How many days until Christmas?
Christmas is on December 25 every year. The counter below shows how many days are left, counted from today's date on your device. For a countdown on your iPhone Home Screen, add Christmas to Photo Countdown and set it to repeat every year.
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Days until Christmas
Christmas is December 25.
How the count works
The counter counts calendar days from today to December 25, without today. On December 24, it shows 1 day. On December 25, it says that Christmas is today. From December 26, it counts to the next Christmas.
Children often count sleeps instead of days. The number is the same: each night moves the count down by one. Many Advent calendars start on December 1, which leaves 24 doors to open before Christmas Day.
The count uses the date on your device. So it changes at midnight where you are, and a friend in another time zone can see a different number for a few hours.
Days until Christmas from the 1st of each month
These numbers are the same every year.
- From July 1: 177 days
- From August 1: 146 days
- From September 1: 115 days
- From October 1: 85 days
- From November 1: 54 days
- From December 1: 24 days
What day of the week is Christmas?
Christmas is always on December 25, but the day of the week changes. It moves one day later each year, or two days when a February 29 comes in between.
- Christmas 2026: Friday
- Christmas 2027: Saturday
- Christmas 2028: Monday
- Christmas 2029: Tuesday
- Christmas 2030: Wednesday
Put a Christmas countdown on your Home Screen
- Open Photo Countdown and tap + to add an event.
- Under What's the occasion?, tap Holiday. This sets Repeats to Every Year.
- Type "Christmas" as the title and pick December 25.
- Add a photo, such as last year's tree or a family picture. You can add up to 10 photos to one event.
- Tap Save. Then touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, and add Photo Countdown.
- Touch and hold the new widget, tap Edit Widget and pick Christmas under Event. A new widget shows your next event, which is not always Christmas.
Because the event repeats every year, the countdown starts over on December 26 on its own. You set it up once. To see the time left in weeks, touch and hold the widget, tap Edit Widget and set Count In to Weeks.
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Other holidays on a fixed date
The same steps work for any holiday that is on the same date every year, for example:
- New Year's Day, January 1
- Valentine's Day, February 14
- Halloween, October 31
- New Year's Eve, December 31
Some holidays move: Easter, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah fall on a different date each year. A yearly repeat can't follow them, so add each one as a one-time event with this year's date.
Questions
How many days until Christmas?
The counter at the top of this page shows it for today. Christmas is always on December 25, so the count goes down by one each day until then. From December 1 there are 24 days to go, from November 1 there are 54, and from October 1 there are 85.
Does the count include today?
No. On December 24, it shows 1 day until Christmas. On December 25, it says that Christmas is today.
How many sleeps until Christmas?
The same as the number of days. Each night you sleep moves the count down by one, and the last sleep is the night of December 24.
Why does a friend abroad see a different number?
The count uses the date on each device. Near midnight, two places in different time zones can be on different dates, so for a few hours the counts differ by one.
Does the widget start over after Christmas?
Yes, when Repeats is Every Year. The Holiday choice sets it for you. On December 25 the widget shows "Now!", and from December 26 it counts down to the next Christmas.
Does Photo Countdown cost anything?
No. Nothing is locked behind a purchase: there is no Premium, and tips are optional. There are no ads and no account.
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