People dressed as Santa Claus row along the Grand Canal during a regatta in Venice, Italy. Reuters
Runners dressed in Christmas costumes wait to take part in the 16th Christmas Run in Lausanne, Switzerland. AP
Visitors take selfie photographs under Christmas decorations at a Catholic church in the village of Petrushan, Kosovo. AFP
A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume feeds the fish at Sunshine Aquarium during preparations for the coming Christmas special event in Tokyo. AFP
Girls skate at a rink in front of the Palais Royal in Paris. AFP
A group poses for a picture at Covent Garden Market as people do their Christmas shopping and enjoy the decorations in London. EPA
A vintage car passes by a Christmas decoration in central Havana, Cuba. Reuters
People walk through Christmas-decorated central Syntagma square in Athens. Reuters
Performers dressed up as angels walk on stilts during a Christmas angels' parade in Prague, the Czech Republic. AFP
People attend the Gouda by Candlelight event, during which about 1,500 candles are lit, in Gouda, the Netherlands. AFP
Christians, some wearing Santa Claus suits, participate in a Christmas celebration rally in Karachi, Pakistan. AP
People pose for photographs under Christmas Lights decorations in Taipei, Taiwan. EPA
Visitors stroll past a giant Christmas pyramid and Christmas ornament booths at the annual Bonn Christmas market at Muensterplatz in Bonn, Germany. Getty Images
People talk in front of a stuffed gingerbread man at a Christmas fair installed inside the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France. Reuters
An image captured by a drone shows festive lighting on 100-metre-high pylons, symbolising Christmas trees, on Megyeri Bridge in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
A firefighter dressed as Santa Claus rappels down the Belize Bridge to give toys to children in Guatemala City. Reuters
People pass by a symbolic Christmas tree made from used artillery shells and parts of rockets transported to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv from the front line. Reuters
People walk past Christmas decorations next to a department store in Berlin. Reuters
People take pictures of Christmas decorations outside Meralco Main Office in Pasig, Manila, the Philippines. Reuters
People wearing Santa Claus outfits take part in a charity race to raise funds for vulnerable families, in Madrid on December 18, 2022. Reuters
A couple walk through Zocalo square, which is decorated with Christmas lights, in Mexico City. Reuters
People watch the 91st lighting of the Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree in New York. Reuters
A woman kisses a child on an estate owned by the Salaj family, which has been lit with five million Christmas lights, in Grabovnica, Croatia. Reuters
Workers install decorations on a Christmas tree after a week of heavy snowfall in Podolsk, outside Moscow. EPA
A woman takes photos in front of Christmas decorations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
Weekend shoppers walk past Christmas-themed decorations outside an upscale shopping mall in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
Children in the traditional Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital to take part. AP Photo
The All Saints Cathedral, also known as the Stone Church, is illuminated ahead of Christmas festivities in Prayagraj, India. AFP
An actor dressed as Santa Claus sits with children who have had organ transplants at Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon air base in Rio de Janeiro. AP
Egyptians walk past a shop displaying Christmas decorations at a street market in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
A little boy has his photo taken while wearing a Pikachu hat and sitting on a Santa Claus bear at Central World Shopping Mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Getty Images
Lighting the big Christmas tree at Al Wasl dome, Expo City Dubai, to mark the festive season. Leslie Pableo for The National
People queue for photographs at a Christmas booth at Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
