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Tony dokoupil take is a holiday spin around the globe. Reporter pope francis sent the world a wish for christmas peace. It echoed in war torn aleppo syria. Merry christmas reporter these u. S. Troops in iraq had christmas dinner in camouflage. In kabul, afghanistan, santa claus found a new way to fly. Isis couldnt stop the Christmas Spirit at this town, east of mosul. Australias christmas is a beach holiday. In india, santa appeared in the sand. Chanukah lit up cities from moscow to san francisco. I wish you all a very happy christmas. Queen elizabeth fought off a cold to offer britain her seasons greeting. And here in america, the obamas chilled out with shaved ice in hawaii. An estimated 150 million sets of Christmas Lights are sold each year, and a good bunch of them are strung up around the home of just one man, we have dubbed him the Christmas Lights king of queens. You dont need kevin lynchs address to find his familys welllit home in queens, new york. Just follow the cars. If you google our house, at certain times of the weekend, you are going to get a red line, traffic. 350 plastic figurines, 100 animated dolls, 250,000 Christmas Lights make this place impossible to miss. You are going to see it from the shuttle. Look down. Eighth wonder of the world. Passing over the lynchs residence. Reporter you are truly Clark Griswald . Absolutely. Yes i am. Lynch family Christmas Lights are a new york tradition going back 22 years. An amazing house. I like seeing all the house. The most beautifully decorated christmas house i have ever seen. Reporter lynch admits all of this Holiday Cheer wasnt inspired by the Christmas Spirit so much as the spirit of competition. Neighbor had some lights up. I put a few. Next year he put more up. I put more. So the third year, i went crazy. And put a ton of lights up. And, friendly competition that just grew, kept growing. Reporter blew him out of the water . Big time. Reporter still every year, the lynches decorations get bigger and brighter. Now his home attracts visitors from around the world and also nearby. Tanisha sandy has been coming here since she was a kid. This year here with her son, christian. My parents used to bring my sister and i. I want to keep the tradition with him as well. We always light up just like the lights. Reporter lynch says it takes two months to put everything up. And a few huge lech tri tee bills to keep it running. Whatever it costs, it cost. Reporter ,,,,,,,, christmas time in new york city wouldnt be the same without a Company CalledAmerican Christmas. It was started by a man who borrowed money from his father and family friend and turned it into one of the most impressive christmas operations this side of the north pole. Michelle miller has the story. In midtown manhattan last month. Saks fifth avenue turned into land of 1,000 delights. The theme of the show running every ten minutes each evening from now until the new year. The display of 225,000 programmable lights strobes foliage and crystals took 11 months to produce and six weeks to install. Well come to am cap christmas. This is it. I mean this is my dream. You understand. This is a Christmas Wonderland for sure. Reporter it really is. It started here with fred schwam and his Company American christmas. This is 14foot diameter wreath that will hang in the General Motors building on fifth avenue. Reporter we visited back in october just days before the treasures were trucked done to manhattan. The building is 110,000 square feet. It is filled with every type of christmas decoration and display you can imagine. Reporter candy canes. These are. Reporter of 57th street. 18 foot tall candy canes. This its a section of the 72foot, half round tree that gets mounted on the facade. Reporter the full tree is wired with 10,000 led lights. It took 25 people to build, and 40 people to install. We close three lanes on sixth avenue. And work overnight and overnight, Christmas Christmas happens at radio city. Reporter his clients are a whos who of retailers up and down fifth avenue. And in 30 cities around the country like cartier. We decorate the mansion on fifth avenue. With a giant bow and ribbon. And the panthers are significant part of the cartier marketing. We have lit panthers climbing up the building and sitting on the edges. Reporter for years, schwam worked hard to build American Christmas. I literally walked every block of manhattan. And called everyone that i could possibly call. It took a number of years. But slowly but surely i started to gain a clientele. You have to go big or go home. Mark metric is president of saks fifth avenue. Reporter what does American Christmas bring that nobody else does . They bring elevated energy. They bring something, they know how to do it. And the goal was to bring joy. And joy is our big word this year. Really i think Everyone Needs it. Reporter including the hamp family. Its