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Why Christmas is on December 25
Christmas has been celebrated on December 25 since the 4th century, when the Roman church fixed the date — likely to coincide with existing midwinter festivals. It is remarkably stable as holidays go: unlike Easter, it never moves, which makes counting down to it a simple whole-days calculation. The stretch from late November onward — Advent — is when most of the countdown traditions (calendars, candles, and "how many sleeps") kick in.
Planning ahead
The dates that matter come well before the 25th: most retailers' final standard-shipping cutoff lands around December 18–20, international post closes earlier still (often the first week of December), and popular travel days sell out from about eight weeks ahead. If the counter above reads under 30 days, ordered-online gifts are already in expedited-shipping territory.
About this countdown
Christmas falls on December 25 each year. This page counts whole days from today (in your timezone) to the next Christmas, and updates automatically. Need the gap between any two dates instead? Use the full Age Calculator.
FAQ
When is Christmas?
Christmas falls on December 25 each year.
How many days until Christmas?
This page shows the exact number of days remaining until the next Christmas, and it updates automatically each day.
How many sleeps until Christmas?
A "sleep" is a whole night, so sleeps are the same as the whole days shown above — a child asking on the morning of December 23 has 2 sleeps to go.
Why is Christmas on December 25?
The date was fixed by the Roman church in the 4th century; the earliest surviving record placing it on December 25 dates to 336 AD. Eastern churches that follow the Julian calendar celebrate the same feast on what is January 7 in the modern calendar.
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