This photo represents participants who line up for the annual Serpentine Christmas Day swim, traditionally known as the Peter Pan Cup. From icy winter swims to surfing beaches, patriarchs to princes, this article will show you people from all walks of life across the globe who celebrate Christmas.
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Sandringham, UK
Prince Charles, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry arrive for the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church
Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Sydney, Australia
A man surfs wearing a Santa hat on Bondi beach
Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images
Vatican City
Pope Francis prays as he celebrates the Christmas mass
Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
Hanoi, Vietnam
A woman carries her child dressed in Santa Claus costume as they walk past the late 19th-century St Joseph’s cathedral
Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Qaraqosh, Iraq
An Iraqi Syriac Catholic priest leads Christmas morning mass at the Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah Syriac Catholic Church, which was damaged and defaced during its occupation by Isis fighters
Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
Tokyo, Japan
People take part in the Marunouchi Christmas parade on the illuminated Nakadori street in Tokyo’s business district
Photograph: Aflo/REX/Shutterstock
Bangalore, India
Christians taking part in Christmas prayers at the Infant Jesus church
Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA
Washington DC, US
Donald Trump and Melania Trump take phone calls from children as they participate in tracking Santa Claus’s movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) in the East Room of the White House
Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Xinjiang, China
Tourists take a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh at the Hom scenic area of Kanas, in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images
Pandeglang, Indonesia
People affected by the tsunami attend a mass during Christmas at Carita Pentecostal Church
Photograph: Zahra Matarani/Reuters