People take selfies with Christmas decorations at the Lapangan Banteng Park near a church, on the eve of Christmas Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia

This handout photograph taken on December 21, 2024 released by the Vatican media shows Pope Francis giving Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia in the Vatican

People enjoy skating at a temporary open air ice rink in the center of Red Square, with the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia

A Christmas tree is pictured at the Wharf in Washington DC

The main Russian 30-metre-high New Year tree sits decorated on the Kremlin's Sobornaya Square in Moscow, Russia

Ukrainians wearing traditional clothes take part in a Christmas Eve procession in Lviv, Ukraine

Visitors crowd a traditional Christmas market in Berlin, Germany

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) leads Christmas mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem town in the Israel-occupied West Bank

A woman shops for Christmas decorations at a Christmas market in Washington DC

Pedestrians pass Christmas items displayed in the window of 43 Camden Passage, owned by Bob Borzello, in London. With its twinkling Christmas fairy lights and nostalgic array of vintage toys, the window of one London "shop" never fails to enchant passers-by

Items are seen from the collection of Bob Borzello, 88, owner of 43 Camden Passage, in London on December 20, 2024. With its twinkling Christmas fairy lights and nostalgic array of vintage toys, the window of one London "shop" never fails to enchant passers-by

A Christmas tree is seen at CityCenterDC in Washington DC

People take a photo in front of a Christmas tree at CityCenterDC in Washington DC

A choir performs during a Christmas Eve service at Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia

Christians arrive at St. Anthony's Church on Christmas eve in Lahore, Pakistan

Bathers wearing Christmas attires and Santa's hats take part in a traditional Christmas bath in Sete, southern France

A woman poses for pictures next to a Christmas tree in a shop selling Russian products in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province

People walk through Rockefeller Center two days before Christmas in midtown Manhattan on December 23, 2024 in New York City

Midtown Manhattan is one of US's most popular destinations for shopping and entertainment during the holiday season

Thousands of people sing Christmas carols at the traditional Bundesliga soccer club 1.FC Union Christmas carol gathering, at the Alten Försterei Stadium, Berlin

All Saints Cathederal Choir performs a Christmas Carol Service for the congregation at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya