How Many Days Until Christmas?
A live countdown to Christmas Day in your time zone, with sleeps, weeks and weekends to go and a fullscreen mode for the classroom.
- Live to the second
- Sleeps & weeks
- Christmas Eve option
- Fullscreen
Christmas countdown
Christmas Day is on December 25 every year. In 2026 it falls on a Friday, and in 2027 on a Saturday. This countdown shows exactly how long is left in days, hours, minutes and seconds, using your device’s own time zone, so it reaches zero at midnight wherever you are. It also shows the number of sleeps (nights) to go, weeks and days, weekdays and weekends remaining, and how far through the year you are since last Christmas. Switch to Christmas Eve if your family celebrates on December 24.
How to use the Christmas countdown
- Open the page: the countdown starts immediately in your time zone.
- Read the days, hours, minutes and seconds, and the sleeps, weeks and weekends below.
- Choose Christmas Eve if you celebrate on December 24.
- Select Fullscreen to show the countdown on a classroom board, TV or second monitor.
Christmas dates and timing
- Christmas Day 2026 is Friday, December 25; Christmas Day 2027 is Saturday, December 25.
- Sleeps are the nights between today and Christmas morning: the number of calendar days left.
- Many Orthodox churches celebrate on January 7 under the Julian calendar.
- The countdown resets the day after Christmas, ready for next year.
Why use this countdown
- Live to the secondDays, hours, minutes and seconds, updated in real time in your own time zone.
- More than a numberSleeps, weeks, weekdays, weekends and Fridays left, plus progress since last year.
- Fullscreen for classrooms and TVsOne click turns the countdown into a big display for a classroom, office or party.
- No ads in the way, no sign-upLoads fast, works offline once open, and nothing about you is stored.
Common uses
- Kids asking “how many sleeps?”. The sleeps count answers it every night.
- Classrooms. Put the countdown on the board in fullscreen during December.
- Shopping and shipping. Count the weekends left for gift shopping.
- Advent and planning. Track progress through the season.
Planning ahead? Print a 2027 calendar, check the 2027 holidays, organise a Secret Santa, or count working days with the business days calculator.
Example: early October
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, there are 76 days until Christmas Day 2026: 10 weeks and 6 days, 76 sleeps, about 54 weekdays and 10 weekends.
What to expect from the result
The countdown uses your device clock and time zone. If your clock is wrong, the countdown will be too. Browsers slow timers in background tabs, but the time shown is recalculated whenever the tab is visible.
How Many Days Until Christmas? questions
How many days until Christmas?
The countdown at the top of this page shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds until Christmas Day, December 25, in your time zone. It updates live.
How many sleeps until Christmas?
Sleeps are the nights left before Christmas morning, shown in the Sleeps box. It equals the number of calendar days until December 25.
What day is Christmas 2026?
Christmas Day 2026 is on Friday, December 25. Christmas Eve is Thursday, December 24.
How many weeks until Christmas?
See the Weeks box for weeks and days left. From early October it is about 10–11 weeks.
Can I show the Christmas countdown fullscreen?
Yes. Select Fullscreen for a large display that works well on classroom boards and TVs. Press Esc to exit.