How many days until Christmas?
A live countdown in your time zone. Bookmark it and check back any time.
– days to go
- Date
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- Weeks
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- Sleeps
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- Hours
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When is Christmas?
Christmas Day is 25 December every year. The countdown above updates live, down to the second, in your own time zone.
In many homes the countdown really starts with the first Sunday of Advent, four Sundays before Christmas, or with an Advent calendar on 1 December. Shops start much earlier: Christmas stock often appears in October.
Questions people ask
How many sleeps until Christmas?
The number of sleeps is the number of nights left before Christmas morning, shown in the sleeps box above. It updates automatically every day.
What day of the week is Christmas this year?
The date box above shows the weekday Christmas falls on this year.
When should I post Christmas cards?
Postal services publish last posting dates each year, usually in early to mid December for domestic mail and earlier for overseas.