Under heavy security a woman leaves the Mar Hanna church after attending Christmas day mass in Qaraqosh on December 25, 2016 in Mosul, Iraq. The predominantly Christian towns of Bartella and Qaraqosh on the outskirts of Mosul were recently liberated from ISIL as part of the Mosul offensive. The towns were heavily damaged and churches burned and defaced while under ISIL control. Christian communities around Mosul are celebrating Christmas Day as the Mosul offensive continues. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)





Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas at an Orthodox church in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, Iraq December 25, 2016. (Photo by Khalid al Mousily/Reuters)





A camera operator dressed as Santa Claus as the New England Patriots play the New York Jets in the third quarter of their NFL game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, 24 December 2016. (Photo by C.J. Gunther/EPA)





Counter terrorism unit of Police hold their nose after the suicidal vest explosion by the militants at Ashkona in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 24, 2016. Two female militants along with two children surrendered to the cops, 1 female and a teen militant killed themselves during police raid by exploding suicidal vest outside their den while acting to surrender to the cops. (Photo by Anik Rahman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Indians participate in an attempt to create a world record of mass Shirodhara, an Ayurveda therapy that involves gently pouring meditated oil over the forehead, in Ahmadabad, India, Saturday, December 24, 2016. The event was held to create awareness about Ayurveda practice, the traditional Hindu system of medicine. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Representatives of different religions and officials light a candle of a Menorah during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, in Istanbul, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Photo by Emrah Gurel/AP Photo)





People stand opposite a blaze that erupted in a fuel tank at Oil Refineries Ltd in the Israeli northern city of Haifa December 25, 2016. Oil Refineries Ltd. located in the bay area of Haifa, is Israel's largest Oil refinery. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)





An Iraqi odontology student dressed in a Santa Claus outfit distribute gifts to impoverished children outside their shanty home in the Iraqi holy Shiite city of Najaf on December 25, 2016. (Photo by Haidar Hamdani/AFP Photo)





Revolutionary War re-enactors walk along a path before the re-enactment of Gen. George Washington's Christmas Day crossing to New Jersey on Sunday, December 25, 2016, in Washington Crossing, Pa. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP Photo)





Indian children dressed up as Santa Claus stand next to a crib of infant Jesus during mass prayer at a church in Bhopal, India, 25 December 2016. Although Christians represent only a bit more than two percent of the Indian population, Christmas Day is celebrated throughout the country. (Photo by Sanjeev Gupta/EPA)





The old aerial bomb after being disposed in Ausgburg, Germany, 25 December 2016. For the defusing of an old aerial bomb, some 54,000 residents have had to vacate their apartments within a 1.5 kilometre radius of the bomb site. The stadium is serving as accommodation for evacuated residents and the car park as a depot for the city buses. (Photo by Stefan Puchner/EPA)





A swimmer makes his way through Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park during the Peter Pan Cup, an annual Christmas Day swim in London, Britain, 25 December 2016. The event, which has run every Christmas since 1864, sees outdoor swimming enthusiasts from the Serpentine Swimming Club dive into the chilly lido to see who can be first to swim 100 meters. The waters usually drop below 4ºC (40ºF) degrees in the winter, so swimmers need to be acclimatized to the freezing temperatures before participating in the race. The Peter Pan Cup is only open to members of the Serpentine Swimming Club who have qualified during the season. (Photo by Andy Rain/EPA)





Indian Christian devotees watch a fireworks display marking Christmas Eve outside St. Peter's Church in Allahabad on December 24, 2016. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





An athlete dressed as a clown jumps into the Mediterranean sea as he takes part in the Copa Nadal in the Spanish port of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, December 25, 2016. The Copa Nadal (Christmas Cup) is a traditional swimming competition that takes place in Barcelona every December 25th, where participants swim 200 meters in the open sea in the port of Barcelona. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





