How we count minutes
There are 1,440 minutes in a day, so this number falls by that much every 24 hours. It is a fun one to watch with kids on Christmas Eve.
See also hours and seconds until Christmas.
| From midnight on | Time left until Christmas 2026 |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1 November 2026 | 77,760 minutes |
| Sunday 15 November 2026 | 57,600 minutes |
| Friday 27 November 2026 | 40,320 minutes |
| Tuesday 1 December 2026 | 34,560 minutes |
| Tuesday 15 December 2026 | 14,400 minutes |
| Thursday 24 December 2026 | 1,440 minutes |
All the other units
The same wait in every unit. Tap one to open its page.
How many minutes until Christmas?
The number above shows how many minutes until Christmas, from right now to midnight on Christmas morning. There are 1,440 minutes in a day, so the figure falls by 1,440 every 24 hours and by 10,080 every week.
A number this big is fun because it is so clearly falling. Leave this page open while you wrap presents and you can watch it tick down minute by minute.
Minute maths
- 1 hour = 60 minutes
- 1 day = 1,440 minutes
- 1 week = 10,080 minutes
- The whole of December up to Christmas morning = 24 days, or 34,560 minutes
- A typical Christmas film = about 100 minutes, so you could watch roughly 14 films a day if you never slept
For a slower-moving count, see hours until Christmas. For a faster one, see seconds until Christmas.
What you can do with 10, 30 and 60 minutes
Short gaps add up in December. Some ideas sized to the minutes you have:
- 10 minutes: write three Christmas cards, or try five questions from the Christmas trivia quiz.
- 30 minutes: bake a tray of gingerbread biscuits from our Christmas recipes, or wrap four presents.
- 60 minutes: decorate the tree with the Jingle Bells button switched on.
The last 60 minutes
On Christmas Eve at 11pm the minutes count reaches 60. That is the moment to gather everyone, switch the snow on at the top of the page, and count the final minutes together. Children who are allowed to stay up love this, and so do grown-ups.
Minutes on Christmas Day itself
Once the countdown reaches zero, Christmas Day has its own 1,440 minutes. A typical day might look like this: about 30 minutes opening stockings, 90 minutes on gifts, three hours of cooking, an hour at the table, and a long, slow afternoon. Many families make time for a walk, a call to relatives far away, and a film in the evening.
If you want to see the same countdown in a bigger unit, the days until Christmas page has milestones such as 50 days and 10 days to go.
Questions people ask
Quick answers about this countdown.
How many minutes are in a day?
1,440 minutes: 24 hours of 60 minutes each.
How many minutes until Christmas 2026?
The number at the top updates live. It falls by one every minute.
How many minutes are in December before Christmas?
From 1 December to midnight on 25 December there are 34,560 minutes.
When do the minutes reach 1,440?
At midnight at the start of Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December 2026, exactly one day before Christmas.
More Christmas countdowns
More countdowns, tools and Christmas reading on Christmas Days Left.