Towering Santas, majestic cakes and more. Christmas 2018 was nothing short of creative and quirky.
Graduation day? Volunteers in Santa Claus costumes throw their hats in the air as they gather to deliver gifts for the poor in downtown Seoul, South Korea.
Who's hungry? A 600-kg cake showing the replica of the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Velankanni is displayed at a shop near Kalaimadu Silai in Erode in Tamil Nadu.
Taking it to the streets: People dressed as Father Frost and Snow Maiden take part in a march on Christmas Eve in the centre of Minsk, Belarus.
Wave back: A giant, floating Santa Claus stands in the lake in front of Phu My Cathedral outside Hanoi, Vietnam.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis kisses a statue of baby Jesus as he leads the Christmas Eve mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The Pope will deliver his sixth “Urbi et Orbi” address on Tuesday.
Sandy Christmas: Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik uses Christmas to deliver a message on beating plastic pollution, at Puri beach, Odisha.
Make way for Santa: Israeli Arab Christians, a few dressed up as Santa Claus, and scouts participate in the annual Christmas parade in Nazareth, Israel.
St. Antony's Church at Vaddy in Kollam, Kerala was quite a spectacle on Christmas eve.
There's more cake: A Christmas Plum Cake - 56 ft. long x 5 ft. width and weighing 750 Kg displayed at Ahmedabad on Christmas eve. Chef Aanal Kotak and her 10-member team declared it as India's Biggest Christmas Plum Cake.
At Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II records her annual Christmas Day message, in the White Drawing Room.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi is lit up on Christmas eve, December 24, 2018.
Devotees light candles at St. Mary’s Basilica on the occasion of Christmas, in Secunderabad, Telangana on December 25, 2018.