Nice!

Lindo!! A celebração do momento mais grandioso de toda a humanidade!

Merry Christmas from India

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

wow Xmas is a great time for phortographers

Pretty nice... merry x-mas !
:-)

It's awesome that you included the xmas in space too!! Great collection!!

lovely lovely pics! merry xmas folks!

34 is breathtaking.

These are great!

#15 - I love the expression on the girl's face!

Amazing pictures to watch worldwide celebration of this holy eve.

I love how there are more shots of Santa Claus than of any nativity or baby Jesus. X-ians forget that that X-Mas was a pagan holiday first, celebrating the birth of Mithras, not Christ.

Great photos, but the caption on no. 29 is puzzling. If it’s a “mass”, then the congregration are Catholics and this isn’t the main cathedral (Dom) in Berlin, which is Lutheran. On the other hand, if it is indeed the Dom, then this can’t be a “mass”. A detail lost in translation, or just an unconscious assumption that if it's Christian, it must be Catholic?

Incredibly good!
However, I would love to see at least one picture of people at the beach celebrating. Down here, Xmas happens while we are in the summer.
:)

Feliz Navidad a todos desde España. Y Feliz Año 2010!!

Awesome pictures again! Always looking forward to your blog.Too bad my birthday is Tuesday (29/12) so no blog for me :-) See you back on Wednesday, we all hope I am sure.

quines fotos més boniques, ens agraden moltíssim! bon nadal i feliç any nou per a tothom! Mo y Jf

I wish there was a shot of a "secular" Christmas/Hannukah. They're lots of fun because you get to make up your own tradition with your family without missing out on the classic stuff like the tree, hannukiyah, and gifts.

Beautiful photos and heartwarming despite all the Xmas haters. These photos let us know that around the world people can still care for one another and do good things for each other.

#32: Gouda is where the cheese comes from :)

#1 looks like a composite image. If i'm wrong, so be it, but the candle and and paper look like they've been cut and pasted on to the background.

Otherwise, great pictures!

Your work is awesome!

Feliz Navidad a todo el mundo!

Menos a quien no se lo merezca :)

Thank you, what a wonderful gift you have shared with the world about he world. Blessings !

O Papai Noel não passou aqui em casa até o momento, mais tudo bem, deixa ele atender as criancinhas...

I'm certain the other trees on #34 are quite jealous. Gorgeous image. Thank you for sharing these.

Caralhos marafodam!

Comme toujours ce sont de magnifique photos !!
Bonne année à tous !!

Comme toujours ce sont de magnifique photos !!
Bonne année à tous !!

Beautiful!

#1 and #31 have spectacular bokeh! Great set of photos as always!

Muy lindo pero como escribió Andrés la mitad del mundo vivimos la navidad saliendo de la primavera, o sea en tiempos de mucho calor.
Gran parte de nuestro planeta vive la navidad sin nieve y sin frío. Estaría bueno que lo sepan.

Kind regards.

Wonderful!!!!
Mery X-Mas and happy new year for everybody.

Just beautiful it took my breath away!

Wow, all that picture are absolutely awesome and peaceful, thanks very much for sharing!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Great pictures!

Beautiful and moving pictures. No matter how much some may fear, dislike, or even hate those from other countries and other cultures, it's difficult to look at the faces in #11, 15, 22, 23, 26, 28, 33, and--especially--24 and not think again that all of us really do have much more in common with each other than some may care to admit. Our differences as individuals may be huge--but as fellow humans, those differences pale in comparision to our similarities.

Lots of sweet pics of children.
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"He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he [Jesus] said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

-Matthew 18:2-4

@13
I can't explain the caption, but #29 is the Berliner Dom. For comparison, here is a fuzzy photo from the cathedral's website:
http://www.berlinerdom.de/images/stories/dom_innen/pk/Festgottesdienst.jpg

That photo makes me appreciate, all the more, the quality of the pictures on this website. :)

hermosas fotografias, grandes momentos, saludos a todos.

What a great set of photo's!
Awesome to see different cultures celebrating christmass all over the world. :)
Like nr 32 in particular.. maybe because i'm Dutch ^^ :P

Anyway, i wish each and everyone a spectacular 2010!!

