Christmas Countdown 2026: How Many Days Until Christmas (and How to Put It on Your iPhone)

Christmas 2026 is Friday, December 25.

How many days until Christmas 2026

Days, hours, and minutes until Christmas

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… sleeps until Christmas

This count is calculated in your browser. It is not a fixed number.

You can add this countdown to your iPhone Lock Screen. The steps are in How to Add a Countdown Widget to Your iPhone (Lock Screen and Home Screen).

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2026 federal holidays table lists "Friday, December 25 | Christmas Day." Christmas Eve 2026 is Thursday, December 24, the day before that Friday. The days, hours, and minutes above count the time until that Christmas Day starts, using this device's clock. Sleeps are the nights remaining until Christmas morning in this time zone. Nothing is sent off this page.

Put a Christmas countdown on your iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen

Countdown Central: Events by Tecmanic can show one event on the Lock Screen, the Home Screen, and the Dynamic Island. You can count down to a date or up from one. Workday mode counts Monday through Friday. The app also includes calendar import. This page does not list prices. Taptronics, L.L.C. ships a different app, Countdown Central: Event Timer. The App Store link below is Countdown Central: Events by Tecmanic.

Open Countdown Central: Events and create an event named Christmas. Set the date to December 25, 2026 and count down to it. Leave Workday mode off if you want every calendar day, including Saturday and Sunday. If the date is already on your calendar, you can use calendar import instead of typing it.
Add that event to the Lock Screen. The exact controls are in How to Add a Countdown Widget to Your iPhone (Lock Screen and Home Screen). Create the Christmas event first, then follow that guide and pick this event.
Add it to the Home Screen too, if you want the count next to your apps. The same guide covers that step. The same event can also show in the Dynamic Island.

The product page is Countdown Central: Events. Download Countdown Central: Events on the App Store.

Christmas countdown apps for iPhone

These are fairly described alternatives, based on what each live US listing says. This is not a ranking.

Simple Count (listed on the App Store as Simple Countdown Widget App) says it has Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Live Activities with Dynamic Island support.
Pretty Progress says its countdown widgets go on the Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Kounts says it has Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown on the day of the event.
Countdown by Find Appiness says it has Lock Screen widgets (circular and inline) and Home Screen widgets.

Count down to New Year's Eve next

A guide for counting down to New Year's Eve is coming later.

FAQ

What day of the week is Christmas 2026?

Friday, December 25.

When is Christmas Eve?

Thursday, December 24, 2026.

How many sleeps until Christmas?

The sleeps number above is the nights remaining until Christmas morning. It is computed in your browser, in this device's time zone. It is not a fixed number.