People gather near a sign which reads "Beirut" among Christmas decorations, during holiday season in downtown Beirut, Lebanon | Reuters
People stand next to a giant illuminated snowman amidst illuminated Christmas decorations in Thessaloniki, Greece | AFP
A visitor views a lighting display which forms part of the 'Christmas at Stourhead' seasonal illuminated trail at Stourhead house and gardens near Stourton, Britain | Reuters
Christmas lights are lit up along the Rome's main shopping street Via del Corso, in Rome, Italy | Reuters
A worker paint a figurine of the Virgin Mary made out of fibreglass at a workshop producing items to be sold locally and for export abroad, ahead of Christmas in Yogyakarta, Indonesia | AFP