Thinkabara🎄 How many days until Christmas?
Friday, December 25, 2026
🎄 About Christmas
Christmas on December 25 celebrates the birth of Jesus for Christians, and for many American families it is also a season of lights, trees, cookies, carols and gifts. Schools usually close for winter break around it.
Waiting for Christmas with kids
- Make a paper chain with one link for every day left and tear one off each morning.
- Bake and decorate cookies — then deliver a plate to a neighbor.
- Write a letter to Santa, or a thank-you card to someone who helped you this year.
- Read one winter or Christmas story each night.
- Make homemade ornaments from salt dough or paper snowflakes.
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Upcoming dates
- Friday, December 25, 2026
- Saturday, December 25, 2027
- Monday, December 25, 2028
- Tuesday, December 25, 2029
- Wednesday, December 25, 2030
More countdowns
🦃 Thanksgiving🎃 Halloween💌 Valentine’s Day🐣 Easter🎆 Fourth of July☀️ Summer Break🎒 Last Day of School🍎 First Day of School🎉 New Year’s Day🕎 Hanukkah💐 Mother’s Day👔 Father’s Day🏈 Super Bowl Sunday🎩 Presidents’ Day✊🏾 Martin Luther King Jr. Day☘️ St. Patrick’s Day🇺🇸 Memorial Day
Questions and answers
How many days are left until Christmas?
The big number at the top of this page counts the days from today and updates on its own. Christmas is next on Friday, December 25, 2026.
When is Christmas 2026?
Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026. Rule: December 25.
What can kids do while waiting for Christmas?
Make a paper chain with one link for every day left and tear one off each morning. Bake and decorate cookies — then deliver a plate to a neighbor. Write a letter to Santa, or a thank-you card to someone who helped you this year.