Christmas lights around the world

Hundreds of people gathered at the Christmas market in Frankfurt, which officially opened Nov. 24 ceremony for the lighting of lights on the Christmas tree. (Michael Probst / AP)

Illumination in the form of Christmas tree is decorated with the monument of St. George in the Freedom Square in Tbilisi. (Shakh Aivazov / AP)

People see the Christmas illuminations in the Colombian city of Cali. (Jaime Saldarriaga / Reuters)

Choristers perform in front of the Christmas tree at Westminster Abbey in London on December 6. (Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA)

Christmas illuminations decorate Royal Route in Warsaw on December 2. (Radek Pietruszka / EPA)

Fireworks lit up the sky near the 37-meter high Christmas tree in City Palawan, Philippines. Christmas celebrations in the Philippines, Asia’s largest country, where Roman Catholic, starting on December 16 and continue until the feast of the Three Kings in January. (Romeo Ranoco / Reuters)

Fireworks over Lake Rodrigo de Freitas during the ceremony to light the floating Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro. (Sergio Moraes / Reuters)