This was all a myth...

Very pretty, and very fascinating!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
What a nice pics!
Greetings from Esquipulas, Guatemala!

absolutely gorgeous photos May God Bless all the good people in the world.!

beautiful scene

Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año 2010! ! ! les deseamos a todas las personas en el mundo desde Venezuela.

Amazing collection! Loved the India one :)

best one.......

Great pictures as always.

@40 i liked #32 in particular as well. but like you said, maybe thats because i'm dutch :-P

Awesome! #34 deserves to be framed and put into a wall!

Merry Christmas from Malaysia! Nice photograph, thx for sharing~

A wonderful collection of photos celebrating Christmas.
A belated Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!

Merry X'mas from Beijing!!

Todas as fotos do site são obras de arte. Faltam palavras para expressar tamanha grandiosidade e beleza.

Incredible, but not as it can be mentioned.
Do someone pay people all over the worl to wear santa clothes?
Do someone pay people all over the world to be like uniform human beings without their culture? Is culture of Santa spreading the whole world?
I can not believe and don't try to make me believe this story. Even if you show people from Java wearing Santa clothes I will not believe that they also copy your culture.. FAKE

Awesome pictures !

Merry Christmas :) for everybody!

Unlike North American schools where Christmas has been banned, it's great to see Christmas celebrated all over the rest of the world, even in a zoo! GREAT work!

Picture no.17 is awesome.. beautiful couple :)

Absolutely breath taking. It's wonderful to see the world celebrate Santa and the season, but more importantly it's heartwarming to see that people have not forgotten that Jesus is the reason.

Merry Christmas to all, no matter what you celebrate, rejoice.

Absolutely wonderful!

But how about photos depecting Christmas celebration in the Philippines? It's one of the only two predominantly Catholic country in Asia, the other being East Timor. You have featured scenes on this blog countries like Indonesia (a very Muslim country), South Korea, Vietnam, India, and China, yet these merely represent a small percentage of the population being Catholic Christians who really celebrate Christmas like devoted Filipinos do, aside from the fact that Santa is more frequently seen than a nativity depecting the reason why we have Christmas, Jesus Christ. It's as if they celebrate it just because the rest of the world does, and the true meaning of it is rather lost, or perhaps, less meaningful.

It's frustrating to see that the Philippines, where the world's longest Christmas celebration is held, didn't have a space on this recent blog entry.

I was surprised and glad to see the Christian symbols in the Zvezda module in the Space Station.

Mary,the virgin mother of Jesus (upon them be peace)had to undergo much pain and trials,the trial of childbirth,the trial of being wrongly accused by her people of being unchaste,but she faced them bravely and God rewarded her by placing her among the highest of the women of Paradise,when she finally came to her people carrying the child in her arms,her people said""Verily your father was not a bad man,nor was your mother unchaste".But she pointed to her babe.they said"Shall we speak to the one who is still in the cradle"He spoke out"I am a servant of God,He has given me the Book and made me a Prophet.He has made me blessed whereever I maybe.He has enjoined prayer and charity as long as I am alive.He has made me kind to my mother and not overbearing or miserable.Peace be upon the day I was born and the day I die and the day I am raised up again.""(Quran)

A delight, a delight, a delightful trip around the Christmas world. Clearly, Christmas is for children.

Mithras, schmithras.....I haven't seen him visit any sick children in a hosital recently.
Great pictures..

#16 scares me!

Feliz Navidad y prospero ano a todo el mundo desde Chihuahua, Mexico

This is a wonderful collection. Thanks for sharing it.

#18... stop using IE6. You are part of the problem.

This is so awesome! Thank you for these great photos!

Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year from Singapore!

Great Pics all in all!

Good job. Lights are surprisingly difficult some times. like the tree at the end and the doctor as Santa.

Amazing pics as always... thanks for sharing !!!

Bah Hum Bug!

amazing pics

we are different nations ...have different toungs .... with different traditions... but we have one faith ... one way and one Jesus....
This is the heaven on earth

pour une fois elles ne sont pas très belles ces photos

Jesus wasn't born on December 25th....it was and still is a pagan holiday.

