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Holiday Countdown

Countdown to Christmas, New Year, and other major holidays

Current Time

Thursday, December 18, 2025

10:29:24 AM

🎄

Christmas

Thursday, December 25, 2025

6
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Christmas6 days

🎉 Christmas is less than a week away!

🎆

New Year's Day

Thursday, January 1, 2026

13
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until New Year's Day13 days

💝

Valentine's Day

Saturday, February 14, 2026

57
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Valentine's Day57 days

🐰

Easter

Sunday, April 5, 2026

107
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Easter107 days

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Independence Day

Saturday, July 4, 2026

197
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Independence Day197 days

🎃

Halloween

Saturday, October 31, 2026

316
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Halloween316 days

🦃

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 26, 2026

342
Days
13
Hours
30
Minutes
35
Seconds
Time until Thanksgiving342 days

About Holiday Countdown

Track the time until your favorite holidays with live countdowns. Perfect for planning celebrations, shopping, travel, and building excitement for upcoming special days.

How It Works

  • The countdown automatically updates every second, showing you exactly how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds remain until each major holiday. Holidays are sorted chronologically, so the next upcoming holiday appears first. The progress bar shows how far through the year we've progressed toward each celebration.

Featured Holidays

  • We track major holidays including Christmas, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Easter and Thanksgiving dates are calculated automatically based on their traditional scheduling rules. Easter uses the Computus algorithm, Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November.

Holiday Planning Tips

  • Use these countdowns to plan ahead!
  • For Christmas, most people start shopping 6-8 weeks before
  • For travel, book flights 3-4 months in advance for best prices
  • For party planning, send invitations 3-4 weeks ahead
  • The one-week alerts help you remember last-minute preparations

Why Use This Tool?

  • ✓ Planning Confidence: Know exactly how much time is left so you can schedule travel, shopping, and RSVPs without surprises.
  • ✓ Team Coordination: Share countdowns with coworkers to align PTO, code freezes, and launch calendars around regional holidays.
  • ✓ Family Readiness: Build excitement with kids by checking the timer together and setting mini milestones for decor, baking, and gift wrapping.
  • ✓ Event Marketing: Create urgency for holiday promotions by anchoring campaigns to an exact remaining time window.
  • ✓ Stress Reduction: Turn vague dates into concrete timelines so tasks become manageable checklists instead of last-minute rushes.

Common Questions

  • Q: Can I add my own holidays?
    The preset list covers major celebrations, but you can create personal reminders by duplicating the date math in your calendar and pairing it with our countdown timestamps.
  • Q: Do time zones matter?
    Countdowns use your current device time zone. If you travel, refresh the page to align the remaining time to your new location.
  • Q: What about moving holidays?
    Holidays like Easter and Thanksgiving automatically recalculate each year using their traditional rules so you always see the correct date.
  • Q: Can I share the timer?
    Use the share actions in the app to send a link or summary of the remaining time. Recipients will see updated values when they open it.
  • Q: How far ahead can I plan?
    The list includes the upcoming cycle for each holiday and refreshes annually, so you can prepare months in advance without manual updates.

Pro Tips & Best Practices

  • 💡 Set Milestones: Break big holidays into checkpoints (booking, ordering, shipping, invites) and use the countdown to schedule reminders.
  • 💡 Travel Windows: Compare the countdown to typical flight price drops (often 60-90 days before departure) to time purchases.
  • 💡 Inventory Planning: For businesses, align stock orders with the countdown so replenishment arrives 2-3 weeks before peak demand.
  • 💡 Accessibility: Share text-based countdown summaries for teammates who prefer email updates instead of checking a live timer.
  • 💡 Regional Awareness: Pair this timer with a world clock to coordinate global teams that observe different holidays.

When to Use This Tool

  • Travel Planning: Booking flights and hotels ahead of peak holiday pricing and crowded schedules.
  • Event Hosting: Scheduling invitations, catering orders, and decoration timelines for parties and gatherings.
  • Retail & E-commerce: Timing promotions, shipping cutoffs, and customer communication around key dates.
  • School & Work: Coordinating project deadlines, code freezes, and PTO around major holidays.
  • Family Activities: Planning crafts, movies, and traditions with kids by turning the countdown into a fun checklist.

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