Miniature worlds, infinite wonder
Snow globes at a Christmas market in Heidelberg, Germany (© George Pachantouris/Getty Images)

Traditions that travel
Snowy chapel with Christmas tree in the Bavarian Alps, Germany (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy)

Traditions that travel
Snowy chapel with Christmas tree in the Bavarian Alps, Germany (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy)

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Where holiday magic runs on hooves
Reindeer during winter snowfall, Lapland, Finland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

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Where holiday magic runs on hooves
Reindeer during winter snowfall, Lapland, Finland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

From Hoffmann's pages to global stages
'The Nutcracker' performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Ankara, Türkiye (© Anadolu/Getty Images)

From Hoffmann's pages to global stages
'The Nutcracker' performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Ankara, Türkiye (© Anadolu/Getty Images)

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Birth of the new sun
Dawn light through frosty trees, Sweden (© Schon/Getty Images)

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Birth of the new sun
Dawn light through frosty trees, Sweden (© Schon/Getty Images)

Twinkle, twinkle, paper stars
Christmas star lanterns, Germany (© artas/Getty Images)

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Twinkle, twinkle, paper stars
Christmas star lanterns, Germany (© artas/Getty Images)

High mountains, deep history
Snow-covered landscape at Bormio, Lombardy, Italy (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

High mountains, deep history
Snow-covered landscape at Bormio, Lombardy, Italy (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

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Layers of time in Utah
Temple of the Sun, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Austin Cronnelly/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

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Layers of time in Utah
Temple of the Sun, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Austin Cronnelly/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

Fur, frost, and feast
Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England (© Michael_Conrad/Getty Images)

Fur, frost, and feast
Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England (© Michael_Conrad/Getty Images)

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Tiny hats, big spirits
Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market (© Veronika Seppanen/Shutterstock)

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Tiny hats, big spirits
Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market (© Veronika Seppanen/Shutterstock)

Still waters, bright lights
Lights on Spiegelgracht canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands (© Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images)

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