This week's Top 9 from Instagram: December 19

It's the week before Christmas and all through the town, lights are brightly lit when you look all around.

I'll stop trying to rhyme, but we've seen some beautiful photos of all the Christmas trees and holiday lights, not to mention it was #NationalUglySweaterDay yesterday. We loved seeing those photos, too!

Here is this week's top 9 photos on Instagram for the week of December 19, 2015.

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Here's a Christmas present everyone can enjoy: a full moon. This year's full moon reaches its full size on Christmas Day at 6:11 a.m. EST. A Christmas full moon hasn't happened since 1977, and it won't happen again until 2034! ^MEF

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Dec 11, 2015 at 5:40am PST

 

Beautiful Photo: @cincygram ^MEF

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Dec 12, 2015 at 2:41pm PST

 

Have you been inside the Westin downtown lately? It's as beautifully decorated as Fountain Square Photo: @amyb.photography ^MEF

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Dec 14, 2015 at 5:07am PST

 

Call him The Hit King, call him Charlie Hustle or just call him Pete Rose--no matter what he goes by the results are the same: he's still banned from baseball. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred denounced Pete today when explained why he decided not to instate him. You can see more about this decision on WCPO.com/PeteRose. #cincygram #cincy #cincinnati Do you agree with Manfred's choice? Tell us below and join us at 7 p.m. for 'Pete Rose: The Decision" here on 9 On Your Side. PHOTO: Getty Images

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Dec 14, 2015 at 2:06pm PST

 

What a tree! With Christmas only 10 days away, don't forget we have a guide with 30 ways to celebrate the season around the Tri-State on WCPO.com Photo: @jasonbayer ^MEF

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Dec 15, 2015 at 6:56am PST

 

How beautiful is this? Photo: @lindseyjeanetteh ^MEF

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Dec 16, 2015 at 10:10am PST

 

In honor of #StarWars WCPO.com cartoonist Kevin Necessary dressed up some prominent Cincinnatians as some of our favorite characters. Here's our hero Andy Dalton channeling our hero Luke Skywalker. You can check the rest on WCPO.com, and as always, may The Force be with you. ^LC Illustration: Kevin Necessary| WCPO #Cincinnati #Cincygram #Cincy #Bengals #StarWars

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Dec 17, 2015 at 5:01pm PST

 

An angle of the city that's not often photographed, but nonetheless beautifully captured. Enjoy more exclusive work by Dave Schmidt on WCPO.com Photo: @cincygram ^MEF

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Dec 18, 2015 at 4:20am PST

 

Happy Friday AND #NationalUglyChristmasSweaterDay

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Dec 18, 2015 at 7:12am PST

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