There are 58 days until Christmas 2026.
Counted from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with today as day zero.
Christmas 2026
58days
Friday, December 25, 2026.
- In weeks
- 8 weeks and 2 days
- Weekends
- 8
- Sleeps
- 58
- US work days
- 39
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From Wednesday, October 28, 2026, it is 58 days (8 weeks and 2 days) to Christmas 2026, with 39 US work days in between.
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- The date
October 2026
December 2026
Christmas falls on a Friday in 2026, and these are the next six dates.
| Year | Date | Days away |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fri, Dec 25Friday, December 25, 2026 | 58 |
| 2027 | Sat, Dec 25Saturday, December 25, 2027 | 423 |
| 2028 | Mon, Dec 25Monday, December 25, 2028 | 789 |
| 2029 | Tue, Dec 25Tuesday, December 25, 2029 | 1154 |
| 2030 | Wed, Dec 25Wednesday, December 25, 2030 | 1519 |
| 2031 | Thu, Dec 25Thursday, December 25, 2031 | 1884 |
Of the 57 days before Christmas, 39 are US work days.
A US work day here is a Monday to Friday that is not a federal holiday. Counting from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the 57 days before Christmas include 16 weekend days and these federal holidays: Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026). Today and the date are not counted. The federal holidays are the ones OPM lists, on their observed dates.
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82% of 2026 has passed.
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is day 301 of the 365 days in 2026. Christmas is 58 days after it.
Christmas Day is December 25 every year.
The dates in the table are worked out from this rule for each year, not typed in, and checked against these sources:
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Here are five questions about Christmas, answered.
- How many days until Christmas 2026?
- From today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (US Eastern time), it is 58 days until Christmas, Friday, December 25, 2026. That is 8 weeks and 2 days, and today is not counted.
- How many weekends and sleeps until Christmas?
- There are 8 weekends before Christmas, counting each Saturday after today and before the date. A sleep is a night, so there are 58 sleeps.
- How many work days are there until Christmas?
- There are 39 US work days left. The 57 days between today and the date include 16 weekend days, plus Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), which federal offices close for. Work days are Monday to Friday, and neither today nor the date is counted.
- What day of the week is Christmas 2026?
- Christmas falls on a Friday in 2026. After that: Saturday, December 25, 2027; Monday, December 25, 2028; Tuesday, December 25, 2029.
- When is Christmas each year?
- Christmas Day is December 25 every year. The next six dates are in the table on this page.
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