Photos: Christmas celebrations from around the world

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Photos: Christmas celebrations from around the world

Christmas 2016 scenes from around the world.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 25: Jason Ramsay and Amy Laverty, from Arbroth, Scotland, pose beside a large Christmas tree at Bondi Beach on December 25, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is a popular tourist destination on Christmas Day. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: (L-R) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Savannah Phillips, Prince Harry and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2016 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: Prince Harry meets members of the public as he attends a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham on December 25, 2016 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 24: A diver in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium on December 24, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 24: A fan dressed as Santa Claus poses for a picture before the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on December 24, 2016 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: Tim Sutton poses for a photograph as he jumps into the pool for a Christmas Day swim at Brockwell Lido on December 25, 2016 in London, England. Winter swimmers enjoyed themselves in the cold pool as they celebrated Christmas Day. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 24: A woman and boy travel by rickshaw driven by a man in a Father Christmas costume along Oxford Street on December 24, 2016 in London, England. Christmas shoppers hunt for last minute presents in central London on Christmas Eve. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

HONG KONG - DECEMBER 24: Crowds of people celebrate Christmas at shopping area in Tsim Sha Tsui where is full of festive decorations on December 24, 2016 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

HONG KONG - DECEMBER 24: Crowds of people celebrate Christmas at shopping area in Central where is full of festive decorations on December 24, 2016 in Hong Kong. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - DECEMBER 24: A small boy plays in front of a small Christmas tree in a make-shift church built out of corrugated steel sheets on December 24, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many Christians in Nepal celebrate Christmas by copying traditional European Christmas symbols. (Photo by Tom Van Cakenberghe/Getty Images)

BARTELLA, IRAQ - DECEMBER 24: People attend a prayer service at the Saint George church on December 24, 2016 in Bartella, Iraq. The predominantly Christian town of Bartella was recently liberated from ISIL as part of the Mosul offensive. The town's four churches were heavily damaged and defaced during the two year occupation. The Christmas mass marks the first official mass in Bartella since a mass was held on August 14, 2014 just hours before ISIS arrived. Christian communities around Mosul are celebrating Christmas as the Mosul offensive continues. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 24, 2016 : People shop for Christmas gifts in Bryant Park on December 24, 2016 in New York City. Last-minute shoppers hit the stores the day before Christmas. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 25: The McCormack family from Portland, Oregon in the USA, pose alongside the sandcastle Christmas tree they had made at Bondi Beach on December 25, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is a popular tourist destination on Christmas Day. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 25: North Bondi Life-Savers pose beside a Christmas tree at Bondi Beach on December 25, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is a popular tourist destination on Christmas Day. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 25: Jason Ramsay and Amy Laverty, from Arbroth, Scotland, pose beside a large Christmas tree at Bondi Beach on December 25, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is a popular tourist destination on Christmas Day. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)

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