Ornaments of Father Christmas and other characters at Christmas market, Winter Wonderland, in Hyde Park, London

Father Nicholas, Santa Claus, reading a book in a sledge, Christmas market, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Santa Claus figurines on the facade of a department store, Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Fuechschen brewery pub, typical Duesseldorf pub in the historic district, Christmas decoration, Ratinger Strasse street, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Santa Claus figure on the bow of the historic ship "Margaret" in the Fleth canal in Buxtehude, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Fuechschen brewery pub, typical Duesseldorf pub in the historic district, Christmas decoration, Ratinger Strasse street, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Santa statue, Christmas market, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Santa Claus figure, detail, with a snow-covered fir tree in his hand, Villa Ambiente, Im Weller, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Colorful Santa Claus figure with gifts, Villa Ambiente, Im Weller, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Father Christmas made of Lego bricks

Colorful Santa Claus figures with gifts, Villa Ambiente, Im Weller, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Detail of a large Santa Claus figure on a Christmas Market, market place, Halle Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Santa Claus figurines on the facade of a department store, Erlangen, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe