How Many Sundays Until Christmas 2026?

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10 Sundays
until Christmas Day 2026

Counted from today through Sunday, December 20, 2026, which is the last Sunday before Christmas Day 2026.

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The four Advent Sunday dates were worked out by counting back from Christmas Day 2026: Advent always starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which lands on November 29 this year.

How This Page Counts the Sundays

The number of Sundays until Christmas is a count of calendar dates, and the only real question is which Sundays get counted. Different sources draw that line in slightly different places. This page counts every Sunday from today's date onward, up through the last Sunday before Christmas Day. That gives 10.

Christmas 2026 falls on a Friday, so unlike the Fridays count (where Christmas Day itself is a Friday), there's no ambiguity for Sundays. The last Sunday you'll experience before Christmas is Sunday, December 20, 2026, 5 days before the holiday.

Sundays are the rest-and-reset day of the week for most people, and in the Christmas countdown they take on extra weight: Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so Sundays literally structure how the church season is observed.

Every Remaining Sunday, With Dates

The full list, from the next Sunday through the last Sunday before Christmas:

  1. 1.Sunday, August 2, 2026
  2. 2.Sunday, August 9, 2026
  3. 3.Sunday, August 16, 2026
  4. 4.Sunday, August 23, 2026
  5. 5.Sunday, August 30, 2026
  6. 6.Sunday, September 6, 2026
  7. 7.Sunday, September 13, 2026
  8. 8.Sunday, September 20, 2026
  9. 9.Sunday, September 27, 2026
  10. 10.Sunday, October 4, 2026
  11. 11.Sunday, October 11, 2026
  12. 12.Sunday, October 18, 2026
  13. 13.Sunday, October 25, 2026
  14. 14.Sunday, November 1, 2026
  15. 15.Sunday, November 8, 2026
  16. 16.Sunday, November 15, 2026
  17. 17.Sunday, November 22, 2026
  18. 18.Sunday, November 29, 2026 First Sunday of Advent
  19. 19.Sunday, December 6, 2026 Second Sunday of Advent
  20. 20.Sunday, December 13, 2026 Third Sunday of Advent
  21. 21.Sunday, December 20, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Advent

What the Sundays Mean for Christmas Planning

Advent's start date isn't fixed to a specific date on the calendar. It's always the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so depending on what day of the week Christmas falls on, Advent can begin anywhere from late November to as late as December 3. In 2026, that puts the four Advent Sundays on November 29, December 6, December 13, and December 20, each one tied to a specific candle in most liturgical traditions: hope, peace, joy, and love, with the fourth candle lit just five days before Christmas itself.

Family and church routines. For anyone whose weekly rhythm centers on Sunday, each remaining Sunday is a natural planning window, with the first Sunday of Advent landing on November 29 this year.

📌 Note on Advent: The first Sunday of Advent falls on November 29, 2026, three Sundays before the last Sunday before Christmas, December 20.

How many Sundays are there until Christmas 2026?

There are 10 Sundays until Christmas Day 2026, counted from today through Sunday, December 20, 2026. Christmas Day itself falls on a Friday.

When is the last Sunday before Christmas 2026?

The last Sunday before Christmas Day 2026 is Sunday, December 20, 2026.

What day of the week is Christmas 2026?

Christmas Day 2026 falls on a Friday.

How many weeks until Christmas?

The Sundays count above gives you a rough sense of how many weeks remain until Christmas Day 2026, since one Sunday falls in nearly every calendar week. For the exact weeks-and-days figure, see how many weeks until Christmas.