Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates sand sculptures of Santa Claus and Jesus Christ on Christmas eve at a beach in Puri, close to the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, December 24, 2007. Patnaik took 25 hours to create the 16 foot (5 meters) Santa and the 20 foot (6 meters) Jesus sculptures. (Agencies)
A woman walks past a window of the Hiland shopping centre, decorated for Christmas, in Tehran December 24, 2007. (Agencies)
Altar boys attend Christmas Mass at the Catholic church in Gaojiabao village near the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, December 24, 2007. (Agencies)
Israeli Arab children dressed as Santa Claus watch a procession in celebration of Christmas in the northern town of Nazareth December 24, 2007. (Agencies)
A woman walks past a window of the Hiland shopping centre, decorated for Christmas, in northern Tehran December 24, 2007. (Agencies)
A man dressed as Santa Claus (L) waves to visitors during Christmas celebrations at an amusement park in Kolkata December 24, 2007. (Agencies)
A girl comes out of an igloo at the 'Snow World', the newest attraction at a local theme park in Manila December 24, 2007. The Philippines, a tropical country is noted for having the longest Christmas celebration in the world, stretching for over three weeks. (Agencies)
Workers decorate a 46-meter (151 feet) Christmas tree in the centre of Russia's Siberian
