Top 10 Christmas 2019 celebrations near me

Let's check out the Top 10 Christmas celebrations across the world

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK

The power would light up a forest of Christmas trees on Manger Square and on Christmas Eve  in the Old City. St. Catherine's Cathedral, for the Midnight Mass service, is the spot to be as the clock strikes 12.
  

NEW YORK CITY, USA

 

At the Rockefeller Center in early December, the world's highest Christmas tree is illuminated. Ice skating below is a must for winter visitors as the window displays in the largest department stores in New York are checked out. Complete with a "The Nutcracker" New York Ballet performance for a Christmas straight out of the central casting.

SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE, FINLAND

   Rug up and head north to Finland's Arctic Circle when too much Santa is never enough.

BONDI BEACH, AUSTRALIA

Come on December 25, the beach serves as a lure for backpackers a long way from home, partying together with other "Santa survivors." Bands and DJs rock the Pavilion, everyone checks out everyone else, and a festive atmosphere prevails. Things you usually don't have for Christmas dinner: swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses.

MIDNIGHT MASS, THE VATICAN, ITALY

The Eternal City is magical at any time of year, but December has an extra frisson, with roasted chestnuts sold on every corner and the city awash with presepi (nativity scenes)-check them out on St Peter's Square, Piazza Navona, and in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli on the Capitoline Hill. The most visitors were drawn by the Vatican. Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter's Basilica, or on Christmas Day at noon, is an affair to remember.

DUBLIN, IRELAND

Life is abundant on the streets of Dublin in the lead-up to the big day and the craic flows. In the Docklands, there are the 12 Christmas Market Nights, cheesy pantos, Christmas lights, ice skating, and Temple Bar markets and holiday cheer. Don't miss the carols in the Cathedral of St. Patrick.

NUREMBERG, GERMANY

If buying now makes you think about heaving department stores, you might want to experience the magical Christkindlesmarkt (Christmas Market) at the Hauptmarkt in Nuremberg. Here, 180 stalls supply shoppers with gifts, snacks, cookies, gingerbread and desserts warmed by sizzling bratwurst and mulled wine. Visit after dark when a fairy-tale spectacle is generated by colored lights.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

Zurich wins our vote for its Christmas market oodles (don't miss the one inside the train station), guided city walks on the Christmas theme, and the enchanting Christmas tree that comes alive on Werdmuhleplatz.

TOKYO, JAPAN

Tokyo's Christmas is a fairy-lit, religious-free experience. In Japan, celebrating the New Year is usually more important than Thanksgiving, but that's what happens when non-Christians celebrate Christmas, and with pleasure: dazzling over - the-top decorations and lighting. A fitting run-up to the 2020 Olympic Games
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico, a small island with a great personality, promises a sunny Christmas with a salsa beat and a spit-roasted pig side dish. Until early December to the Three Kings Day on January 6, celebrations begin. Churches hold dawn masses rich with Christmas carols from mid-December, while exuberant roving bands of carolers ride from house to house and make merry. Christmas Eve is the major feast, followed by Midnight Mass. For festive lights, travel to the Plaza de Armas City Hall and the Paseo de la Princesa, a fairy-lit promenade.