Christmas and New Year's Day both fall on Saturday when the respective dates align with that day of the week. For instance, in 2021, Christmas was on December 25 and New Year's Day on January 1, 2022, both falling on a Saturday. This occurrence happens roughly every 6 to 11 years due to the way the calendar shifts. Notably, this alignment can also happen in years when December 1 is a Saturday, as it affects the subsequent weekends in December and January.
Christmas Day - December 25 - fell on a Saturday in the following years since 1984: 1993, 1999, 2004, 2010.
In 2010, Christmas Day - December 25 - fell on a Saturday.
December 25th, 1990 fell on a Tuesday. The following year Christmas fell on a Wednesday.
No. Christmas Day in 2017 will be on a Monday. Christmas Day will not be on a Saturday again until 2021.
Most of the time, when a certain date falls on a certain weekday, in the following year it falls on the following weekday. But when the period between the date and the same date a year later includes the leap year date February 29, the next occurance of the date falls instead on the second weekday after the previous occurance. In 2006, Christmas fell on Monday. In 2007, Christmas fell on Tuesday. Because 2008 was a leap year, Christmas "skipped" Wednesday. In 2008, Christmas fell on Thursday. In 2009, Christmas fell on Friday. In 2010, Christmas fell on Saturday. In 2011, Christmas fell on Sunday. Because 2012 was a leap year, Christmas "skipped" Monday. In 2012, Christmas fell on Tuesday. In 2013, Christmas fell on Wednesday. In 2014, Christmas will fall on Thursday. In 2015, Christmas will fall on Friday. Because 2016 is a leap year, Christmas will "skip" Saturday. In 2016, Christmas will fall on Sunday. In 2017, Christmas will fall on Monday.
December 25th, 2004 was a Christmas Day that fell on, Saturday.
Our calendar year consists of 365 days and 365 days is not divisible by seven or the number of days in a week. As such, the day on which Christmas falls changes from year to year. In 1909 Christmas Day fell on a Saturday.
Since 1900, Christmas has been on Saturday these years:1909, 1915, 1920, 1926,1937, 1943, 1948, 1954,1965, 1971, 1976, 1982,1993, 1999, 2004, 2010The pattern is 6-5-6-11 years between occurrences, and of course, New Year's Day follows the same pattern... so bankers rejoice! We won't be robbed of two Federal holidays again until 2021!
December 24, 1960, which was Christmas Eve, fell on a Saturday.
Christmas day will be on a Saturday in 2010.
2000 - Monday 2001 - Tuesday 2002 - Wednesday 2003 - Thursday 2004 - Saturday (leap year) 2005 - Sunday 2006 - Monday 2007 - Tuesday 2008 - Thursday (leap year) 2009 - Friday 2010 - Saturday
Christmas Day 1962 was a Tuesday.