Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat


Getty Images Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK

From skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing.

Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches.

While most Christians mark Christmas on 25 December, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until 7 January.

Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world.

Reuters Pope Leo XIV holds a figurine of baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, 24 December 2025.Reuters

Pope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Italy

Getty Images Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.Getty Images

Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem, held to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank

Getty Images A woman lights a candle with her son during an Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

A woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine

Getty Images Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China on 24 December.Getty Images

Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China

Getty Images Pakistani Christians attend midnight Christmas Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

Christians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan

Getty Images A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan

Getty Images Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus during a Christmas mass at St Mary's Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka on 25 December 2025. Getty Images

Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary’s Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka

Reuters Women hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, Kenya on 25 December 2025.Reuters

Women hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, Kenya

Getty Images The Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Christmas mass in Paris, France on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Mass in Paris, France

Getty Images A skiing Santa delights crowds during an annual Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Virginia in the US on 24 December 2025.Getty Images

A skiing Santa delights crowds during an annual Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Virginia, in the US

Getty Images People wearing Santa costumes walk along the sand of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on 25 December 2025.Getty Images

People wearing Santa costumes walk along the sand of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia

Getty Images Police officers deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in Lima, Peru on 24 December 2025Getty Images

Police officers dressed in festive gear deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in Lima, Peru

Getty Images Fishermen dressed as Santa and the Grinch on a boat in Valparaiso Bay, Chile on 24 December.Getty Images

Fishermen dressed as Santa and the Grinch on a boat in Valparaiso Bay, Chile

Getty Images Two men dressed as Santas take a selfie in the snow in Gulmarg in Indian-administered KashmirGetty Images

Two men dressed as Santas take a selfie in the snow in Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir



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