Foreign performers pose for photos during a lighting ceremony celebrating the upcoming Christmas and new year at Shanghai Xintiandi, one of the city's tourist landmarks, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Guo Changyao)
Foreign performers dance during a lighting ceremony celebrating the upcoming Christmas and new year at Shanghai Xintiandi, one of the city's tourist landmarks, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Guo Changyao)
People gather to see a Christmas tree illuminate during a lighting ceremony celebrating the upcoming Christmas and new year in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Guo Changyao)
Foreign performers parade during a lighting ceremony celebrating the upcoming Christmas and new year at Shanghai Xintiandi, one of the city's tourist landmarks, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 5, 2012. (Xinhua/Guo Changyao)