How many days until Christmas 2026? Christmas countdown

Christmas countdown

Counted for today, in UTC.

More than 4 weeks before Christmas Now

Start the list: the button is at the top and at the bottom of this page. No account and no e-mail.
Type the budget when you set up the list: one amount for everyone. Secret Santa budget.
Send the list's link to your family or friends, with a few words of invitation. Invitation wording.
Couples or people from one household shouldn't draw each other? Once the list is set up, pick who doesn't draw whom. Secret Santa with exclusions.

2–4 weeks before Christmas

The draw: once everyone has joined, click “Draw the letters”. If you pick “On a chosen day” when setting up the list, the draw happens by itself: “Calendar reminder” on the list's page puts it in your calendar, and “Phone notifications” tell you when it's done. Secret Santa rules.
Everyone writes a letter to Santa: what gift, a shop link or a photo. Letter to Santa online.
Not sure what to write in the letter? Answer a few questions and copy the answers. Secret Santa questionnaire.
Looking for a gift within the budget? Secret Santa gift ideas.

1–2 weeks before Christmas

Buy the gift from the letter you drew. Ordering online? Check the delivery time.
Secret Santa from a distance? A parcel by post takes longer, so send it earlier. The address can go in the letter or in a message. Virtual Secret Santa.
Wrap the gift and mark whom it's for. Printable gift tags.
Add a short poem to the gift. Secret Santa poems.

The last week and the holidays

Everyone at one table and no time for a list? Draw names on one phone, taking turns. Secret Santa name picker.
A last-minute gift, or one for a laugh? Funny Secret Santa.
Time left at the table? Play one more game with the gifts. White Elephant rules.

Drawing names for gifts too? Secret Santa on santa.haus.