German Christmas markets are a beauty to behold

As Christmas comes around the corner, here's a look at the German Christmas markets.

Visitors walk in front of the illuminated Christmas tree near the Christmas market at the Potsdamer Platz square in Berlin. (Photo | AP) 

Christmas stars for sale are illuminated at a vendor's stall on the christmas market at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. (Photo | AP)

People walk over the Christmas market in the center of Muenster, Germany. (Photo | AP)

Stars illuminate the top of tents of the Christmas market at the Gendarmen Markt square in Berlin. (Photo | AP)

Christmas decorations on sale at the Christmas market near the Marienplatz square in Munich. (Photo | AP)

People stand in front of a fountain that is decorated with Christmas lights in downtown Frankfurt. (Photo | AP)

A man looks at decorations on sale at a traditional Christmas market in the center of Muenster, Germany. (Photo | AP)

A girl rides a horse on a merry-go-round on the Christmas market in Frankfurt. (Photo | AP)

People walk in front of a stand decorated with Christmas stars during the Christmas Fair in Erfurt, central Germany. (Photo | AP)

In a long exposure shot, people walk along the Christmas Fair in front of the Cathedral of Mary and St. Severi's Church in Erfurt. (Photo | AP)