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Christmas 2024 around the world – in photos Christmas 2024 around the world – in pictures
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Dismiss Skip to sections navigation Skip to content Skip to footer 24 ImagesHere’s how Christmas is being celebrated in Australia and around the world. December 25, 2024 — 2.22am 1 /24
St Marys Cathedral in Sydney is lit up for the festive season. Credit: Steven Siewert
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Christmas lights in Kings Park, Melbourne. Credit: Joe Armao
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Barbara Ellis’ house in Robyn Court, Hampton Park, Melbourne. Credit: Joe Armao
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Christmas lights at 39 Alice Street, Rooty Hill, Sydney. Credit: Steven Siewert
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The last-minute scramble for festive seafood at the Sydney Fish Market. Credit: Dominic Lorrimer
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Brisbane mum Tahnee O’Neile gets ready for Christmas with her sons Saturn (left) and Pheonix. Credit: Paul Harris
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Staff in the emergency department at Alfred Health in Melbourne are working all through Christmas. Credit: Joe Armao
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Queen Mary of Denmark attends a WeShelter Food Club event ahead of Christmas in Copenhagen. Credit: Getty Images
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Santa’s helpers sort through letters at the main post office in Lapland, Finland. Each year over 600,000 to 700,000 letters arrive there for Santa. Credit: Getty Images
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Christmas Eve in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: AP
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Hiroyuki Wada dresses as Santa and drives his 1959 Cadillac around the Marunouchi area of Tokyo to give presents to children. Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan, but many people still enjoy the festivities. Credit: Getty Images
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The annual Christmas Eve meat sale at London’s Smithfield Market. For the past century, traders have sold off their surplus meat on December 24. Credit: Getty Images
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King Charles III records his annual Christmas message. Credit: Getty Images
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Travellers at San Francisco International Airport try to make it home in time for Christmas. Credit: Bloomberg
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Children have their photos taken with Santa Claus near the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Credit: AP
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A Syrian Christian man takes part in a protest in Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hamah. Credit: AP
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The final touches are added to a Christmas tree in Cathedral Square, Moscow. Credit: AP
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A Christmas Eve service at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta. Credit: AP
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A Christmas decoration amid the rubble of St George Melkite Catholic Church in Dardghaya, southern Lebanon. Credit: AP
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Christmas in Kolkata, India. Credit: AP
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Christmas decorations at a shopping centre in Beijing, China. Credit: AP
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Christmas in the US: Christmas lights at Wakefield Winter Wonderland in Santa Clarita, California. Credit: AP
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A diver dressed as Santa takes to the water at the Lotte World Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Credit: AP
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A Santa stand-up paddle event in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Credit: AP