--- title: "When Is Christmas 2021? Date, Day & Countdown | CalendarBest" description: "Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021. See the countdown, the observed day off, how the date is set, and Christmas dates through 2026." canonical_url: "https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021. See the countdown, the observed day off, how the date is set, and Christmas dates through 2026." "og:image": "https://calendarbest.com/og-image-calendar.png" "og:title": "When Is Christmas 2021? Date, Day & Countdown | CalendarBest" "twitter:description": "Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021. See the countdown, the observed day off, how the date is set, and Christmas dates through 2026." "twitter:image": "https://calendarbest.com/og-image-calendar.png" "twitter:title": "When Is Christmas 2021? Date, Day & Countdown | CalendarBest" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://calendarbest.com/llms.txt) ## Day of the week **Saturday** ## Day off **Observed Fri, Dec 24** Falls on a Saturday, so the federal day off moves. ## Countdown **Day 359 of 2021** 358 days after January 1. ## **How the Date of Christmas Is Determined** Always December 25. On a Saturday the federal day off is Friday December 24; on a Sunday, Monday December 26. ## **Christmas Dates 2021–2026** | Year | Date | Weekday | Day off | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2021 | December 25 | Saturday | Observed Fri, Dec 24 | | [2022](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2022) | December 25 | Sunday | Observed Mon, Dec 26 | | [2023](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2023) | December 25 | Monday | Same day | | [2024](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2024) | December 25 | Wednesday | Same day | | [2025](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2025) | December 25 | Thursday | Same day | | [2026](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2026) | December 25 | Friday | Same day | ## **Christmas 2021 FAQ** ### **When Is Christmas 2021?** Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021. ### **Is Christmas a federal holiday?** Yes. Christmas is a US federal holiday. In 2021 it falls on a Saturday, so the federal day off is Friday, December 24, 2021. ### **How is the date of Christmas determined?** Always December 25. On a Saturday the federal day off is Friday December 24; on a Sunday, Monday December 26. ### **When Is Christmas 2022?** Christmas 2022 is on Sunday, December 25, 2022. ## **Print December 2021 with Christmas** Open December 2021 in the builder, add your plans around Christmas, and export a PDF. [Customize December 2021](https://calendarbest.com/builder?month=2021-12) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://calendarbest.com"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Holidays","item":"https://calendarbest.com/holidays"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Christmas 2021","item":"https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021"}]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When Is Christmas 2021?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Christmas a federal holiday?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Christmas is a US federal holiday. In 2021 it falls on a Saturday, so the federal day off is Friday, December 24, 2021."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How is the date of Christmas determined?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Always December 25. On a Saturday the federal day off is Friday December 24; on a Sunday, Monday December 26."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"When Is Christmas 2022?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Christmas 2022 is on Sunday, December 25, 2022."}}]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Free calendar-to-PDF generator with a visual builder. Design monthly or yearly calendar layouts and export high-quality PDFs.","inLanguage":"en","name":"CalendarBest","url":"https://calendarbest.com/","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://calendarbest.com/builder?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"publisher":{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#identity"},"workTranslation":[{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/de#website"},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/fr#website"},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/es#website"},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/it#website"},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/pt#website"}]},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Christmas 2021 is on Saturday, December 25, 2021. See the countdown, the observed day off, how the date is set, and Christmas dates through 2026.","name":"When Is Christmas 2021? Date, Day & Countdown","url":"https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#website"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021"]}],"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#logo"}},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#identity","@type":"Organization","description":"Free calendar-to-PDF generator with a visual builder. Design monthly or yearly calendar layouts and export high-quality PDFs.","name":"CalendarBest","url":"https://calendarbest.com","logo":{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#logo"}},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/holidays/christmas/2021#/schema/software-application/1","@type":"SoftwareApplication","applicationCategory":"DesignApplication","name":"CalendarBest","operatingSystem":"Web","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https://schema.org/InStock","price":0,"priceCurrency":"USD","priceValidUntil":"2027-12-30T00:00:00.000Z"}},{"@id":"https://calendarbest.com/#logo","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"CalendarBest","contentUrl":"https://calendarbest.com/logo.png","inLanguage":"en","url":"https://calendarbest.com/logo.png"}]} ``` ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://calendarbest.com/sitemap.md) for all pages.