Visitors celebrate the Winter Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Getty Images
Men work on ice sculptures during the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
Zane Castello, 6, whispers his Christmas wish to Santa Claus at the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. AP
A train runs in the snow near Normafa station in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. AFP
Choristers light candles during a rehearsal for Christmas services at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reuters
People dressed as Santa Claus row during a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
The winter solstice setting sun creates a lens flare circle at Mount Sinai Harbor in Mount Sinai, New York. Reuters
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is escorted into a hall by monks at his Himalayan residence in Dharamshala, India. Reuters
A rose-ringed parakeet eats while perching at a home garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Children on a ride at Liwa Village, Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Christmas decoration outside the Springs neighbourhoud in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
A seller fills an order at his stall selling a traditional fava bean dish on a street in Damascus. AFP
Tourists at the Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums. AP
People outside the town hall in Athens release sky lanterns during 'The Night of the Wishes' event on Christmas Eve. EPA
Tourists participate in a surfing course at Playa Bonita in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. EPA
US president-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona. Reuters
A seller sells sparkling balloons outside a crowded, popular shopping mall decorated for the Christmas festive season in Kuala Lumpur. AP
A woman takes a tour of Bunker-703, a recently declassified nuclear-resistant bomb shelter built in 1961, in Moscow, Russia. AP
A squirrel eats nuts in a garden in a residential area in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Visitors celebrate the Winter Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Getty Images
Men work on ice sculptures during the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
Zane Castello, 6, whispers his Christmas wish to Santa Claus at the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. AP
A train runs in the snow near Normafa station in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. AFP
Choristers light candles during a rehearsal for Christmas services at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reuters
People dressed as Santa Claus row during a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
The winter solstice setting sun creates a lens flare circle at Mount Sinai Harbor in Mount Sinai, New York. Reuters
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is escorted into a hall by monks at his Himalayan residence in Dharamshala, India. Reuters
A rose-ringed parakeet eats while perching at a home garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
Children on a ride at Liwa Village, Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Christmas decoration outside the Springs neighbourhoud in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
A seller fills an order at his stall selling a traditional fava bean dish on a street in Damascus. AFP
Tourists at the Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums. AP
People outside the town hall in Athens release sky lanterns during 'The Night of the Wishes' event on Christmas Eve. EPA
Tourists participate in a surfing course at Playa Bonita in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. EPA
US president-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona. Reuters
A seller sells sparkling balloons outside a crowded, popular shopping mall decorated for the Christmas festive season in Kuala Lumpur. AP
A woman takes a tour of Bunker-703, a recently declassified nuclear-resistant bomb shelter built in 1961, in Moscow, Russia. AP
A squirrel eats nuts in a garden in a residential area in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Visitors celebrate the Winter Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Getty Images
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