The Christian religious holiday may not arrive until December 25, but secular and commercial festivities have been in full swing for almost a month already. Increasingly the non-religious aspects of the holiday are celebrated even in countries without a strong Christian tradition. Gathered here are images of preparations from around the world as it begins to look a lot like Christmas.
People pass by the display of Gaga's Workshop at luxury department store Barneys in New York November 22, 2011. Barneys is teaming up with pop singer Lady Gaga for a Christmas holiday campaign. (Kena Betancur/Reuters)
People take part in a ceremony to send a Christmas tree to the Vatican near Rakhiv, Ukrain on November 23, 2011. Each year a country from different parts of Europe donates a tree to be erected in St. Peter's Square. (Lozhef Kish/Reuters) #
A sheep wears a Christmas costume during a promotional event at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea on November 24, 2011. (Jo YongHak/Reuters) #
Stands are illuminated at the Christmas Market in Frankfurt, Germany on November 23, 2011. Organisers expect around three million visitors. (Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images) #
Christmas lights illuminate Vienna's city center Am Graben on November 24, 2011. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters) #
A worker installs a steel Christmas tree outside a shopping mall in Beijing on November 25, 2011. (Andy Wong/AP) #
Workers load Christmas trees into a lorry on the Duncombe Park Estate in Helmsley, England on November 25, 2011. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters) #
Christmas snow domes on display at the traditional Christmas market at the Old Town in Nuremberg, Germany on November 25, 2011. (Matthias Schrader/AP) #
A tourist looks at a reindeer display for Christmas celebrations in front of the skyline of the financial district in Singapore on November 26, 2011. (Joel Boh/Reuters) #
Franciscan monks take part in a ritual mass ceremony of the Franciscan Fathers at Santa Cathrina Church at the compound of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank City of Bethlehem on November 26, 2011. (Musa Al-Shaer/AFP/Getty Images) #
Fireworks explode around a Christmas tree during the lighting ceremony at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro on November 26, 2011. (Andre Durao/Reuters)#
Santa Claus trainees learn how to speak and walk in preparation for Christmas Day at the "Santa Claus Academy" in Tokyo on November 27, 2011. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)#
A vendor serves hot wine at the traditional Christ Child market near Strasbourg Cathedral in Strasbourg, France on November 27, 2011. The oldest French Christmas market has been held annually since 1570. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters) #
Cameron Ganno gets a greeting from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer while being held by Kim Werth during the 59th Annual Quincy Christmas Parade in Quincy, Mass. on November 27, 2011. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)#
Santa Claus waves from the roof of Sydney's Queen Victoria Building on November 28, 2011. (Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)#
Brothers Beckman, Preston, and Westley Giang are transfixed by holiday lights on November 27, 2011 at their house in Brea, Calif. (Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/AP)#
Penguins take a walk at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, Japan on November 13, 2011. (Itsuo Inouye/AP)#
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SHYJITH M
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