"The message of Christmas reminds us that inspiration is a gift to be given as well as received, and that love begins small but always grows... I wish you all a very happy Christmas," the 90-year-old monarch said, in the pre-recorded message.
In the southern hemisphere where the scorching sun dominates, Australia is seeing Santa Clauses dressed in shorts and walking in bare feet along the beaches to give out Christmas gifts.
VIGILANT CHRISTMAS
However, amid the happiness, the Australian government has also asked people to be on alert in this festive season, urging locals to report any suspicious activity and unusual behavior in the wake of a foiled terror plot earlier this week.
A lorry ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in downtown Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 and injuring 50 others. Though it is relieving that the suspect Anis Amri was confirmed dead in a shootout with Italian police in Milan and would no longer pose a danger, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told reporters on Friday that threats from extremists "remains high" in Germany and Berlin would not scale down security.
The Berlin truck terror attack is stretching the nerves of many countries celebrating the holiday officially, who keep reminding its people to stay vigilant while enjoying the festive season.
In France, where a more appalling truck crash masterminded by the Islamic State (ISIS) struck in its Rivera city of Nice on July 14 killed 86 people, an additional 3,000 military officers have been deployed to preserve calm during festive events across the romantic country where a state of emergency has been extended for the fifth time due to a persistent terror alert.
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