A picture shows a portrait of Valery Khalilov, Chief conductor and artistic director of Alexandrov song and dance ensemble placed next to candles, flowers and a drawing of a plane at the home stage building of the Alexandrov Ensemble (The Red Army Choir), in Moscow, on December 25, 2016, after a Russian military plane which included dozens of Red Army Choir members crashed. The Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on December 25, with no sign of survivors among the 92 onboard, who included dozens of Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops. Russia's defence ministry said a body had been recovered from the Black Sea. (Photo by Alexander Utkin/AFP Photo)





Rescuers unload fragments and remains from a boat, found at the site of the Tu-154 plane crash near Sochi, Russia, 25 December 2016. According to media reports, a Tupolev-154 Russian airplane carrying at least 92 people disappeared from radar and crashed into the Black Sea after taking off from an airport in Sochi on 25 December. The plane which was flying to Latakia, Syria, was reportedly carrying 65 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, eight crew members, nine Russian journalists as well as Russian civil activist, Doctor Yelizaveta Glinka (Doctor Liza). (Photo by Yevgeny Reutov/EPA)





A Russian woman holds a candle in memory of victims of the Defence Ministry's Tu-154 plane crash near Sochi, Russia, 25 December 2016. Tupolev-154 Russian airplane had 93 people on board, 8 crew members, 9 Russian TV journalists and the others mostly members of Alexandrov Song and Dance ensemble. The plane headed to Syria to support Russian military airbase servicemen. (Photo by Yevgeny Reutov/EPA)





Rescuers carry fragments and remains, found at the site of the Tu-154 plane crash near Sochi, Russia, 25 December 2016. (Photo by Yevgeny Reutov/EPA)





A woman lights a candle at the well-known military choir's building in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, December 25, 2016, after a plane carrying 92 people, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, crashed into the Black Sea minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi. The Russian plane was headed for an air base in Syria, Russia's Defense Ministry said. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)





Russian servicemen stand at the shores of the Black Sea near the crash site of a Russian military Tu-154 plane, in the Sochi suburb of Khosta, Russia December 25, 2016. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Candles in memory of passengers and crew members of Russian military Tu-154 plane, which crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, are pictured next to a picture of a plane at an embankment in the resort city of Sochi, Russia December 25, 2016. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Christian children wearing Santa hats play in a slum area on December 25, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many Christians in Nepal celebrate Christmas by copying traditional European Christmas symbols. (Photo by Tom Van Cakenberghe/Getty Images)





A soldier from Resolute Support (RS) troops dressed as Santa Claus, waves from a military helicopter during a football match to commemorate the Christmas Truce of 1914 at the ISAF Headquarters, in Kabul, Afghanistan December 25, 2016. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





Swimmers prepare to start the annual Christmas day race in the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park in London, Britain, December 25, 2016. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





Runners dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual Christmas race on the streets of Skopje, Macedonia December 25, 2016. (Photo by Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)





A damaged road is seen after a quake at Tarahuin, on Chiloe island, southern Chile, December 25, 2016. (Photo by Alvaro Vidal/Reuters)





People dressed as Stormtroopers from Star Wars Rogue One walk in Times Square on Christmas Day in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 25, 2016. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)





Shoppers at the front of the queue take a selfie outside the David Jones Elizabeth St store during the Boxing Day sales on December 26, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Boxing Day is one of the busiest days for retail outlets in Sydney with thousands taking advantage of the post-Christmas sale prices. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)





George Michael performs during the “Live 25” tour concert in Rome, Italy on July 21, 2007. George Michael dies aged 53 from heart failure at home on Christmas Day, December 25, 2016. The star – real name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou – had sold more than 100 million records worldwide. (Photo by Maria Laura Antonelli/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People shoot with air rifles at the “Stalin Line” memorial near the village of Goroshki, Belarus on December 24, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Palestinians watch a performance by Christian scouts at Manger Square, outside the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)





A Christian worshipper prays after lighting a candle on Christmas Eve at the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo)