How Many Days Until Christmas?
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Days until the holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
The countdown at the top shows the exact number of days, hours and minutes left until December 25, based on your device's clock. On November 1 there are 54 days to go; on December 1 there are 24.
Christmas Day 2026 falls on a Friday. Christmas Eve is Thursday, December 24, and New Year's Day 2027 is also a Friday.
Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November, which in 2026 is November 26. Black Friday follows on November 27.
No. Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1) are federal holidays. Christmas Eve is not, although some employers give the day or the afternoon off.
How long until Christmas?
The countdown shows how many days, hours, minutes and seconds are left until Christmas Day, December 25, counting to midnight on your own device's clock and updating every second. For kids, it also shows how many sleeps are left: the number of nights to go equals the number of days.
For example, on November 1 there are 54 days until Christmas, on Thanksgiving (November 26, 2026) there are 29, and on December 1 there are 24.
Holiday calendar 2026
| Holiday | Date | Day | Federal holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | November 26, 2026 | Thursday | yes |
| Black Friday | November 27, 2026 | Friday | no |
| Cyber Monday | November 30, 2026 | Monday | no |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2026 | Thursday | no |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 | Friday | yes |
| New Year's Eve | December 31, 2026 | Thursday | no |
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2027 | Friday | yes |
Planning around the holidays
- Long weekends. Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on a Friday in 2026, so each gives a three-day weekend. Taking December 28 to 31 off turns that into 10 days in a row with only 4 days of PTO.
- Shipping. Carriers publish their holiday shipping deadlines each year; for ground shipping within the US, plan to send gifts at least a week before Christmas.
- Budget. Decide what you can spend before Black Friday. If you put gifts on a card, the credit card minimum payment calculator shows how long the balance takes to clear if you only pay the minimum.
Counting down to something else? The countdown calculator works for any date, and the date calculator adds or subtracts days from a date.