Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Christmas 2024 around the world – in photosChristmas 2024 around the world – in picturesWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer24 ImagesHere’s how Christmas is being celebrated in Australia and around the world.December 25, 2024 — 2.22am1/24St Marys Cathedral in Sydney is lit up for the festive season.Credit:Steven Siewert2/24Christmas lights in Kings Park, Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao3/24Barbara Ellis’ house in Robyn Court, Hampton Park, Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao4/24Christmas lights at 39 Alice Street, Rooty Hill, Sydney.Credit:Steven Siewert5/24The last-minute scramble for festive seafood at the Sydney Fish Market.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer6/24Brisbane mum Tahnee O’Neile gets ready for Christmas with her sons Saturn (left) and Pheonix.Credit:Paul Harris7/24Staff in the emergency department at Alfred Health in Melbourne are working all through Christmas.Credit:Joe Armao8/24Queen Mary of Denmark attends a WeShelter Food Club event ahead of Christmas in Copenhagen.Credit:Getty Images9/24Santa’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 Images10/24Christmas Eve in Seoul, South Korea.Credit:AP11/24Hiroyuki 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 Images12/24The 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 Images13/24King Charles III records his annual Christmas message.Credit:Getty Images14/24Travellers at San Francisco International Airport try to make it home in time for Christmas.Credit:Bloomberg15/24Children 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:AP16/24A Syrian Christian man takes part in a protest in Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hamah.Credit:AP17/24The final touches are added to a Christmas tree in Cathedral Square, Moscow.Credit:AP18/24A Christmas Eve service at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta.Credit:AP19/24A Christmas decoration amid the rubble of St George Melkite Catholic Church in Dardghaya, southern Lebanon.Credit:AP20/24Christmas in Kolkata, India.Credit:AP21/24Christmas decorations at a shopping centre in Beijing, China.Credit:AP22/24Christmas in the US: Christmas lights at Wakefield Winter Wonderland in Santa Clarita, California.Credit:AP23/24A diver dressed as Santa takes to the water at the Lotte World Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.Credit:AP24/24A Santa stand-up paddle event in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.Credit:AP
