White Christmas

RUSSIA'S FATHER FROST: A man dressed as Father Frost, a Russian equivalent to Santa Claus, smiles during the 5th Snowmen Parade at the Central park of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

SNOW IN CHINA: Winter swimmers play ball games on the snow-covered Songhua river in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.

VERY WHITE HOUSE: Jay and Lynn Carlson ski in front of the White House in Washington.

ICE PALACE: A worker polishes an ice sculpture before the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China.

SNOW IN BELGIUM: A young boy has his sleigh pulled by his dog as snow covers Brussels.

DECK THE HALLS: Christmas decorations are covered by snow in Brooklyn, New York.

SNOWBALL FUN: Children play in the snow in New York.

SNOW IN LONDON: A policeman poses for photographs outside 10 Downing street during a snow shower in central London.

OH DEER: Red deer search for food in their enclosure at snow covered park in Hamburg.

SNOWY GERMANY: People carry their Christmas trees in a snow covered park in Hamburg.

SNOWY SCOTLAND: Snow covers a statue of a piper at Bruar, Perthshire, Scotland.

TOO COLD FOR FOOTIE: A football goalpost is seen during a snowstorm in Milan, Italy.