Christmas Day is on 25 December each year in most of the world, including 2025, when it falls on a Thursday.

What is Christmas Day?

  • It is a Christian holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most widely celebrated religious and cultural holidays globally.
  • In many countries, it is a public or national holiday, with schools, many businesses, and government offices closed.

Does the date ever change?

  • The date of Christmas Day in the Gregorian calendar stays the same every year: 25 December.
  • Some Eastern Orthodox churches follow the older Julian calendar, so their religious Christmas services fall on what is 7 January in the Gregorian calendar, even though they are marking the same feast.

Christmas Day in 2025

  • In 2025, Christmas Day is on Thursday, 25 December 2025.
  • Christmas Eve is on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, and many people begin their main celebrations that evening.

Quick forum-style note

In calendar terms, when people ask “when is it Christmas Day,” they almost always mean “what date is Christmas?” and the straightforward answer is: it’s always on 25 December, with the weekday changing year by year.

TL;DR: Christmas Day is always on 25 December (Gregorian calendar); in 2025 it lands on Thursday, 25 December.