Christmas Day Around the World

A U.S. soldier dressed as Santa Claus waves to fellow troop son Christmas day at the U.S. air base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2015.

Members of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2015.

Fireworks are reflected in the waters of the Yenisei River during a ceremony to open the city's Christmas and New Year tree in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Dec. 25, 2015. Picture taken with long exposure.

People from Pakistani Christian community leave a local church after attending Christmas mass at a local church, under security, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2015.

People pose next to a 76-meter (251-foot-long) cake during Christmas celebrations at a consumer fair in Chandigarh, India, Dec. 25, 2015.

A musical band from Shi'ites community in Bahrain perform at St. Christopher's Cathedral during Christmas Mass in Manama, Bahrain Dec. 25, 2015.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after attending the Christmas Day service at church in Sandringham, eastern England, Dec. 25, 2015.

Pope Francis delivers a "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2015.

The nearly full moon is seen among Christmas lights at a holiday display near Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 24, 2015. When the moon turns full, at 5:11 a.m. CST, it will be the first full moon to fall on Christmas day since 1977.

An airplane crosses a nearly full moon on its way to Los Angeles International Airport near Whittier, Calif., Dec. 24, 2015. Named the Long Night Moon because it's the first full moon to follow the winter solstice, it's also known as the Cold Moon.