The holiday comes to us: New Year's lights 2013

So, the count is already on the days - the New Year 2014 is almost on the threshold! And again, rooms, houses and entire streets are dressed up for the upcoming holiday. Luxurious Christmas trees “grow” on the squares, buildings are illuminated with multi-colored garlands, a solemn and cheerful atmosphere hovers around. Let's all take a walk together in different cities of the world and see who dressed up for the New Year.

(Total 22 photos)

1. Christmas trees in front of the Monte Carlo casino in Monaco. (Photo by Lionel Cironneau/Associated Press)

2. A huge tree in the department store Galeries Lafayette in Paris. (Photo by Charles Platiau/Reuters)

3. Illuminated figurine of Santa Claus in Berlin. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

4. Christmas tree on Place Vendôme in Paris. (Photo by Charles Platiau/Reuters)

5. Christmas lights at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

6. Illuminated Christmas market in Berlin. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

7. New Year's installation at the Christmas market in Berlin. (Photo by Markus Schreiber/Associated Press)

8. 36-meter Christmas tree in Stockholm. (Photo by Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency)

9. A girl is photographed against the background of the New Year's decorations in a shopping center in Berlin. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

10. Christmas lights in Berlin. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

11. Arched entrance to the Mission Inn Hotel - a historic site in Riverside, California. Nearly 4 million lights will illuminate the area until January 5th. (Photo by The AAA Four Diamond Historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa)

12. Christmas market in Erfurt, Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer/Associated Press)

13. Singers rehearse for the Christmas choir at the Performing Arts Center in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. (Photo by Natalie Kolb/The Muskegon Chronicle)

14. Spectators came to watch the lights during a seasonal event in Tokyo. (Photo by Koji Sasahara/Associated Press)

15. Fireworks over the Christmas tree on Lake Lagoa in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press)

16. Biltimore in Asheville, North Carolina, decorated for Christmas and New Years. (Photo by The Biltmore Company)

17. Tourists photograph the wall on which the story of the birth of Jesus Christ is written in Melbourne. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

18. Fireworks over the Capitol after the tree lighting ceremony in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Al Goldis/Associated Press)

19. Christmas decorations on the Champs Elysees in Paris. (Photo by Christophe Ena/Associated Press)

20. A Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center rises above the famous ice rink in New York. About 45,000 energy-saving light bulbs decorate the 23-meter tree. (Photo by Kathy Willens/Associated Press)

21. Christmas decorations at Flinders Street station in Melbourne. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

22. Santa Claus in a cork wood carriage is suspended from balloons near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Installation by artist Nasser Volant. (Photo by Charles Platiau/Reuters)