Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan (© Martin Bailey/Shutterstock)

St. Gregory Church in Ani Ruins, Kars, Türkiye (© Kenan Talas/Getty Images)

Black-and-white ruffed lemur in Madagascar (© Cyrielle Beaubois/Getty Images)

Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota (© wanderluster/Getty Images)

Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England (© Julian Elliott Photography/Getty Images)

Snow globes at a Christmas market in Heidelberg, Germany (© George Pachantouris/Getty Images)

Snowy chapel with Christmas tree in the Bavarian Alps, Germany (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy)

Reindeer during winter snowfall, Lapland, Finland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

‘The Nutcracker’ performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Ankara, Türkiye (© Anadolu/Getty Images)

Dawn light through frosty trees, Sweden (© Schon/Getty Images)