Looking at her face #24 knowing no worries I so wish to be a child again.

Great Photography and real festival flavor photos

I never thought there were churches in mainland China. What do you expect from atheist heathens.

Anyway, merry christmas to all who believe in the Lord.

what, oh what ever happened to Mary?

Has man finally learned the secret of [virgin] birth - a bit of economic prosperity drawn from Santa Claus' pouch, our last icon of hope in the goodwill towards men (sic)?

Have the men had enough yet? Capitalism is on its last legs,and being international perpetual children-based does not do much to prevent the meltdown. But, of course, Santa doesn't need gas, that old gasser.

The vastness of the world and its unity in celebrating Christmas is beautifully overwhelming. Thank you for sharing these insights into the world that I didn't know existed.

@Aaron

no 1 is the result of using a spectacularly high aperture lens
perhaps a canon 85mm f1.2 or similar.
I'm also willing to bet that more than a few of these are taken with nikon D3 or D700. Particularly the policeman since nothing can best these cameras for clean images in low light at high iso settings

Glædelig Jul - From Denmark

awesome images, loved all of them :)

This was aswsome! Thank you for posting !

Beautiful..........there is still much that is good in the world and there are still many good people who give selflessly of themselves at this festive time of the year. Wonderful to see!

Lindas fotos mostram um momento único de paz na humanidade !!!
"PAZ AINDA A TEMPO !"

Maravilhoso!!!!!!!!

#37 explains the truly sense of Christmas

This is a wonderful collection. Thank you for sharing.

#20 is the best shot of Xmas ever. 8-)

Happy Birthday Jesus.

Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year from Brazil!!

está de parabéns ...
tanto a qualidade quanto a essência das fotos estão ótimas

It is of congratulations ...
So much the quality regarding photos essence are good

Thank you so much for the post !!! :) Excellent pics..
Brings up the Chirstmas mood :)

It's awsome pictures and a big family of our Lord Jesus Christ so let's celebrate and keep His holy name ( Christ ) in Christmas. I know the meaning of X and everything but His Name is sweet and Holy aren't you agree with me or not?

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SPAIN!!!

So pretty...

soooo beautifull!!!! very nice!!

splendid scenes from around the world

Where is a photo from Brazil?

ARE SUPER

Belíssimas fotos... Adorei!

So beautifull!!!!! Very nice photos!

Lindo!!!

merci pour ces toujours trés belles photos

All the pictures are spectacular, as usual, but I especially like the ones of people helping others who are less fortunate. And va va va voom to the space station! Belated Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it around our world.

Santanorad it fantastic !!!!!

i went to school where number 10 was taken. small world. Thanks.

I am from Ottawa. Nice my hometown made an appearance. It is summer where I live now! Looking at these photos reminds me how diverse our planet is even as we all celebrate the same holiday. Photos say so much. They are great!!

Me encantaron todas!!
All are wonderfull!!

Happy new year from Amazon!! Wonderful pics!

Next time, I'd like to see brazilian photos too... =)

Wonderful pics!

Last one is just AMAZING

en admiration devant ces photos ! --- M e r c i !

Absolutely awesome. Such great pictures from all over.

Great pictures. I agree the last one is really amazing and the baby on the third picture is so cute!!

Xmas is more than a commercial event, it's also a way to be juste with the personnes that you love and the whole spiritual things are also cool.
Both are a good way to have some presents

these pictures are beautiful and these childrens are so cute.

the last picture is beautiful!

The children are so cute and the landscape is very beautiful. it's a very good picture

Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing :)

Muy buenas fotos (as usual!).

very beautiful- picuture, it's imazing

The center of the Dutch city of Gouda is lit by many candles during the 54th edition of Candlenight on December 15, 2009. Every year, Kaarsjesavond (night of candles) is celebrated on the second Tuesday of December at the Gouda marketplace and around the City Hall.

How is-it possible ? The second tuesday of december can't be after the 14. If it's the 15th, it's the third tuesday of december, is'nt it ?