When is Christmas Day 2026?
Friday,
December 25
93 days from today.
- Day of week
- Friday
- Against 2025
- Same date
- Days away
- 93
Why Christmas Day falls when it does in 2026
Christmas Day 2026 falls on Friday.
Days off around Christmas Day in 2026
Christmas Day 2026 gives 3 consecutive days off, Friday, December 25, 2026 to Sunday, December 27, 2026.
This is the part that changes: the date of Christmas Day moves by a day or two each year, and whether that makes a three-day weekend, a four-day one or nothing at all depends entirely on which weekday it lands on.
Christmas Day 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | |||||||
| 50 | |||||||
| 51 | |||||||
| 52 | Christmas Day | ||||||
| 53 |
Within a week of Christmas Day in 2026
Which dates fall near Christmas Day changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- YuleMonday, Mon, Dec 21
- Christmas EveThursday, Thu, Dec 24
- New Year's EveThursday, Thu, Dec 31