• epa03517601 Shoppers line up to pay at Macy's in New York, New York, USA, 24 December 2012. Shoppers take advantage of sales during last minute holiday shopping EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT
    epa03517601 Shoppers line up to pay at Macy's in New York, New York, USA, 24 December 2012. Shoppers take advantage of sales during last minute holiday shopping EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT
  • People pose outside a house decorated with Christmas lights in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Heiman / Getty Images / AFP
    People pose outside a house decorated with Christmas lights in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Heiman / Getty Images / AFP
  • Sri Lankan Christians takes communion this morning. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo
    Sri Lankan Christians takes communion this morning. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo
  • Christmas Day revellers celebrate on Australia's Bondi Beach in Sydney. Rick Rycroft / AP Photo
    Christmas Day revellers celebrate on Australia's Bondi Beach in Sydney. Rick Rycroft / AP Photo
  • Puerto Ricans perform as the Three Kings during a Mass to reenact Jesus Christ birth during Christmas celebrations in Havana, Cuba. Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo
    Puerto Ricans perform as the Three Kings during a Mass to reenact Jesus Christ birth during Christmas celebrations in Havana, Cuba. Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo
  • Pope Benedict XVI leaves St Peter's Basilica after Midnight Mass in the Vatican. Max Rossi / Reuters
    Pope Benedict XVI leaves St Peter's Basilica after Midnight Mass in the Vatican. Max Rossi / Reuters
  • Father Frost, Russia's version of Santa Claus, poses with elves outside the Kremlin. Pavel Golovkin / AP Photo
    Father Frost, Russia's version of Santa Claus, poses with elves outside the Kremlin. Pavel Golovkin / AP Photo
  • Myanmar church leaders attend mass in Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP Photo
    Myanmar church leaders attend mass in Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win / AP Photo

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In pictures: Christmas around the world

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