Christmas is a year-round occasion in this Midwest town of fewer than 3,000 residents. Santa Claus, Indiana, receives thousands of letters a year from children trying to reach St. Nick himself.
The Three Kings parade through the streets in a magnificent cavalcade of floats in Barcelona. Canons are fired and fireworks are set off as the mayor hands the Magi the keys to the city.
For Finns, Rovaniemi's location just north of the Arctic Circle is Christmas headquarters. Children make gingerbread cookies with Mrs. Claus, enroll in Elf School and write wish lists with a traditional quill.
Rockefeller Center's ice rink in New York has been around for 77 years; the decorated tree is an 80-year-old tradition.
Nuremberg's Christmas Market Council in Germany is serious about making sure only traditional handmade toys and holiday goods are sold. No mass-produced plastic garlands here.
In Canada, modern-day Victorians can enjoy a candlelit evening of stories from Charles Dickens, detailing Christmas traditions of yore. They're not all depressing.
Rows of small, beautiful huts make up the Yule Town Christmas market on Ingólfstorg, where visitors can pick up Christmas gifts, decorations and snacks. (Iceland)
Piñatas, posadas and ponche sum up the festivities in this colorful Mexican city, where Christmas is both a solemn and a celebratory affair.
Strasbourg's Christmas program is packed with concerts and a special selection of cultural events from Croatia, the guest country at Strasbourg's Christmas celebrations this year. (France)
Valkenburg's Velvet Cave is transformed into a Christmas market and the residence of Santa, where visitors can see his room of presents and reindeer sleigh. (The Netherlands)
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