How many days until Christmas Eve
A live countdown to December 24, for the dinner, the gifts, and the last-minute errands.
The event time is read in this zone. “Your time zone” uses this device’s clock.
Pick the date of your event
Enter a date (and a time if you have one) to start the countdown. You can save it to come back to it.
Time left
Christmas
Exact time
In numbers
Days are calendar days: today does not count and the day of the event does.
Coming up
My events
You have not saved any yet. In “My event” you can create a countdown and save it: it stays on this device only.
My live countdowns
Your saved countdowns, all ticking at once. Select one to see it large.
How it counts
We use the date and time of your device, or the time zone you choose under “Time zone”, so you can count down to an event in another country. If you change the zone, the countdown adjusts by itself. Events you save stay in this browser and are not sent anywhere.How to use it
- Pick a date from the list (Christmas, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, July 4th, and more) or switch to “My event”.
- In “My event”, type a name, a date, and optionally a time. Turn on “Repeat every year” for birthdays and anniversaries.
- Read the calendar days left, the exact time ticking live, and how many of those days fall Monday through Friday.
- Save the event to find it again, select “Full screen” to show it on a screen, or select “Copy link” to share the same countdown.
- Under “My live countdowns” you see every saved event ticking at once. “Embed on a site” copies a code to paste the countdown into another page, and you can turn on a sound for when it reaches zero.
Frequently asked questions
What time does the Christmas Eve countdown end?
At 12:00 AM on December 24, the start of the day. If you want to count down to dinner, choose “My event”, enter December 24 with the time, and turn on “Repeat every year”.
What day of the week is Christmas Eve?
In 2026 it falls on Thursday, December 24; in 2027, on Friday, December 24; and in 2028, on Sunday, December 24.
Countdown to Christmas Eve
The clock shows calendar days and the exact time until 12:00 AM on December 24. When the day arrives it switches to “Today”, and the day after it begins counting toward next year.
If you would rather count to Christmas Day itself, pick Christmas in the countdown clock. Both countdowns can be saved and watched at once under “My live countdowns”.
Updated on October 1, 2026