The Maclean’s Photo Daily 5 – Best photos from the past 24 hours

Christmas decorations light up the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris. Christophe Ena/AP

A child is fascinated with the lights at a Lantern stall in San Juan city, east of Manila. George Calvelo/Keystone Press

Artist John Coleman paints faces of pets on a mural at the Animal Hospital of Desert Hot Springs Save-A-Pet clinic in Desert Hot Springs. Kevork Djansezian/REUTERS

A Syrian refugee and his son walk by winter kit aid boxes after receiving their share of blankets and clothing at a refugee camp near the Syrian border. (Mohammad Hannon/AP)

People supporting EU integration attend a rally in Kiev. Ukrainian protesters blockaded the main government building seeking to force President Viktor Yanukovich from office with a general strike.  Gleb Garanich/REUTERS