How Many Days Until Christmas 2026? Free Countdown & Sleeps

When is Christmas 2026?

December 25 every year. Christmas on December 25 is celebrated by Christians as the birth of Jesus, and by many others as a holiday of gifts, decorations, music, family meals and time off work.

In 2026, Christmas falls on a Friday. In 2025 it was on a Thursday, December 25. In 2027 it will be on a Saturday, December 25.

How the Christmas date is worked out

The date never changes, only the day of the week. Each year it moves one weekday later (two after a February 29), so it cycles through all seven days. In the next 10 years it lands on a Saturday or Sunday 3 times. How we calculate every date.

Countdown to Christmas: how many days till Christmas in weeks and sleeps

The countdown counts calendar days from today to Christmas, so on the day before it shows 1. The weeks box splits that into whole weeks and days, the weekdays box counts Monday to Friday (useful for work and school planning, though public holidays are not taken out), and sleeps are the nights left. The timer counts down to midnight at the start of Christmas in your own time zone.

Christmas dates for the next 7 years

Year	Date	Day of the week
2026	December 25, 2026	Friday
2027	December 25, 2027	Saturday
2028	December 25, 2028	Monday
2029	December 25, 2029	Tuesday
2030	December 25, 2030	Wednesday
2031	December 25, 2031	Thursday
2032	December 25, 2032	Saturday

Is Christmas a federal holiday?

Yes. Christmas is one of the 11 annual US federal holidays set in law (5 U.S.C. § 6103). Federal offices and the post office close, banks that follow the Federal Reserve calendar close, and most schools and many employers give the day off. Private employers decide for themselves. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, so the day off is the day itself.

Planning tip

Use the weekday count to plan: it is the number of working days you have left to buy gifts, post parcels and finish projects before the break.

Frequently asked questions

How many days until Christmas?

Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026. The countdown at the top of this page shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, worked out live in your own time zone.

When is Christmas 2026?

Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026. The rule: December 25 every year.

How many weeks until Christmas?

Divide the days in the countdown by seven: the "Weeks" box above shows the whole weeks and the days left over, so you can plan week by week.

Is Christmas a federal holiday?

How many sleeps until Christmas?

The same as the number of days until Christmas. Children count one sleep for each night, so on December 24 there is just one sleep left.

How many sleeps until Christmas?

One sleep for each night before Christmas Day, so the number of sleeps is the same as the number of days in the countdown. On Christmas Eve there is one sleep left.

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