When is Christmas?
The date of Christmas Eve 2010 is Friday 24 December
The date of Christmas Day 2010 Saturday 25 December
The date of Boxing Day 2010 Sunday 26 December
What is Christmas?
Christmas is the Christian festival that celebrates the birth of Christ. Most non-christians in western countries are happy to join in with the celebrations. Western Europeans have been celebrating winter festivals around this time for many thousands of years.