Oh, dude, Christmas fell on a Thursday in 2014. So, like, if you missed it then, you'll have to wait until 2025 for the next one. But hey, who's really keeping track of these things anyway, am I right?
Christmas Day fell on a Thursday in the years 2003 and 2008. This pattern occurs every 11 years due to the way the Gregorian calendar cycles through days of the week. The next time Christmas will fall on a Thursday will be in 2014, then in 2025, and so on.
Just 2 days ago, in 2010.
It fell on a Friday in 1998. Because of leap year days, current calendar dates will fall on the individual week days in a pattern of 6, 5, 6, and 11 years.(This only works from 1901 to 2099.)Christmas was on a Friday in the years 2009, 1998, 1992, 1987, and 1981.It will again fall on a Friday in 2015.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Christmas day fell on a Sunday in the following years:195519601966
Well, honey, Christmas fell on a Tuesday in the years 2001 and 2007. So, if you're planning your holiday parties or just curious about when you can expect to open your gifts mid-week, now you know. Enjoy your Tuesdays full of festive cheer!
Christmas Day - December 25 - fell on a Saturday in the following years since 1984: 1993, 1999, 2004, 2010.
Besides this coming Christmas in 2011, the last time Christmas fell on a Sunday was in 2004.
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.
The last time that Christmas fell on a Friday was in 1998. 2009.
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.
December 25th, 1990 fell on a Tuesday. The following year Christmas fell on a Wednesday.