December 17 2012

France

Avoriaz ski resort in the town of Morzine,Haute-Savoie,Rhone-Alpes,France

(© Pierre Jacques/hemis.fr)

United Kingdom

Christmas tree in the village of Boccadasse,Italy

(© Davide Carlo Cenadelli/4Corners)

Australia, Canada, Germany

La Mezquita Cathedral,Cordoba,Spain

(© SIME / eStock Photo)

China

Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi,China

(© View Stock/Getty Images)

Japan

Escalator through the “Tunnel of Light” installation at the Nydalen Metro Station in Oslo,Norway

(© Bard Johannessen/Getty Images)

 

New Zealand, United States

 

Horse Sleigh,Switzerland

 (© Sonderegger Christof/Alamy)