Christmas lights at Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall, England (© ianwool/Getty Images)

Svalbard reindeer in Van Mijenfjorden NP, Norway (© Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Christmas market scene in Germany (© Cyril Gosselin/Getty Images)

Red-crowned cranes in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan (© Wirestock, Inc./Alamy)

Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach, San Diego, California (© SamAntonioPhotography/Getty Images)

Loisach River at Lake Kochelsee, Bavaria, Germany (© Christian Back/eStock Photo)

Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland (© Smelov/Shutterstock)

Christmas market in Sibiu, Romania (© Calin Stan/Alamy)

English National Ballet performing ‘The Nutcracker’ (© Caroline Holden/Alamy)

Traditional red fishermen’s cabins on the shore of Reinefjorden, Norway (© Pilat666/Getty Images)