FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4037464LEAD IN: 80-year- old Mikhail Tafiychuk is one of the last craftsman left in Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine who can make the world's longest wind instrument - the trembita. The alpine horn has...

LEAD IN: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has been touring the gardens of Hampton Court . The grounds of the Palace have a connection to another Catherine, Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia.She was so inspired by what she saw...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4034277LEAD IN: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, has been touring the gardens of Hampton Court . The grounds of the Palace have a connection to another Catherine, Catherine the Great, the Empress of...

RUSSIA WOODEN ART FESTIVAL SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:11SHOTLIST:Associated PressSavvateyevka, Irkutsk region - 20 May 20171. Close of wood carved sculpture of wise old man 2. Wide of wooden sculptures...

US CHRISTMAS TREE SHORTAGE

Animal residents of Tierpark Berlin had their belated Christmas feast on Friday, with the annual distribution of unsold Christmas trees to German zoos.

A 60-foot blue spruce that was recently cut in New Mexico's Carson National Forest has arrived at the U.S. Capitol to serve as this years U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.

A 60-foot blue spruce that was recently cut in New Mexico's Carson National Forest has arrived at the U.S. Capitol to serve as this years U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.

Baalbek, Eastern Lebanon:

1. Various of damage to Baalbek's ma
rket
2. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic)
Vox Pop:
"They struck residential and business centres. You can see the shelling inside the market and in the...

1. Various pine forest

2. Man carrying cha
insaw
3. Various cut
ting pines
4. Variou
s falling trees
5. Buffer
zone to contain ants
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carlos Hernandez, INAFOR (National...

London - recent

1. Various of Christmas tree in Convent Ga
rden
Washington DC -
6 Dec 2006
2. Exterior of US Capitol with Christmas tree lights b
eing turned...

Moscow, December 5, 2008

1. Wide shot zoom in "offcial estate" of Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow Mai
den)
2. Wide shot children...

AP Television

Hsinchu, north western Taiwan, 27 March
2009
1. Zoom out from a tribe on the opposite mountain to wide of mountain
ous region
2. Pan from a...

The Capitol Christmas Tree arrived at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

This year's tree is an 88-years-old, 88-foot-tall white spruce from the Chippewa National Forest in Cass Lake, Minnes
ota.
The...

HEADLINE Raw Video: Capitol tree lit with 10,000 lights

CAPTION: The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was lit Tuesday. The 118-year-old Sierra White Fir stands 63 feet and is ringed with 10,000 LED lights. (De
c. 6)
[Location -...

AP Entertainment

Culver City, 10 March
2008
1. Wide exterior of Smashbox Studios in C
ulver City
2. W
ide of entrance
3. W
ide interior of tent

4. Wide of backstage area
5.
Wide of...

Natural Sound

Washington D-C is gearing up for the Christmas se
ason.
One of the nation's Christmas landmarks arrived in D-C today to take its rightful place in front of th
e Capitol.
The...

Natural Sound

Around the world, people are preparing to celebrate Chris
tmas.
And from war torn regions to the globe's more prosperous nations, all are joining in the festi
ve...

SOUNDBITE (English), Jeff Pollard, Christmas Tree Farmer.

"There's eleven years of work. Eleven years of work _ go
ne."
SOUNDBITE (English), John Frampton, Christmas Tree...

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SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie (no last name given), Toronto, Ca
nada:
"What's behin
d there?"
SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie (no last name given), T
oronto,...

Cuba has a new look: its more artistic citizens have begun to respond to the beneficial effects of recent economic reforms.

Imitations of famous paintings, dolphin statues, gnomes and posters of...

Russian/Nat

The Russian government's efforts to entice Russians into buying Russian-made goods has failed, but with a few except
ions.
Workers at the Khlyupino Forest Farm, some forty...

25 December 2005

1. Wide of Saint Mary's Church in Te
hran
2. Close up of picture of Ayatolla
h Khomeini
3.
Shot of Church
4. Father Christma
s in front of a shop
5. Ground
shot of Father...

It's probably the last thing you would expect to find in the middle of Sochi's Olympic park.

Hidden behind a screen of fir trees, a Christian cemetery sits alongside stadiums, food stalls and the...