Christmas Countdown
How many days until Christmas? Count down to December 25 with a live timer that follows your local time.
How many days until Christmas?
Christmas is in 61 calendar days.
Christmas Day begins on Friday, December 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM.
Christmas 2026 at a glance
Christmas Day is December 25. This countdown follows the Gregorian calendar date used by the US civil calendar.
- Date
- December 25, 2026
- Day of the week
- Friday
- Countdown ends
- 12:00 AM in your local time
- Observed US holiday
- May differ from December 25 when it falls on a weekend
How the Christmas countdown works
It counts toward your local midnight
The target is 12:00 AM at the start of December 25, based on the date and time settings of your device. People in different time zones can see different amounts of time remaining.
Calendar days and timer days are different
The sentence above the timer counts calendar date changes until December 25. The live timer breaks the remaining time into complete 24-hour days, hours, minutes, and seconds. This is why the calendar-day count can be one higher than the timer’s day number.
Christmas Day gets its own moment
On December 25, the timer reaches zero and displays a Christmas greeting for the whole local day. From December 26, it automatically starts counting toward the following Christmas.
Turn the countdown into a plan
Put travel dates, school breaks, gatherings, and your own holiday traditions on a calendar you can print.
Planning around federal days off? Check the 2027 US holidays and observed dates.
Christmas countdown questions
When is Christmas Day?
This countdown is for December 25. It reaches zero at the beginning of that date in your local time zone.
Why can another countdown show a different number of days?
A countdown may use a fixed time zone or count complete 24-hour periods instead of calendar dates. Here, the calendar-day answer and the live timer’s units are labeled separately.
Does the countdown update automatically?
Yes. With JavaScript enabled, the timer updates every second while this page is open and refreshes immediately when you return to the tab.
What happens on Christmas Day?
The timer displays a Christmas greeting throughout December 25. On December 26, it begins counting toward December 25 of the next year.
Is the observed US Christmas holiday always December 25?
No. For most Monday–Friday federal work schedules, a Saturday Christmas is observed on the preceding Friday and a Sunday Christmas on the following Monday. Christmas Day itself remains December 25. See the 2027 US holiday list for that year’s actual and observed dates.