Countdown · UK and US
Christmas 2026 is 88 days away
There are 88 days until Christmas on Friday 25 December 2026, which is 12 weeks and 4 days. Counting from today, Monday 28 September 2026, that leaves 64 working days in England and Wales and 61 US federal working days once weekends and public holidays come off, and 24 weekend days.
Date
25 Dec 2026
Friday
Calendar days
88
12 weeks and 4 days
UK working days
64
England and Wales
US working days
61
federal holidays off
Weekend days
24
12 Saturdays, 12 Sundays
UK bank holidays in the count: none.
US federal holidays in the count: Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026).
Updated daily; counted from Monday 28 September 2026.
When Christmas is
Christmas Day is always 25 December. According to GOV.UK it is a bank holiday across the UK, and 5 U.S.C. 6103 makes it a US federal holiday.
Why the date moves
The date never moves, but the weekday moves on by one each year, or two after 29 February. When 25 or 26 December falls at a weekend, the UK gives substitute bank holidays on the next weekdays, and the US observes Christmas on the Friday before a Saturday or the Monday after a Sunday.
Public holidays before Christmas
Between today and Friday 25 December 2026, the England and Wales count takes off no bank holidays, and the US count takes off Columbus Day (12 Oct 2026), Veterans Day (11 Nov 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (26 Nov 2026). Holidays that fall at a weekend are already out of the count.
Christmas dates for the next 5 years
Worked out from the rule above; days away are counted from today.
| Year | Christmas Day | UK bank holidays (E&W) | US day off | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | Fri 25 Dec, Mon 28 Dec | Fri 25 Dec | 88 days |
| 2027 | Saturday | Mon 27 Dec, Tue 28 Dec | Fri 24 Dec | 453 days |
| 2028 | Monday | Mon 25 Dec, Tue 26 Dec | Mon 25 Dec | 819 days |
| 2029 | Tuesday | not yet published | Tue 25 Dec | 1,184 days |
| 2030 | Wednesday | not yet published | Wed 25 Dec | 1,549 days |
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Days until other dates
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- New Year's Day (1 Jan 2027)
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Common questions
How many days until Christmas?
There are 88 days until Christmas 2026 on Friday 25 December 2026, counted from today, Monday 28 September 2026. The count includes the day itself and every weekend day in between.
How many weeks until Christmas?
It is 12 weeks and 4 days until Friday 25 December 2026. That takes in 12 full weekends and 24 weekend days, counting today but not the day itself.
How many working days are there until Christmas?
Counting today but not Friday 25 December 2026, there are 64 working days in England and Wales and 61 in the US. The UK figure takes off no bank holidays and the US figure Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Day.
What day of the week is Christmas 2026?
Christmas 2026 is on a Friday, 25 December 2026. The one after is on a Saturday, 25 December 2027, 453 days from today.
Which days are bank holidays at Christmas 2026?
In England and Wales the Christmas bank holidays in 2026 are Fri 25 Dec, Mon 28 Dec, from the GOV.UK list. In the US, Christmas Day is observed on Fri 25 Dec. When 25 or 26 December is at a weekend, the UK moves the day off to the next weekday.
Sources and assumptions
- Calendar days: the target date minus today. Working days: Monday to Friday from today up to the day before the target date, the way the Days Between Dates calculator counts them.
- UK working days take off England and Wales bank holidays from the GOV.UK feed, including substitute days. Scotland and Northern Ireland have different bank holidays.
- US working days take off federal holidays on the day they are observed under 5 U.S.C. 6103. States and employers can add their own holidays.
- GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales)
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: US federal legal public holidays
- OPM: Federal holidays and observed dates
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