Santa Claus came to town a few days early, with many seeing him at a Smith’s in Layton, fulfilling the decades-old tradition of ringing the bell for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.

Dachshunds sporting Santa suits, elf costumes and Christmas tree hats took to the streets of London in the annual Hyde Park Sausage Dog Walk. Owners and their sausage dogs came together donning ...