The Twelve Days of Christmas 2020

When is The Twelve Days of Christmas 2020?

What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?

The Twelve Days of Christmas, also called Christmastide ("Christmas time") and sometimes referred to as Twelvetide, is another name for the festive Christmas season celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It starts on Christmas Day, December 25, and ends on January 5 of the following year, known as Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve. It is a period of celebration, feasting and Saints' Days.

It is a common misconception that the Twelve Days of Christmas are the twelve days before Christmas, coinciding with Advent and culminating in Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, however this is incorrect! Infact the Twelve Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day, considered the "First Day of Christmas".

They encompass a number of important religious and secular celebrations, including Christmas Day on December 25, St. Stephen's Day/Boxing Day on December 26 (also called "Second Christmas Day" or "Second Day of Christmas" in some countries), Childermas (or the Feast of the Holy Innocents) on December 28, New Year's Eve on December 31, New Year's Day on January 1, and Twelfth Night/Epiphany Eve on the evening of January 5. However, Christmas Eve on December 24 and Epiphany on January 6 are not part of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

While for most Western Christian churches the Twelve Days of Christmas fall on the dates listed on this page, for some denominations they start only on December 26 and last until January 6 of the following year.

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is also the title of a popular English song, describing a series of gifts given on each of the twelve days of the Christmas season. The song starts as follows:

      On the First day of Christmas my true love sent to me
      a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

      On the Second day of Christmas my true love sent to me
      Two Turtle Doves
      and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

and continues like this for every of the twelve days, adding a new gift in every verse and repeating and accumulating the already received gifts.

When is The Twelve Days of Christmas 2021?

Dates for The Twelve Days of Christmas from 2015 to 2025

The next occurrence of The Twelve Days of Christmas is marked in red.

Year	The Twelve Days of Christmas starts on	The Twelve Days of Christmas ends on
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2015	Friday, December 25, 2015	Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2016	Sunday, December 25, 2016	Thursday, January 5, 2017
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2017	Monday, December 25, 2017	Friday, January 5, 2018
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2018	Tuesday, December 25, 2018	Saturday, January 5, 2019
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2019	Wednesday, December 25, 2019	Sunday, January 5, 2020
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2020	Friday, December 25, 2020	Tuesday, January 5, 2021
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2021	Saturday, December 25, 2021	Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2022	Sunday, December 25, 2022	Thursday, January 5, 2023
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2023	Monday, December 25, 2023	Friday, January 5, 2024
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2024	Wednesday, December 25, 2024	Sunday, January 5, 2025
The Twelve Days of Christmas 2025	Thursday, December 25, 2025	Monday, January 5, 2026
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