If the holidays really are the most wonderful time of the year, then by all logic December's magazine covers should offer some of the best photographs of 2012. So far, this month's crop of glossy imagery isn't disappointing: Marion Cotillard looks stunning swaddled in red silk on the cover of Harper's Bazaar UK, while Taylor Swift makes refreshingly monochromatic appearances on the covers of Elle Canada and American Bazaar. But let's not forget the models — Candice Swanepoel looks hauntingly beautiful on the cover of 10 Magazine, and Kate Moss's enduring beauty graces the covers of Elle Japan and Vanity Fair.
A look at the December covers we've seen so far, here in the gallery.
The last month of the year is finally here! You may be geared up for holiday parties, gift giving and peppermint mocha coffee breaks, but are you ready for the end-of-the-year (and decade!) push, raise (or no raise) season, and 2009 deadlines? 
