National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for December 25, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
December 25, 2026 celebrates Christmas Day, plus 2 more. Every year on December 25th, over 2 billion people around the world celebrate Christmas Day. Traditionally, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Nonreligious people and those of different faiths celebrate the day as a cultural event.
Read the full story →Events that occurred on December 25 throughout history
Johann Georg Palitzsch sights Halley's comet. His sighting confirms Edmund Halley's prediction of the comet's passage and it is the first comet to return as predicted.
The first regularly scheduled steam locomotive passenger train in the United States made its first run. Named the Best Friend of Charleston, it covered six miles that Christmas Day, connecting 141 passengers to and from State and Dorchester Roads and Sans-Souci in Charleston, South Carolina.
For the first time, Bing Crosby performed White Christmas by Irving Berlin on his self-named weekly radio show.
Hubble Space Telescope gets new lenses. Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery complete maintenance work installing corrected optics. December 25th Celebrated (And Not So Celebrated) Birthdays
Longer-running observances that include this date.
Universal Human Rights Month
Month
Bingo's Birthday Month
Month
Operation Santa Paws | December 1-24th
Month
Learn A Foreign Language Month
Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Month
International Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness Month
Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Month
Safe Toys And Gifts Month
Month
National Tie Month
Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Month
Root Vegetables And Exotic Fruit Month
Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Month
Showing the first 12 — See all months for December.
