Christmas 2018 In Pictures: Glimpses Of Merrymaking Across The World

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a Christmas Eve service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on December 24, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, depart after the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2018. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Pope Francis (C) blesses from the balcony of St Peter's basilica during the traditional Urbi et Orbi Christmas message to the city and the world, on December 25, 2018 at St Peter's square in the Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

An Indian woman take a selfie with a person dressed as Santa Claus after Christmas prayers at St John's Church in Guwahati on December 25, 2018. - Despite Christians forming a little over two percent of the billion plus population in India, with Hindus comprising the majority, Christmas is celebrated with much fanfare and zeal throughout the country. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik gives final touches to a sculpture representing Santa Clause surraunded by plastic bottles, depicting the message 'Beat Plastic Pollution' on the eve of Christmas at Puri beach, some 65 kms from Bhubaneswar on December 24, 2018. (Photo by ASIT KUMAR / AFP)

A Yellow vest protestor dances with a woman dressed as Santa Claus in Aix-en-Provence, on December 22, 2018, as several hundreds of demonstrators from the area decided to march in the capitale of Provence for the sixth national day of protest. - The Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) movement in France originally started as a protest about planned fuel hikes but has morphed into a mass protest against President's policies and top-down style of governing. (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP)

People ride onboard the public transportation Christmas bus in Quito on December 21, 2018. - Since 2005, Translatinos, an Ecuadorean transport cooperative, picks a bus on a day near Christmas to give out candy instead of charging for the ride. (Photo by Cristina VEGA / AFP)

Ecuadorean Carlos Yanez waves as he drives a public transport bus dressed up as Santa Claus in Quito on December 21, 2018. - Since 2005, Translatinos, the cooperative which Yanez works for, picks a bus on a day near Christmas to give out candy instead of charging for the ride. (Photo by Cristina VEGA / AFP)

U.S. and NATO forces pose for a photograph during a ceremony on Christmas Day at the Resolute Support Headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

A worshipper takes selfie with an Indian Christians dressed as Santa Claus after Christmas prayers outside the holy family Catholic Church in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Christmas is a national holiday in India, marked by millions of all religions and faiths. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

President Donald Trump chuckles as he and first lady Melania Trump each speak on the phone sharing updates to track Santa's movements from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Residential homes are adorned with illuminated festive decorations in the town of Church Stretton, near Shrewsbury, central England on December 4, 2018, with three weeks until Christmas Day. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)