An alpaca is used during a sales promotion in Beijing
A competitor in Christmas fancy dress jumps into the sea during the 105th Barcelona Traditional Christmas Swimming Cup at the Old Harbour of BarcelonaLights decorate the Xishiku Catholic church during a Christmas Eve mass in Beijing, ChinaNorth Bondi surf-club life-savers pose in front of their Christmas decorations at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, AustraliaThai mahouts and elephants dressed as Santa Claus entertain and distribute presents to pupils at a school in the world heritage city of AyutthayaA fisherman in a Santa costume waves from a boat at Valparaiso Bay, 110km west of Santiago, ChileA man dressed as Father Frost, the equivalent of Santa Claus, takes part in an annual New Year's parade in Minsk
