Christmas decorations in the garden of a private house called “Home of Santa Claus” in Meyreuil, France.

Christmas market decorations in front of City Hall in Vienna.

Christmas decorations featuring a flock of plastic pink flamingos stand in the front yard in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore. Known as “The Miracle on 34th Street,” the dramatically over-the-top Christmas decor along a block of row houses is perhaps Baltimore’s most beloved seasonal institution.

A display of Christmas decorations in the main square of Nagyvarad, Romania.

Traffic flowing past houses illuminated by Christmas decorations in the snow-covered landscape near Unteriberg, Switzerland.

Montagne Avenue is decorated with Christmas illuminations during the holiday season in Paris.

A festive decoration near the Bolshoi Theatre in central Moscow.