By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/see-christmas-celebrations-around-the-world Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter See Christmas celebrations around the world World Dec 25, 2025 2:21 PM EST From Nairobi to New York, much of the world is enjoying Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Here are photos of celebrations across the globe: People dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes attend Christmas celebrations, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Gleb Garanich/ Reuters Miki, 7, poses for a picture as she visits illuminated decorations assembled for Christmas and New Year's celebrations with her family, at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters People dressed as Santa Claus get ready to jump into the Mediterranean Sea during the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona, Spain. Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Bruna Casas/ Reuters A Christian faithful of the Legio Maria African Mission church holds a candle as she attends a Christmas eve vigil mass in their church in the Fort Jesus area of Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Thomas Mukoya/ Reuters Palestinian Christians attend a Mass on Christmas Eve, at the Holy Family Church, in Gaza City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dawoud Abu Alkas/ Reuters A ten-year-old Colombian migrant girl places a statue next to a Christmas tree and a sign about I.C.E., as she attends a Christmas Eve service at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray/ Reuters Dogs wearing Christmas-themed outfits, outside St. Mary Magdalene's church, on the day Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend the Royal Family's Christmas Day service, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Hannah McKay/ Reuters People attend a Christmas Eve service at St. Antuan Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dilara Senkaya/ Reuters Pope Leo XIV greets faithful from the popemobile before delivering the traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world, at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yara Nardi/ Reuters A woman attends a Mass on Christmas Day at St. Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Spasiyana Sergieva/ Reuters People attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Day at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray/ Reuters Worshipers attend a morning Mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Mussa Qawasma/ Reuters Syrian Christians attend Christmas celebrations in Bab Touma, Damascus, Syria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yamam Al Shaar/ Reuters People attend a Christmas dinner organized by the municipal government in Cocorote, Yaracuy state, Venezuela, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/ Reuters Members of the ice swimmers club Berliner Seehunde (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the lake Orankesee during their traditional Christmas Day swimming event in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Christian Mang/ Reuters People take part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called 'No Families Without Christmas', organized to support those affected by poverty, in front of the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Mariana Nedelcu/ Reuters People attend Christmas Eve service at the Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Akhtar Soomro/ Reuters A man poses for pictures near a Christmas tree in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Amr Alfiky/ Reuters Rodolfo Renteria, a firefighter dressed as Santa Claus, holds a bicycle from the handle as a child mounts it, while children receive toys during an annual gift-giving event organized by the fire department, where items donated throughout the year are given to children in need, on Christmas Eve, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/ Reuters A woman prays at Xishiku Church, also known as the North Church, on Christmas Eve in Beijing, China, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Maxim Shemetov/ Reuters People gather to celebrate Christmas at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Noel Celis/ Reuters Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve mass at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Ahmed Saad/ Reuters A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
From Nairobi to New York, much of the world is enjoying Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Here are photos of celebrations across the globe: People dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes attend Christmas celebrations, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Gleb Garanich/ Reuters Miki, 7, poses for a picture as she visits illuminated decorations assembled for Christmas and New Year's celebrations with her family, at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters People dressed as Santa Claus get ready to jump into the Mediterranean Sea during the Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) swimming race in Barcelona, Spain. Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Bruna Casas/ Reuters A Christian faithful of the Legio Maria African Mission church holds a candle as she attends a Christmas eve vigil mass in their church in the Fort Jesus area of Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Thomas Mukoya/ Reuters Palestinian Christians attend a Mass on Christmas Eve, at the Holy Family Church, in Gaza City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dawoud Abu Alkas/ Reuters A ten-year-old Colombian migrant girl places a statue next to a Christmas tree and a sign about I.C.E., as she attends a Christmas Eve service at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray/ Reuters Dogs wearing Christmas-themed outfits, outside St. Mary Magdalene's church, on the day Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend the Royal Family's Christmas Day service, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Hannah McKay/ Reuters People attend a Christmas Eve service at St. Antuan Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Dilara Senkaya/ Reuters Pope Leo XIV greets faithful from the popemobile before delivering the traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world, at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yara Nardi/ Reuters A woman attends a Mass on Christmas Day at St. Alexander Nevski cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Spasiyana Sergieva/ Reuters People attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Day at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Adam Gray/ Reuters Worshipers attend a morning Mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Mussa Qawasma/ Reuters Syrian Christians attend Christmas celebrations in Bab Touma, Damascus, Syria, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Yamam Al Shaar/ Reuters People attend a Christmas dinner organized by the municipal government in Cocorote, Yaracuy state, Venezuela, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/ Reuters Members of the ice swimmers club Berliner Seehunde (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the lake Orankesee during their traditional Christmas Day swimming event in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2025. Photo by Christian Mang/ Reuters People take part in a Christmas solidarity dinner called 'No Families Without Christmas', organized to support those affected by poverty, in front of the National Congress, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Mariana Nedelcu/ Reuters People attend Christmas Eve service at the Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Akhtar Soomro/ Reuters A man poses for pictures near a Christmas tree in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Amr Alfiky/ Reuters Rodolfo Renteria, a firefighter dressed as Santa Claus, holds a bicycle from the handle as a child mounts it, while children receive toys during an annual gift-giving event organized by the fire department, where items donated throughout the year are given to children in need, on Christmas Eve, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/ Reuters A woman prays at Xishiku Church, also known as the North Church, on Christmas Eve in Beijing, China, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Maxim Shemetov/ Reuters People gather to celebrate Christmas at the Quezon Memorial Circle, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Noel Celis/ Reuters Iraqi Christians attend a Christmas Eve mass at St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2025. Photo by Ahmed Saad/ Reuters A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now