How many days until Christmas?

Christmas Day 2026 is Friday, December 25. The clock below counts down to midnight on Christmas morning in your own time zone, in days, hours, minutes, seconds and sleeps.

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Christmas Day 2026 is Friday, December 25.

How much of the year has gone by.

When is Christmas this year?

Christmas Day is always December 25. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, and Christmas Eve is Thursday, December 24. The countdown above runs to 12:00 a.m. on December 25 in the time zone your device uses, so it reaches zero at the moment Christmas morning starts where you are.

Most churches in the West, and most countries, keep Christmas on December 25. Many Orthodox churches still follow the older Julian calendar for church holidays, so their Christmas falls on January 7.

YearChristmas EveChristmas Day
2026Thursday, Dec 24Friday, Dec 25
2027Friday, Dec 24Saturday, Dec 25
2028Sunday, Dec 24Monday, Dec 25
2029Monday, Dec 24Tuesday, Dec 25
2030Tuesday, Dec 24Wednesday, Dec 25
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The North Pole on a snowy night, a few sleeps before Christmas.

How many sleeps until Christmas?

A sleep is one night in bed. Count the nights between tonight and Christmas morning and you have the sleeps. Before Christmas Eve, the number of sleeps is the same as the number of days left on the calendar: on December 24 there is one sleep to go, and on December 23 there are two.

Younger kids often find sleeps easier than days. A number like 70 days is hard to picture; "70 more bedtimes" is something they can tick off. Some families cross off a paper chain link or open one door of an advent calendar each night.

Things to do while you wait

Put this countdown on your own site

Teachers, bloggers and families can add the countdown to any web page for free. Copy this code into your page. It shows the days until Christmas and updates by itself.

Christmas countdown questions

How many weeks until Christmas?

Divide the days left by seven. The countdown above shows the exact days; when it reads 70 days, that is 10 weeks.

Does the countdown use my time zone?

Yes. It reads the clock on your phone or computer, so it hits zero at midnight on December 25 where you are, not at a fixed time somewhere else.

Is Christmas always on December 25?

For most people, yes. Many Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas on January 7 because they use the Julian calendar for church dates.

What happens after Christmas?

On December 25 the countdown says it's Christmas. From December 26 it starts counting to next Christmas.

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