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How Many Days Until Christmas? Countdown Calculator

See how many days until Christmas, with weeks, sleeps, hours and the weekday for the next five years.
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Days until Christmas in short
  • Christmas Day is always December 25, so the count only depends on today’s date.
  • From October 26 there are 60 days to go, which is 8 weeks and 4 days.
  • The weekday changes each year: Friday in 2026, Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028 and Tuesday in 2029.
  • The calculator also shows sleeps, hours, minutes, weekdays and weekends left.
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How to use the days until Christmas calculator

1

Open the calculator

The countdown to Christmas is already selected, so the answer shows as soon as the page loads.

2

Read the days left

The main result shows the days left, with the weekday and full date. Below it you get weeks and days, sleeps, hours, minutes, and the weekdays and weekend days in between.

3

Switch the date if you like

Use the Count down to menu to pick another holiday, a season, or your own date.

4

Check future years

The Next five dates list shows the date and weekday for each of the next five years.

How the Christmas countdown works

Christmas Day falls on the same date every year, December 25. The calculator takes today’s date from your device and counts the whole days to the next December 25. If today is Christmas Day it says so, and from December 26 it switches to next year’s Christmas.

How the date is found

Days left = December 25 − today

Weeks and days = days left ÷ 7, with the remainder in days

Sleeps = days left, one night for each day

Christmas Eve is December 24 and New Year’s Eve is December 31. Pick them in the menu.

Worked examples

From October 26 to Christmas

Counting from October 26 to December 25.

October 26 to October 31 is 5 days, November adds 30 and December adds 25, which makes 60.

Christmas Day by year

The date stays put and the weekday moves.

The weekday moves one day forward each year, and two in a leap year.

Thanksgiving to Christmas

Thanksgiving 2026 is on November 26.

The gap changes with the date of Thanksgiving, which falls between November 22 and 28.

Where this countdown helps

Shopping and gifts

Plan gift buying and shipping deadlines backwards from the date.

Travel planning

Know how long you have to book flights and trips.

Days until Halloween

See the halloween countdown.

Days until Thanksgiving

See the thanksgiving countdown.

Christmas Eve and Day

Some people count to Christmas Eve, when many celebrate, or to the last day of work before the holiday. Use the Count down to menu for Christmas Eve, or pick your own date to count to a day off.

Days until Christmas FAQ

Open the calculator and the number of days to the next December 25 is shown at the top. From October 26 it is 60 days.

Christmas Day is December 25 in the Gregorian calendar used in the United States.

Sleeps are the nights between today and Christmas Day, which equals the number of days left. The calculator shows it as Sleeps to go.

Divide the days left by 7. For 60 days that is 8 weeks and 4 days.

The headline shows the weekday and full date, and the Next five dates list shows the weekday for the next five years.

No. The count is from today to Christmas Day, so today is not counted. On December 24 the answer is 1 day.

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