Moscow, Beirut, Rome, Sydney, Berlin, Prague — cities in all corners of our planet celebrate the coming of the year 2018. And while Christmas trees and lights may appear somewhat uniform, many locales have their own unique flair when it comes to winter holiday decorations. Browse this gallery and marvel at Christmas lights and New Year's Eve decorations from all over the world.
Tourists at a New Year fair downtown Moscow.
A man decorates a Christmas tree made of bananas in the Damour area, south of Beirut, Lebanon, on December 19, 2017.
Christmas trees at Azneft Square in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
People gather under a Christmas tree, marking the beginning of the Christmas season in Zgharta, north Lebanon on December 9, 2017.
A Christmas tree is seen in downtown Rome, Italy on December 19, 2017.
Nuns carry Christmas trees, handed out annually by the municipality of Jerusalem, in the Old City on December 21, 2017.
Christmas tree in front of the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi.
Workers decorate a Christmas tree on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin.
Members of the Cryophile amateurs winter swimmers club swim with a Christmas tree in the icy waters of the Yenisei River during the celebrations for the upcoming Christmas and New Year, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on December 23, 2017.
A general view of the Christmas tree in Vilnius, Lithuania, December 6, 2017.
A man takes a selfie as he holds his child during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, December 12, 2017.
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A christmas tree is illuminated in front of Germany's landmark Brandenburg Gate a day before Christmas Eve in Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017.
A Christmas tree is illuminated as people visit the traditional Christmas market at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, December 18, 2017.
A family stands together in front of a Christmas tree for a photograph as they celebrate Christmas Day on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, December 25, 2017.
A member of the Syrian Arab-Kurdish forces arranges a tree ahead of a Christmas celebration at the heavily-damaged Armenian Catholic Church of the Martyrs in the city center of the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa on December 26, 2017 following a mine clearance operation at the site a few days earlier.
A US-backed offensive ousted the Daesh terrorist group from Raqqa in October but the city has been left ravaged by fighting, and only a small percentage of its pre-war population has returned as the year draws to a close.
A US-backed offensive ousted the Daesh terrorist group from Raqqa in October but the city has been left ravaged by fighting, and only a small percentage of its pre-war population has returned as the year draws to a close.
The opening ceremony for the Christmas tree at Nakhimov Square in Sevastopol.
Larry the Downing Street cat sits near the Christmas tree outside number 10 Downing Street in central London on December 19, 2017.
Indonesian nationals pose for a selfie underneath a giant Christmas tree on the eve of the holiday in Hong Kong's Central district on December 24, 2017.
New Year lights in Grozny, Chechen Republic.
Christmas lights and decoration are displayed in central Sofia on December 20, 2017.
People take a selfie in front of a Christmas tree in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, December 19, 2017.
Trams are seen near a Christmas tree at Comercio Square in Lisbon, Portugal, December 14, 2017.
People take photos near a Christmas tree outside a mall at the shopping district of Orchard Road in Singapore, December 21, 2017.
A woman stands under an umbrella decorated with lights near a Christmas tree in central Kiev, Ukraine, December 20, 2017.
