Fireworks explode during a Christmas service at Moscow's Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of Immaculate Conception on December 24, 2009. While most Russians will mark Orthodox Christmas on January 7, 2009 according to the old Julian calendar, western Christmas is about to be celebrated on December 25, by Russia's 600,000-strong Roman Catholic community. AFP PHOTO / ALEXEY SAZONOV (Photo credit should read Alexey SAZONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
