Ljubljana, Slovenia (© kasto80/Getty images)

Avenue of birch trees near Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany (© Reinhard Schmid/Huber/eStock Photo)

Village in Val Gardena at Christmas, Dolomites, Italy (© Ingus Kruklitis/Getty Images)

Christmas tree in Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland (© Panther Media GmbH/Alamy)

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Jeff Clay/Tandem Stills + Motion)

Bohemian waxwings perched on a branch, Canada (© Jim Cumming/Shutterstock)

Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium (© Richard Taylor/Sime/eStock Photo)

SantaPark in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland (© lukutin77/Getty Images)

Boreal owl, Saskatchewan, Canada (© Nick Saunders/Minden Pictures)

Traditional rorbu houses, Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway (© Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Getty Images)