Merry X-mas! Stunning pictures from Christmas markets around the world

Every year, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare across the world on December 25. People are seen around an illuminated Christmas tree at a Christmas market on the Place Kleber square in Strasbourg, France. (Source: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)

A musician plays a piano at a Christmas market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cologne, Germany, (Source: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)

People visit a Christmas market as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Cologne, Germany. (Source: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)

Visitors wear protective face masks to respect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regulations at a Christmas market in Tuileries Garden in Paris France. (Source: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)

An Eiffel Tower light model is seen at a Christmas market in Tuileries Garden in Paris France. (Source: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)

A traditional figure made from dried plums wears a face mask and holds a syringe at the Christmas market as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues in Frankfurt, Germany. (Source: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

People visit a booth offering decorations at a Christmas market open only for visitors who are vaccinated or recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hamburg, Germany. (Source: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer)

People stand near closed booths after the traditional Christmas market has been closed due to the fourth national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Innsbruck, Austria. (Source: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)

People visit a Christmas market next to Cologne Cathedral as the spread of coronavirus continues in Cologne, Germany, December 1, 2021. (Source: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)

A person with a 2G stamp approving to enter a Christmas market next to Cologne Cathedral, holds a mug, as the spread of coronavirus continues in Cologne, Germany. (Source: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen)