Panoramic view of the Christmas Market in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (© Eye Ubiquitous/Superstock)(Bing United Kingdom)

The Pennine Alps near Zermatt, Switzerland (© AirPano)(Bing United Kingdom)

Wildcat in Scotland (© Pete Cairns/Minden Pictures)(Bing United Kingdom)

Central Park, New York City, USA (© EschCollection/Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

Magnificent sea anemone host with blackfinned clownfish (© Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures)(Bing United Kingdom)

The Kjeragbolten boulder on Kjerag, a mountain, Rogaland, Norway (© Nataliia Anisimova/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

Festival of Lights, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France (© Age Fotostock)(Bing United Kingdom)

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales (© Chris Warren/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

Waitomo Caves, New Zealand (© Chris McLennan/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

Zêzere River in Covão da Ametade, Serra da Estrela mountains, Portugal (© Joel Santos/Corbis)(Bing United Kingdom)

A stoat displaying its winter coat (© Berndt Fischer/age fotostock)(Bing United Kingdom)

Christmas market on Princes Street, Edinburgh (© Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

Bohemian waxwings eating rowan berries (© Chuck Haney/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

Black Butte, seen from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon, USA (© Marc Adamus/Aurora Photos)(Bing United Kingdom)

The Trafalgar Square Menorah, London (© Stephen Chung/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

View of painted buildings, Salvador Bahia, Brazil (© John W Banagan/Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

Elk near Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (© Todd Korol/Aurora Photos)(Bing United Kingdom)

Holiday market in Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic (© Michal Sula/Rex Features)(Bing United Kingdom)

Christmas decorations on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (© Neil Farrin/Rex Features)(Bing United Kingdom)

People carry lanterns at the Burning The Clocks Festival on December 21, Brighton, England (© Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

Le Chateau Frontenac after a snow storm, Quebec City, Canada (© Korivo/Alamy)(Bing United Kingdom)

Christmas lights in a palm tree at a winery, Temecula Valley, California, USA (© Richard Cummins/Corbis)(Bing United Kingdom)

Bristly haircap moss (Polytrichum piliferum), Nijmegen, Netherlands (© Misja Smits/Minden Pictures)(Bing United Kingdom)

Model train set amidst a winter scene (© Terry Wilson/Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

Clifton Bridge in winter, Bristol (© Daugirdas Tomas Racys/Getty Images)(Bing United Kingdom)

The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (© Andy Clark/Corbis)(Bing United Kingdom)

Eurasian lynx in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany (© Konrad Wothe/Minden Pictures)(Bing United Kingdom)

Whooper swans, Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Japan (© Ben Cranke/Corbis)(Bing United Kingdom)

Blue jay (© Christophe Sidamon-Pesson/Minden Pictures)(Bing United Kingdom)

Fireworks on the glacial lake Jökulsárlón, Iceland (© Norbert Eisele-Hein/Aurora Photos)(Bing United Kingdom)