Malta is one of 15 places named by CNN as "the most Christmassy of 2015".

The article says that visiting cribs is an integral part of Christmas in Malta.

"Every year, residents proudly open their shutters, and sometimes even their garage doors, to display their holy crib confections to the public.

On a grander scale, the Bethlehem f'Għajnsielem is a life-size nativity experience spread over 20,000 square metres of formerly abandoned fields.

The carolers outside St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta is cited as adding to the Christmas cheer, as well as the annual pantomime at the Manoel Theatre and the Toys Museum.

The other 14 places mentioned in the article are Bath in England, Barcelona in Spain, New York in the US, Nuremberg in Germany, Quebec City in Canada, Reykjavik in Iceland, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, Strasbourg in France, Queenstown in New Zealand, Valkenburg in The Netherlands, Santa Claus in Indiana, Honolulu in Hawaii, Lapland in Finland and Salzburg in Austria.