fantastic. Only see this in new york city. If thes beautiful. Amazing. It gives you that christmas feeling. That feeling, of being, with your family, that good feeling on the inside. His employees enjoy seeing their works on display, just as much as anyone else. It must be thrilling, when the lights turn on. And and the onlookers are there. And their rinse how to what you and your team have created. Yeah, for myself and for my entire team. Watching the reaction of the people on the streets and watching literally thousand of people taking pictures in front of our displays it is a great thrill. Coming up next Steve Hartman is on the case with the secret santa and his helpers in blue. I really did save hundreds on my Car Insurance with geico. I should take a closer look at geico. Geico has a long history of great savings and great service. Over seventyfive years. Wait. 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Reporter each officer in this room got at least a grand. Courtesy of the anonymous wealthy businessman i know only as secret santa. This is the day for you to just have fun. Are we ready to roll . Reporter their assignment to go into the community and find people who look like they could use an extra 100 this holiday season. People like this woman. I told my family already we will not be able to do christmas this year. I just dont have the money to do it. Reporter didnt have the money to dupe o it until now. And thats how it went. Benjamin after benjamin. Armed assault after wonderful armed assault. Most of the people they just happened upon. But some they sought out. Officer james turny knew of a homeless woman staying at this motel with her two young children. Hi crystal. In fact, turny is paying for the room out of their own pocket. Here is 1,000. Yeah. He gave her everything. You make me a better person. Thank you. There are men and women that wear the badge and they stand the line to protect us and to serve. Reporter it is no coincidence that secret santa chose the Kansas City Kansas Police department to give away his money this year. He is from around here. And this relatively Small Department lost two officers in the lean ine of duty ten weeks apart. Allowing them this privilege was meant as a reminder of the inherent goodness in people. Its really neat that you are a human being too, just look them. I think the uniform goes away. And, you just realize that we are all right same people. And, thats the gift to me. For this. In the end, the officers gave out nearly 30,000 to random strangers and special causes. Thank you so much. Those on the receiving end will no doubt have a merrier christmas. While those who gave it away got to keep something even better. A message. For a happier new year. We have angels in, in the heaven. But here, you are the angels. You can, you can touch us. Reporter you can take that to the bank. Steve hartman, on the road, in kansas city, kansas. The cbs overnight news will be right back. Hey, searching for a great used yeah you got it. Just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax. Com. I dont want one thats had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported pretty cool i like it thats the power of carfax® find the cars you want, avoid the ones you dont plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing start your used car search at carfax. Com now a christmas mystery, when a 10yearold girl left a note for santa in the chimney or family apart in new york city. The man found the letter 17 years ago renovating his fireplace. Ever since he wanted to know more about the girl. Who wrote it. Dana jacobson picks up the story. Im bringing bricks out. I find this little blue envelope writ tune santa claus in reindeer land. I open it, here is this letter from mary. You say mary look you know her. But at the time. I know. Its funny. She made her own envelope. Pete natalian didnt know 10yearold mary mcgann. Dear santa claus. Reporter when he discovered her partially charred letter in his fireplace. My little brother would look you to bring him a wagon. Reporter he was struck lie by the last line of marys note. She doesnt ask for anything for herself and says please do not forget the poor. Spirit of christmas. That generosity. And maturity. She is 10. Reporter he set out to find mary. The census record he dug up only told part of the story. When the New York Times got involved. Reporter they found where she was buried in four days. Mary mcgann married george mcgahan. We get to the stone. And there it is. George mcgahan. Mary is not on the stone. Reporter there was a space but no name. Mary who never had children and worked as a stenographer died in 1979 at age 82. A little girl who had that kind of Emotional Depth and generosity has to be acknowledged even if there will be nobody to go visit. She has to be acknowledged. Pete couldnt add marys name because he is not related. Some one else could. Last january, an