Christmas countdown
How many days until Christmas? The exact time until December 25th - live, in whatever unit you like.
How this Christmas countdown works
Christmas Day is always December 25. The counter above runs to the very start of that day, 00:00 on December 25, using your device’s clock and time zone. That is why someone in Sydney reaches zero many hours before someone in New York. The moment Christmas Day begins, the counter moves on to next year’s Christmas, so this page always shows the next one.
Switch the unit to see the same gap in a different way: months and weeks feel right early in the year, days in the autumn, and hours or seconds on Christmas Eve.
Christmas dates for the next five years
| Year | Date | Day of the week |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 25, 2026 | Friday |
| 2027 | December 25, 2027 | Saturday |
| 2028 | December 25, 2028 | Monday |
| 2029 | December 25, 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | December 25, 2030 | Wednesday |
The weekday changes how the public holiday is observed, and the rules differ by country. In the US, a federal holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and one on a Sunday on the Monday after. In the UK, a Christmas Day on a weekend gets a substitute bank holiday on the next weekday. Check your own employer or school calendar before you book travel.
A simple Christmas planning timeline
- Six to eight weeks out: set a gift budget and list, and book travel if you are going away.
- Three to four weeks out: order anything shipping from overseas, and look up your postal service’s last posting dates, which they publish every year.
- One to two weeks out: plan the meals, write cards, and wrap as gifts arrive.
- Christmas Eve: fresh food, last wrapping, and switch this counter to hours.
If a delivery deadline matters more than the day itself, track it separately with the countdown to any date tool.
Put the Christmas countdown on your Home Screen
- Install Left on your iPhone and open Ahead.
- Tap Add a date ahead and search for Christmas. The ready-made date is set to December 25 and repeats every year, with a reminder a week before that you can change.
- Save it, then add Left’s Ahead widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen, touch and hold it, tap Edit Widget and choose Christmas.
Left’s widgets are free, and the free plan includes 2 countdowns. The countdown widget page covers sizes, Lock Screen options and Live Activities.
Questions
How many days until Christmas?
The live counter at the top of this page shows the exact number for your time zone. As a rule of thumb, Christmas is 100 days away on September 16 and 50 days away on November 5.
Does the countdown use my time zone?
Yes. It counts to 00:00 on December 25 using your device’s clock and time zone, so it reaches zero at the start of Christmas Day wherever you are.
What day of the week is Christmas 2026?
Christmas 2026 is on a Friday. Christmas 2027 is on a Saturday and Christmas 2028 is on a Monday.
Can I get a Christmas countdown widget on my iPhone?
Yes. In Left, add the ready-made Christmas date from Ahead. It repeats every year, and you can show it in an Ahead widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen.
Start noticing what matters.
Download Left on your iPhone to see the time you have left, dates you are looking forward to, build the habits you want to keep, and become a better version of yourself.
Scan or search "Left" on the App Store.