Celebrities on Vacay During the Holiday Season

Host of American Idol, and numerous other radio and television programs, Ryan Seacrest. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Famous host Ryan Seacrest rang the year in on Time Square in NYC and was photographed 1709 miles away the next day in St. Barths where he was spotted paddle boarding with gorgeous girlfriend Julianne Hough.

Meanwhile, actress Jessica Alba and her family headed off to tranquil Cabo San Lucas Mexico, where actress Jennifer Aniston and her sexy fiancee, Jason Theroux along with Jimmy Kimmel, Emily Blunt and hubby John Kransisky rented an amazing villa oceanside where they spent lazy afternoons sipping on cocktails and soaking up the sun.

Jennifer Aniston (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hawaii also had it's share of celebrities flocking to it's gorgeous shores like Jude Law with his kids frolicking in the ocean, while Steven Tyler went scuba diving, and Jessica Simpson announced that Yes! indeed, she is pregnant.

Not everyone decided to go sunny side, some decided to hit the snowy slopes to spend their holiday vacation.  Singer Mariah Carey and actress Uma Thurman headed down to Aspen, CO, while singer Taylor Swift and Harry Styles headed to Park City, Utah.

The holiday period between Christmas week and New Years week is the time we all take to relax, spend it with family, and indulge into whatever we want until our little hearts are content - well, the same thing can be said about celebrities who always take this time of year to be just like one of us.

Only their vacations look nothing like ours!

Check out paparazzi shots of celebrities while on vacation during the 2012 holidays here!