Christmas Day is 25 December every year. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, in 2027 on a Saturday and in 2028 on a Monday. The page shows the weekday for whichever year it is counting to.

How is the countdown worked out?

Christmas is a fixed date, so the tool takes 25 December of this year if it is still ahead or is today, and 25 December of next year otherwise, then counts the whole calendar days from today in your time zone. The clock under the number counts down the hours, minutes and seconds to midnight at the start of Christmas Day where you are.

Does the count include Christmas Day itself?

The count is the whole days from today to Christmas: on Christmas Eve it reads 1 day, and on Christmas Day it reads Today with the time left in the day. On 26 December the page counts to the following Christmas, 364 days away in most years and 365 when a 29 February lies between.

How many working days are left until Christmas?

The Working days row counts the Mondays to Fridays after today up to and including 25 December. Public holidays are not taken out, so if Christmas Day falls on a weekday it is counted as one. For a count with public holidays removed, use the business days calculator.

What about Christmas Eve or Boxing Day?

Type 24 December in the Date field for Christmas Eve. Boxing Day, 26 December, is in the table of holidays under the result, and picking it there counts to it.

How Many Days Until Christmas?

A live countdown to Christmas Day, 25 December, in days, weeks and days, hours and seconds, with the working days and weekends left and the day of the week it falls on. The date is fixed by rule, so this page counts to the next Christmas in every year without being edited.

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Holidays come from rules, not a list of dates. Christmas, Halloween and New Year are fixed; Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November, Mother’s Day the second Sunday of May, Memorial Day the last Monday of May; Easter is the Western date from the Gregorian formula; Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. The moveable ones follow the US calendar. For a span between any two dates use the date calculator; for hours and minutes between two moments, the duration calculator.

Common questions

When is Christmas?: Christmas Day is 25 December every year. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, in 2027 on a Saturday and in 2028 on a Monday. The page shows the weekday for whichever year it is counting to.
How is the countdown worked out?: Christmas is a fixed date, so the tool takes 25 December of this year if it is still ahead or is today, and 25 December of next year otherwise, then counts the whole calendar days from today in your time zone. The clock under the number counts down the hours, minutes and seconds to midnight at the start of Christmas Day where you are.
Does the count include Christmas Day itself?: The count is the whole days from today to Christmas: on Christmas Eve it reads 1 day, and on Christmas Day it reads Today with the time left in the day. On 26 December the page counts to the following Christmas, 364 days away in most years and 365 when a 29 February lies between.
How many working days are left until Christmas?: The Working days row counts the Mondays to Fridays after today up to and including 25 December. Public holidays are not taken out, so if Christmas Day falls on a weekday it is counted as one. For a count with public holidays removed, use the business days calculator.
What about Christmas Eve or Boxing Day?: Type 24 December in the Date field for Christmas Eve. Boxing Day, 26 December, is in the table of holidays under the result, and picking it there counts to it.

Days are counted on the civil calendar from today in your time zone, and holidays are computed from their rules (Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November, Easter from the Gregorian formula), so the countdown is right in every year. Hours and seconds tick from your device's clock.