Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat: Christmas around the world
Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UKGetty Images
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.
Pope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ItalyReuters
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 BankGetty Images
A woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, UkraineGetty Images
Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, ChinaGetty Images
Christians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, PakistanGetty Images
A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, PakistanGetty Images
Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary's Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri LankaGetty Images
Women hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, KenyaReuters
The Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Mass in Paris, FranceGetty Images
A skiing Santa delights crowds during an annual Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Virginia, in the USGetty Images
People wearing Santa costumes walk along the sand of Bondi Beach in Sydney, AustraliaGetty Images
Police officers dressed in festive gear deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in Lima, PeruGetty Images
Fishermen dressed as Santa and the Grinch on a boat in Valparaiso Bay, ChileGetty Images
Two men dressed as Santas take a selfie in the snow in Gulmarg in Indian-administered KashmirGetty Images