# 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 TeamPredict counts US work days too (Monday to Friday, minus federal holidays), so payroll, leave and deadlines can be planned before the date. ## Pick another start date to count to Christmas from it. Start date Today From Wednesday, October 28, 2026, it is 58 days (8 weeks and 2 days) to Christmas 2026, with 39 US work days in between. See which of your own people may be leaving, before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) ## This calendar shows today and Christmas 2026, with the days between them tinted. _Figure: A calendar with today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and Christmas 2026, Friday, December 25, 2026. The days counted between them are tinted._ 1 whole month in between is not drawn. ## Christmas falls on a Friday in 2026, and these are the next six dates. The date of Christmas in 2026 and the five years after it 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](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/), on their observed dates. _Figure: The 57 days between today and Christmas: 39 us work days, 16 weekend days, 2 federal holidays._ The [business days calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/business-days-calculator) counts work days between any two dates, and the [date calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/date-calculator) adds or subtracts any span from a date. ## 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. _Figure: A bar for the year 2026, 82 percent of it passed. Today is day 301 of 365. Christmas 2026 is day 359._ Christmas 2026 is day 359 of 365. ## 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: - [US Office of Personnel Management: federal holidays and the days they are observed](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/) ## These nearby holidays have their own countdowns. - [Thanksgiving29 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/thanksgiving) - [Black Friday30 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/black-friday) - [New Year65 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/new-year) - [Hanukkah37 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/hanukkah) [Every holiday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until) is on one page, and the [birthday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/my-birthday) counts to a date you pick. ## 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. ## Turnover is cheaper to prevent than to calculate. TeamPredict flags resignation risk early from public LinkedIn signals, giving you lead time to retain your best people before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) No charge today ยท Cancel anytime