Christmas photos from across the world

An Israeli Arab boy dressed up as Santa Clause sits in a cardboard during a Christmas parade in the town of Nazareth, northern Israel.

Children wear costumes as they partake in a Christmas pageant at the presidential palace on Christmas Eve in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Capt. Adam Wasinger, left, and other service members pray during a Christmas Eve candlelight service at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq.

People celebrate Christmas Eve in front of Moscow's Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Russia.

Christian girls wearing Santa hats attend Christmas celebrations in Manger Square, outside the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

A child looks at Pope Benedict XVI as he leads the Christmas mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Men dressed as Flying Elves sky ski as they perform on the Potomac River in National Harbor outside Washington.

Lebanese men dressed as Santa Claus wave hands as they celebrate Christmas day during a tour in downtown Beirut.

A child holds a candle during a Christmas mass at the Bethany Church in Surabaya, East Java December 24, 2009.

Lebanese children fly frisbees as they celebrate Christmas day in downtown Beirut.

A man in a Santa Claus costume reaches out his hand to Israeli Arab children during the annual Christmas procession in the northern town of Nazareth.

Ruben Torres, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, and some fishermen wave from a boat as they spread Christmas cheer along the coasts of Chile.

A child waves at a doll of baby Jesus during Christmas celebrations at Assumption Church in Kathmandu.

Chefs prepare a free Christmas cod meal in Split, Crotia.

A dog in a Santa Claus costume is seen during the annual Christmas procession in the northern town of Nazareth.

Indonesian men dressed Santa Claus ride bicycles during a Christmas celebration.

Faithful from Zhujiajiao Catholic Church take part in a Christmas parade on a street on the outskirts of Shanghai.

A Palestinian girl in a Santa Claus costume plays a bagpipe outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

An African immigrant sells tissues and Christmas items to motorists in Seville, Spain.

Nigerian pilgrims pray in the Grotto, where Christians believe the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

A child pulls a Santa hat over his head during a Christmas party at the Small World school in Amman, Jordan.

A homeless woman and her dog waits for a free Christmas lunch served by Budapest's city council in Hungary.

A giant panda wears a Santa Claus hat at a zoo in Xiamen.

Chinese children walk down the aisle dressed as angels during a Christmas mass at a Catholic church in Beijing, China.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth prepares to record her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, in the White drawing room at Buckingham Palace, Britain.