his “office” in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, on December 13, 2011.AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Santa Clause costumes, for a man and woman, hang on the front of a Christmas decorations stall at a market in central Beijing December 11, 2011. Although Christmas is not an official holiday in China, many households hang decorations during the traditional Christmas period.     REUTERS/David Gray    (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY)

In this July 6, 2011 photo, a full scale rendition of the house in the animated movie, “Up,” located a  in Herriman, Utah, will be part of this year’s Parade of Homes.  The house  has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics. Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home in Herriman, Utah, for $400,000.  The Hamblins say they were searching for a home in California that was similar to the colorful cottage seen in the movie when they heard about the Disney-approved “Up” house in Utah.  (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Paul Fraughton)

Esta réplica a escala real de la casa voladora de la película de pixar “Up” ha sido vendida por 400.000 dólares en Utah, en los Estados Unidos de América. La casa, que ha comprado una pareja de California fanática de los filmes de Pixar, no escatima en detalles e incluye un cuarto al estilo de “Toy Story”. Aunque los globos y resto de añadidos que pueden hacer volar la casa no están incluidos en el precio de la inmobiliaria.

FILE – This July 6, 2011 file photo shows a full scale rendition of the house in the animated movie “Up” lin Herriman, Utah. This highly detailed recreation of the house from the Academy Award-winning movie “Up” has become a curious visitor attraction in this suburban development south of Salt Lake City. It’s now been sold by the builder to a couple who loved the movie as much as he did. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Paul Fraughton, File)

In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, the front doorbell at the Up House, modeled after the home from the Pixar film Up, in Herriman, Utah, is shown.   The house  has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics. Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home in Herriman, Utah, for $400,000.  The Hamblins say they were searching for a home in California that was similar to the colorful cottage seen in the movie when they heard about the Disney-approved “Up” house in Utah.   (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

In this July 6, 2011 photo, a full scale rendition of the house in the animated movie, “Up,” located a  in Herriman, Utah, will be part of this year’s Parade of Homes.  The house  has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics. Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home in Herriman, Utah, for $400,000.  The Hamblins say they were searching for a home in California that was similar to the colorful cottage seen in the movie when they heard about the Disney-approved “Up” house in Utah.  (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Paul Fraughton)

This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows details in the front room inside a house modeled after the home from the Pixar animated film “Up,”in Herriman, Utah. The home has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics.  Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home for $400,000. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows Artwork along the stairway inside a house modeled after the home from the Pixar animated film “Up,”in Herriman, Utah. The home has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics.  Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home for $400,000. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows a boy’s bedroom inside a house modeled after the home from the Pixar animated film “Up,”in Herriman, Utah. The home has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics.  Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home for $400,000. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows the master bedroom inside a house modeled after the home from the Pixar animated film “Up,”in Herriman, Utah. The home has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics.  Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home for $400,000. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows details inside a house modeled after the home from the Pixar animated film “Up,”in Herriman, Utah. The home has been sold to a family who are self-described Disney and Pixar fanatics.  Clinton and Lynette Hamblin of Petaluma, Calif., are buying the home for $400,000. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

PETALUMA, CA – OCTOBER 28: Pumpkins are seen at Petaluma Pumpkin Patch on October 28, 2011 in Petaluma, California. According to a study by the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend nearly $6.9 billion on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy this year.   Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS &; TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Esta noche se celebra la llamada noche de las burjas, la velada que precede al día de todos los santos, la noche de halloween… Una noche de oscura tradición pagana que en la actualidad tiene mucho seguimiento en los paises anglosajones, Estados Unidos y gran parte de sudamérica. Esta noche pasearán los niños y no tan niños de puerta en puerta preguntando “¿Truco o trato?” y recibiendo golosinas a cambio de la indulgencia de los chicos disfrazados de personajes aterradores. En España este ritual aun no está muy instaurado y somos más de ir a los cementerios a poner flores y comer huesos de santo… Pero esta noche se verá a muchos jóvenes paseandose disfrazados de bar en bar. En cualquier caso recomiendo desde la Mesa de Luz tener cuidado esta noche mágica en la que los muertos se levantan de sus tumbas y los espectros se manifiestan de manera terrorífica.

An artist dressed as a moor man walks between crosses during a Halloween celebration in the leisure park ‘BELANTIS’, the largest theme park in eastern Germany, in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. The theme park stages a Halloween party with creepy surprises for the visitors. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

A zombie dressed man poses for a photo in Caracas on October 29, 2011.  About 300 fans of zombies marched on Saturday night looking for fun on the Halloween eve.   AFP Photo / Leo RAMIREZ

A zombie dressed man poses for a photo in Caracas on October 29, 2011.  About 300 fans of zombies marched on Saturday night looking for fun on the Halloween eve.   AFP Photo / Leo RAMIREZ

A woman makes her choice from a display of pumpkins at a pumpkin patch in Culver City on October 28, 2011 in southern California, ahead of Halloween which falls every year on October 31. Halloween is especially popular with children due to activities such as trick or treating, dressing up in costumes and carving pumpkins to make jack-o’-lanterns. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

