The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, gestures as he rides a camel in the Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival. (Photos: Xinhua)

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, takes photos with a visitor inside his Santa's House in the Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, takes selfies near Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, rides a camel in the Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, gestures as he rides a camel in the Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, walks on Jerusalem's Old City walls on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, takes photos with visitors near Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.

The "Jerusalem Santa", a Palestinian dressed up as Santa Claus, gestures outside his Santa's House in the Jerusalem's Old City on Dec. 19, 2019, as people around the world prepare to celebrate the festival.