Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.

A Dog protects her puppies at the AAA facility in Luqa on December 2. Photo: Chris Sant FournierA Dog protects her puppies at the AAA facility in Luqa on December 2. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s wife, Michelle, cracks a joke about her husband with students of St Theresa School at St James Cavalier in Valletta on December 3. . Three of the students’ drawings and another three prepared by students from St Aloysius College were chosen as this year’s Christmas cards by the Prime Minister’s Office. The two schools are those which the Muscats attended when they were young. Photo: Matthew MirabelliPrime Minister Joseph Muscat’s wife, Michelle, cracks a joke about her husband with students of St Theresa School at St James Cavalier in Valletta on December 3. . Three of the students’ drawings and another three prepared by students from St Aloysius College were chosen as this year’s Christmas cards by the Prime Minister’s Office. The two schools are those which the Muscats attended when they were young. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Graduates enter the Jesuit Church in Valletta on December 3 as friends and relatives take photos with their ipads and mobile phones. Photo: Matthew MirabelliGraduates enter the Jesuit Church in Valletta on December 3 as friends and relatives take photos with their ipads and mobile phones. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

A graduate snaps a photo with her mobile at the Jesuit Church in Valletta on December 3. Photo: Matthew MirabelliA graduate snaps a photo with her mobile at the Jesuit Church in Valletta on December 3. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

The Christmas lights in Melita Street on December 3.Photo: Matthew MirabelliThe Christmas lights in Melita Street on December 3.Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Commuters catch the bus from Msida on December 4. Photo: Chris Sant FournierCommuters catch the bus from Msida on December 4. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Participants jump into the sea for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.Participants jump into the sea for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.

Participants jump into the sea for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.Participants jump into the sea for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.

A Labrador joined his two-legged friends for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on december 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.A Labrador joined his two-legged friends for the fourth edition of Santa’s Swim organized by the Grand Hotel Excelsior on december 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.

Members of the CPD remove remains of a tree after a Malta Public Transport bus lost control in Marsa on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.Members of the CPD remove remains of a tree after a Malta Public Transport bus lost control in Marsa on December 5. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.

A lady dresses up as a character during Malta Comic Con at Magazino in Valletta on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliA lady dresses up as a character during Malta Comic Con at Magazino in Valletta on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Simon Busuttil addresses Nationalist Party supporters at the Dar Centrali in Pieta on December 6. Photo: Mark Zammit CordinaSimon Busuttil addresses Nationalist Party supporters at the Dar Centrali in Pieta on December 6. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

Two enthusiasts, one of them with a mock-up shotgun strapped to his back, follow a video game at the seventh edition of the Malta Comic Con held over the weekend of December 5 and 6 at Valletta Waterfront. Photo: Matthew MirabelliTwo enthusiasts, one of them with a mock-up shotgun strapped to his back, follow a video game at the seventh edition of the Malta Comic Con held over the weekend of December 5 and 6 at Valletta Waterfront. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Depiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliDepiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Depiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliDepiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Depiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliDepiro recovered from a difficult start to overwhelm Luxol 76-66 in the first leg of their Louis Borg Cup match on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

At full stretch... Qormi defender Ousmane Sidibe (left) slides in to dispossess Floriana’s Mauricio Villa at Hibernians Stadium on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliAt full stretch... Qormi defender Ousmane Sidibe (left) slides in to dispossess Floriana’s Mauricio Villa at Hibernians Stadium on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Hibs midfielder Gilmar (left) making inroads inside the Naxxar half. at Hibernians Stadium on December 6. Photo: Matthew MirabelliHibs midfielder Gilmar (left) making inroads inside the Naxxar half. at Hibernians Stadium on December 6. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Old Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew MirabelliOld Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Old Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew MirabelliOld Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Old Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew MirabelliOld Maltese buses, military airplanes, helicopters, all types of cars and a carnival float form part of the annual display of scale models at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

An Air Malta plane on the apron of Malta International Airport forms part of a thematic exhibit on display at the annual show of the Die Cast and Scale Model Society at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7 Photo: Matthew MirabelliAn Air Malta plane on the apron of Malta International Airport forms part of a thematic exhibit on display at the annual show of the Die Cast and Scale Model Society at the Easysell showroom in Qormi on December 7 Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

A man makes his way along the Marsaxlokk seafront on December 7. Photo: Matthew MirabelliA man makes his way along the Marsaxlokk seafront on December 7. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

A goldfish swims in an aquarium that doubles as a Christmas crib, one of over 90 unconventional cribs depicting the Nativity scene being exhibited by the Ghadqa Wirjiet San Guzepp Haddiem in Birkirkara, on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit LupiA goldfish swims in an aquarium that doubles as a Christmas crib, one of over 90 unconventional cribs depicting the Nativity scene being exhibited by the Ghadqa Wirjiet San Guzepp Haddiem in Birkirkara, on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Shop assistants organise a shelf of Barbie dolls at a toy shop in San Gwann on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit LupiShop assistants organise a shelf of Barbie dolls at a toy shop in San Gwann on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Two boys look down into a ramp leading to an underground garage at a shopping mall in Mosta on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit LupiTwo boys look down into a ramp leading to an underground garage at a shopping mall in Mosta on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

People walk at a shopping mall in Mosta on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit LupiPeople walk at a shopping mall in Mosta on December 8. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

A busker blows big bubbles in Republic Street Valletta on December 9 drawing passers by. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.A busker blows big bubbles in Republic Street Valletta on December 9 drawing passers by. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.

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