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Christmas Countdown — Days Until December 25
The board above is counting down to midnight, December 25th in your own time zone, in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Start it, share the link, and the kids can check the identical countdown on any device without asking you again.
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The board counts down to midnight on the next December 25th in your timezone, shown as days plus hours, minutes and seconds, and it always recomputes the next Christmas when it loads, so it never gets stuck on a date that's already passed. Start it, share the link, and the kids can pull up the identical countdown on any device instead of asking "how many more sleeps?" for the tenth time.
Want to count to Christmas Eve, the start of the school holidays, or the moment presents get opened instead? Use the date-and-time field to pick any moment, then start and share that link. And if you send the link to relatives in another timezone, they'll count down to the same instant you're counting to (your midnight), which keeps everyone's screens agreeing, rather than each showing a separate local midnight.
Common questions
Does this show days as well as hours and minutes?
Yes, countdowns longer than a day display as days plus hours:minutes:seconds, and the format stays fixed for the whole countdown.
Will it still be right if I open it next year?
Yes, the page always computes the NEXT December 25th when it loads, so it never counts to a Christmas that already happened. (A link you've already started and shared is pinned to its specific year, as every shared link is.)
If I send this link to relatives in another time zone, does it count to their own midnight?
No, the link locks in one exact instant (midnight where YOU started it), so relatives elsewhere count down to that same moment on their own clock, not a separate midnight for their zone. If they want their own local countdown, they can start their own timer and share that link.
Can I count down to Christmas Eve instead?
Yes, use the date & time field below to pick December 24th (or any moment), then start and share that link.