A customers looks at snow covered Halloween pumpkins at a farmers market in the town of Westminster, MD, October 29, 2011. An unusually cold weather hit the North East part of the United States a few days before Halloween.  AFP PHOTO/ MLADEN ANTONOV

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 28: Halloween masks of Muammar Gaddafi, Osama bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein are offered for sale at Fantasy Costumes on October 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The store, which had long lines at the registers at 4 AM this morning, is open around the clock through Halloween to help keep up with customer demand. Retailers nationwide are expecting record sales for Halloween merchandise this year with shoppers spending close to $7 billion dollars to celebrate the holiday.   Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS &; TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

MIAMI BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 21: Charlie Lucas tries on a snow white Costume at the Halloween MegaStore Miami Beach on October 21, 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The megastore is a temporary location for the store which opened for the holiday to sell costumes, masks and other items to people needing to dress up for the evening of October 31 when costumed people around the world observe the day.   Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS &; TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

People dressed up as zombies during a Halloween Eve Party in Belgrade on October 30, 2011.  Halloween is based on the Celtic festival of Samhain and the ancient Celts believed the border between this world and the otherworld became thin on that night, allowing spirits to pass through.AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

A woman dressed up as a Barbie doll poses during a Halloween Eve Party in Belgrade on October 30, 2011. Halloween is based on the Celtic festival of Samhain and the ancient Celts believed the border between this world and the otherworld became thin on that night, allowing spirits to pass through.AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

A Thai boy looks at Halloween decorations at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. On one side of Bangkok, you’ll find the victims of Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century. But just a few miles away, you’ll find something else entirely: well-heeled shoppers perusing bustling malls decorated with newly-hung Halloween decorations, couples sipping espresso in the air-conditioned comfort of ultra-chic cafes. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A child dresses up in a costume in Hong Kong on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

CAR08. CARACAS (VENEZUELA) 29/10/2011.- Una mujer disfrazada de zombie recorre hoy, sábado 29 de octubre de 2011, una céntrica plaza de Caracas (Venezuela), donde un grupo de personas se reunieron para festejar Halloween. EFE/ Boris Vergara

Carved pumpkins are seen on offer at a roadside stall for Halloween near Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Halloween is a new tradition taking root in Poland, a predominantly Catholic nation where Nov. 1 is a national holiday of All Saint’s Day and is dedicated to visiting family graves. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Silas, a German shorthaired pointer owned by Heidi Wormser of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, sits on the couch in the front window of his home, decorated for Halloween, on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Halloween is on Monday.  (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

A girl models her costume during the kids costume competition at the “Scaredy Cats and Dogs” Halloween fund-raising event at a mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, October 23, 2011. Some 100 pets participated in the event to raise funds for the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Animal Rehabilitation Center, a temporary shelter for more than 100 dogs and cats which were either abandoned or rescued from cruelty or neglect.  REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES – Tags: SOCIETY)

A zombie dressed woman stops a car in a street in Caracas on October 29, 2011. About 300 fans of zombies marched on Saturday night looking for fun on the Halloween eve.   AFP Photo / Leo RAMIREZ

Carved pumpkins stands on a ledge in front of house ahead of Halloween in Montague, Massachusetts, October 22, 2011. Halloween is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving pumpkins, visiting haunted attractions, or telling scary stories.

A boy models his monster costume during the kids costume competition at the “Scaredy Cats and Dogs” Halloween fund-raising event at a mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, October 23, 2011. Some 100 pets participated in the event to raise funds for the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Animal Rehabilitation Center, a temporary shelter for more than 100 dogs and cats which were either abandoned or rescued from cruelty or neglect.  REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES – Tags: SOCIETY)

Haunt actor Gus Maurer performs at the Spooky Ranch in Columbia Station, Ohio, in this handout picture taken October 2010. A stalled economy hasn’t spooked Americans out of enjoying Halloween. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. consumers plan to celebrate, but will spend less this year on costumes and candy. Picture taken October 2010.      REUTERS/Derek Vitas/Handout  (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

HWO09- WASHINGTON (EEUU), 29/10/2011.- Niños forman filas con sus dulces recibidos hoy, sábado 29 de octubre de 2011, en la Casa Blanca, Washington, DC. El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, y su esposa, Michelle, ofrecen una fiesta de Halloween a hijos de militares y niños de la vecindad en la Casa Blanca, decorada para la ocasión con calabazas y telarañas. EFE/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / POOL

Zombie dressed people walk in a main street in Caracas on October 29, 2011.  About 300 fans of zombies marched on Saturday night looking for fun on the Halloween eve.   AFP Photo / Leo RAMIREZ

TO01. TOLEDO, 29/10/2011.- Las monjas de los conventos toledanos se resisten a dejar paso a la fiesta anglosajona de Halloween y durante estos dí­as ofrecen cambiar las terroríficas calabazas por los tradicionales y deliciosos huesos de santo que ellas mismas elaboran y venden. EFE/Ismael Herrero