http://www.history.com/photos/christmas View images of Christmas celebrations and traditions around the world, from creche scenes in Bethlehem to santas and storefronts in New York City. en Copyright 2013, History.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-06-19T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo1 Carried by his reindeer, Santa makes his way down Broadway in New York City during the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo2 The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York City, 2007. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo3 Angels play in Rockefeller Center and snowflakes decorate the Saks Fifth Avenue department store in New York City, 2006. Saks is known for its elaborate Christmas-themed windows. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo4 A young boy looks at holiday toys displayed in the window of a department store in Paris, December 8, 2005. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo5 Over 250,000 lights decorate the home of Dominic Luberto in Boston. Luberto spends two months preparing the lights on the house in time for the holiday season (photographed 2006). http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo6 A Christmas tree and creche scene in St. Peter's Square, Rome. St. Peter's Basilica is illuminated in the background. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo7 Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd during the 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the City and to the World) message in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, December 25, 2008. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo8 Actors reenact the birth of Jesus Christ in a cattle shed in Bethlehem, the supposed site of the original Christmas creche scene. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo9 Members of a dance company perform a scene from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker", a fairy-tale ballet that revolves around Christmas (1996). http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo10 Jacqueline Kennedy with children John and Caroline on Christmas morning, 1962. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo11 Christmas trees grow in rows on snow covered fields at Billings Farm in Vermont, 1995. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo12 Christmas lights hang from a fence on the island of Grenada, 2005. http://www.history.com/photos/christmas/photo12