The Elf on the Shelf balloon floats down Sixth Avenue during the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New YorkAndrew Kelly/ReutersProtesters hold signs aloft outside Macy's in New York before the start of Black Friday salesAndrew Kelly/ReutersA man squeezes his newly purchased 55" screen TV into his car outside a Best Buy in Fairfax, Virginia, during the Black Friday salePaul J Richards/AFPShoppers wrestle over a television on Black Friday at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north LondonLuke MacGregor/ReutersA holiday sign hangs in front of the Ferguson Police Department on Thanksgiving eveningLucas Jackson / ReutersPeople admire Christmas illuminations in Tokyo featuring 250,000 LED lightsAFPSculptor Jiri Genzer of the Czech Republic carves an ice sculpture at the Disney Dreams Ice Festival in AntwerpYves Herman/ReutersRiver Plate supporters cheer for their team during their Copa Sudamericana 2014 semifinals second leg football match against Boca Juniors at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJuan Mabromata/AFPSupporters of River Plate cheer their team during the Copa Sudamericana 2014 semifinal second leg football match against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAlejandro Pagni/AFPA policeman looks up as River Plate's fans light flares before their Copa Sudamericana second round semi-final match against Boca Juniors in Buenos AiresMarcos Brindicci/ReutersA spectator runs onto the pitch and takes a 'selfie' with Tottenham Hotspur's Erik Lamela during their Europa League match against Partizan Belgrade at White Hart Lane in LondonEddie Keogh/ReutersLaurent Douziech of France performs cossack vaulting during Madrid Horse WeekSusana Vera/ReutersJohn Lobo, 29, performing as Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez, stretches before a performance of the Ballet of the Spider-Seller to Liberator at Teresa Carreno theatre in Caracas. The state-sponsored work tells the story of Chavez's life from poor boy selling homemade spider-shaped sweets in his rural hometown to president for 14 yearsCarlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters