Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2025

As Christmas Eve arrives, millions embrace customs that connect us to our roots—or introduce us to entirely new cultures. In snowy regions like the Bavarian Alps in Germany—a frost-kissed landscape seen in today"s image—festive lights glow against winter"s chill. Elsewhere, the sun blazes brightly: think of the Caribbean, Australia or Brazil, where Christmas often means golden beaches instead of frosty mornings.

© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy

palette

Today in History

All is calm
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
24 Dec 2024Silent night, sparkling lights and hearts full of joy

More Desktop Wallpapers:

An island park
29 Mar 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales
Autumn in Georgia
Let’s have a lek, see?
24 Sep 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
22 May 2025Hay Festival
5 Dec 2025Maya site of Copán
21 Dec 2025Winter solstice
What’s your favorite colour?
4 Apr 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
14 Oct 2024Coco Beach, Goa, India
30 Apr 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
From victory to festivity
Incan ingenuity
13 Feb 2024Pancake Day
26 Aug 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
A mile-high island
14 Nov 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
20 Oct 2023International Sloth Day
A bridge that holds up history
21 Nov 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
3 Feb 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Puffins pucker up
Living in harmony
5 Feb 2024Northern hawk-owl
Lighting the world
5 Nov 2024Guy Fawkes Night
Fit for a king
A berry merry Christmas
Sep 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece