From Dubai to Dublin, the holiday season is seen as an excuse to break out the festive décor.
Australia
Australia
North Bondi Surf Club life-savers pose in front of their Christmas decorations at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, a popular Christmas Day tourist destination.
Brazil
Brazil
Brazilians paddle past the world's largest floating Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tree is 278-feet tall and features over 3 million light bulbs.
China
China
A model of Santa Claus bending forwards to kiss Mrs. Claus outside a shopping mall in Xuchang, Henan province of China.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
A Christmas tree in the Plateau district of Abidjan during the holiday season.
The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic
A Christmas tree on a street in the capital city, Santo Domingo.
India
India
A church in Indore, India is illuminated with holiday lights. Christmas is celebrated with fanfare and zeal throughout India by people of all religions and faiths.
Ireland
Ireland
Shoppers walk under Christmas lights near Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland.
Italy
Italy
Christmas lights and decorations made with white and red umbrellas hanging in the Via del Pelligrino in central Rome.
Russia
Russia
Streets are lit ahead of Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Moscow.
The Philippines
The Philippines
Thousands of Filipinos attend the lighting of the staggering 86-foot Christmas tree at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City. It has been a Yuletide attraction in Manila since 1981.
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Emirati women look at Christmas decorations at one of Dubai's main shopping malls.
United States of America
United States of America
The famous Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The annual tree lighting ceremony has been a tradition since 1933.
