Christmas Countdown 2026
How many days until Christmas?
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
With the spread of Christianity beyond Europe and North America, the celebration of Christmas was transferred to societies throughout the non-Western world.
In most European countries, gifts are exchanged on Christmas Eve, December 24, keeping with the notion that the baby Jesus was born on the night of the 24th. However, the morning of December 25 has become the time for the exchange of gifts in North America.
How long until Christmas?
Christmas falls on Friday, 25 December 2026, which is 56 days away — 8 weeks, or roughly 1.8 months. That is 1,344 hours on the countdown above, which updates every second.
It is marked in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Dates and customs differ between them, so check local listings for public-holiday status.
Christmas dates and weekdays
Christmas is fixed to 25 December, so the weekday shifts each year:
| Christmas 2026 | Friday, 25 December 2026 | 56 days away |
| Christmas 2027 | Saturday, 25 December 2027 | 421 days away |
| Christmas 2028 | Monday, 25 December 2028 | 787 days away |
| Christmas 2029 | Tuesday, 25 December 2029 | 1,152 days away |
| Christmas 2030 | Wednesday, 25 December 2030 | 1,517 days away |
| Christmas 2031 | Thursday, 25 December 2031 | 1,882 days away |
Holidays
| Boxing Day | 26/12/2026 | 57 days |
| New Year | 01/01/2027 | 63 days |
| Epiphany | 06/01/2027 | 68 days |
| Martin Luther King Day | 20/01/2027 | 82 days |
| Australia Day | 26/01/2027 | 88 days |
| Chinese New Year | 29/01/2027 | 91 days |