article appeared in our local newspaper in ireland. Reporter a physics teacher lives outside dublin, recognized his mothers maiden name and is a distant cousin of marys. It clicked. I know that. Amazing. Reporter as marys relative, brian passed on the right to add her name to pete in the form of a notarized letter. I mean, look at it, its, it was obviously meant to be here. 37 years after her death, mary mcgahans name was engraved on her tombstone. You got marys name on the tombstone. What else has she given you . Any time things seem to be going south. I still take a look at the letter. And i say, all right, okay. More than the Christmas Spirit. It is the Christmas Spirit personified. Up next, a holiday outpouring of generosity. ,,,,,,, we close tonight in los angeles. Kids whose families couldnt afford to buy gym shoes inspired an outpouring of generosity. Ben tracy has our update. Ready. Set. Go. Samantha ford teaches physical education at several schools in santa clarita, california. Earlier this month she noticed some students were lacking something pretty basic. Huddle up. I see kids running in little flimsy sandals or shoes that have holes or a couple of kids they hot glue gun the sole on every day. Tell your teammates good job. Good job. Ford asked one little boy who was wearing boots, if he had running shoes. The boy said, these are the only shoes i have. And the boots were old and ratty and worn out and, just hit me really hard. So she went home and post add but her conversation with the boy on her face book page. And one of the friend bought the boy new shoes. It didnt stop there. She had shoes lined up in her classroom. Donated by friend. Strangers. How are you . And some one she hadnt seen in years. I cant believe you are standing here. q its crazy. Fords favorite teacher dropped by to drop off some shoes. Whenever i see a former student, thats, i dont know, doing something thats thats generosity and care for the community, just makes my heart sing. Oh. 7yearold jesse valencia says he has always been a fast runner. But with new shoes there is a new spring in his step. I wanted to pick them up. Because i ran so fast. They make me run so fast more. Juliet is happy to be running with him in the rainbow colored kicks. Theyre so comfortable and i like them. 500 pairs of shoes have been donated so many that each kid in sharon ramseys second grade class got a new pair too. It was like christmas for them. They were shopping. So many choices for them. For some of thee kids the first pair of new shoes in probably years. Now along with the new shoes is a new since of gratitude. Dear ms. Ford, thank you for the shoes. Because the at my home, my shoes are old and i need new shoes. This kid gave me one of the best hugs i ever had from a kid. A real hug. He knows how to hug. This is great. So excited. Ford says her goal tips provide sneakers for 2500 kids in the school district. Ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. Thats the overnight news for this monday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. From the Broadcast Center here in new york city, im demarco morgan. Breaking news, pop superstar, George Michael dead at the age of 53. Last christmas i gave you my heart auz awe also tonight, blizzards and dangerous thunderstorms create holiday havoc. A russian jet crashes with 92 on board including members of a famous choir. Well drop in on the Christmas King of queens. You are Clark Griswald. Yes, i am. This is the cbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im demarco morgan. British pop singer George Michael died at age 53. Michael gained International Fame in the 1980s with the pop duo wham. Last christmas i gave you my heart michaels publicist says he died peacefully in his sleep at his country home in england. No details provided. George michael sold 100 million albums in a career spanning almost four decades. Well have much more on the death of George Michael on cbs this morning. The White Christmas continues into the holiday week in parts of the central u. S. A wave of storms is dumping snow, ice and rain from the rockies into the midwest. Blizzard conditions made the roads treacherous for Holiday Travelers in the dakotas. Farther south, severe thunderstorms, rumbled across the plains. The weather temporarily grounded santa in los angeles where he sent fellow fliers on their merry way. Meteorologist molly rosenblatawcco in minneapolis. How is it looking out there . Travel conditions dicey for many on this Christmas Day across much of the region. This area of low pressure, strong winter storm makes its northeast trek from the upper midwest, rockies, plain states. We have a lean of strong thunderstorms from south dakota through kansas. Down toward oklahoma and then heavy snow for much north dakota pushing into minnesota, northern wisconsin, the rockies. Numerous winter storm warning in effect, blizzard warning blanketing north dakota could s