Christmas Eve 2023


When is Christmas Eve 2023?

Christmas Eve 2023 is on Sunday, December 24, 2023 (in 91 days).  Calendar for 2023
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What is Christmas Eve?

Christmas Eve, a 1904–05 watercolor painting by Carl LarssonChristmas Eve, a 1904–05 watercolor painting by Carl Larsson
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, the main day of Christmas, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25. It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. It is also the beginning of Christmastide, which begins at sunset or Vespers (sunset evening prayer service, also known as evensong) on Christmas Eve.

One reason celebrations occur on Christmas Eve is because the traditional Christian liturgical day starts at sunset, an inheritance from Jewish tradition. This liturgical day is followed for all days in the Eastern rite[8] and the custom of beginning Christmas celebration (as well as Sunday and the other major festivals) in the preceding evening is preserved in western Churches that have altered the liturgical day to start at midnight, for example the Roman Catholic Church. Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening before holidays.

Since Christian tradition holds that Jesus was born at night, Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at midnight, in commemoration of his birth. The idea of Jesus being born at night is reflected in the fact that Christmas Eve is referred to as "Heilige Nacht" ("Holy Night") in German, "Nochebuena" ("the Good Night") in Spanish and similarly in other expressions of Christmas spirituality, such as the song "Silent Night, Holy Night".

Further reading: Christmas Eve on Wikipedia

When is Christmas Eve 2024?

Christmas Eve 2024 is on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (in 457 days).  Calendar for 2024

Dates for Christmas Eve from 2018 to 2028

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When is ...? Date      Day of the week      Days away     
Christmas Eve 2018      December 24, 2018      Monday      1734 days ago
Christmas Eve 2019      December 24, 2019      Tuesday      1369 days ago
Christmas Eve 2020      December 24, 2020      Thursday      1003 days ago
Christmas Eve 2021      December 24, 2021      Friday      638 days ago
Christmas Eve 2022      December 24, 2022      Saturday      273 days ago
Christmas Eve 2023      December 24, 2023      Sunday      in 91 days
Christmas Eve 2024      December 24, 2024      Tuesday      in 457 days
Christmas Eve 2025      December 24, 2025      Wednesday      in 822 days
Christmas Eve 2026      December 24, 2026      Thursday      in 1187 days
Christmas Eve 2027      December 24, 2027      Friday      in 1552 days
Christmas Eve 2028      December 24, 2028      Sunday      in 1918 days
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Christmas Eve 2023
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