Tools
Gift budget planner
Track who you are buying for and what you have spent.
Countdown image maker
A shareable countdown picture with your name.
Christmas calendar 2026
November to January with key dates.
Shipping deadlines 2026
USPS, UPS, FedEx and Royal Mail.
Key dates 2026
Every date of the season with days left.
Shopping days left
Plus Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
School break countdown
Set your own last day of term.
Planning checklist
Week by week, with boxes to tick.
Tools that make Christmas easier
Christmas has a lot of moving parts: money, dates, deliveries and plans. These free tools each take care of one of them. None need an account, and anything you enter is saved in your own browser.
- Gift budget planner: set a total, list everyone, and track planned against spent.
- Countdown image and wallpaper maker: a personalised picture to share or print.
- Christmas calendar 2026: three months on one page with key dates marked.
- Shipping deadlines: last days to ship for every major carrier, with live countdowns.
- Key dates: every date of the season with days left.
- Planning checklist: a tickable week-by-week to-do list.
Use this site like an app
Looking for a Christmas countdown app? You can add this site to your phone's home screen. On iPhone, tap Share and then "Add to Home Screen". On Android, open the browser menu and choose "Add to Home screen" or "Install". It then opens like an app, with the live countdown first.
Coming back each year
Every tool here updates itself for next Christmas. The countdowns roll over on 26 December, the calendar and key dates are refreshed for each season, and your saved budget and checklist stay in your browser until you clear them. Bookmark this page and it will be ready again next year.
Which tool should I use first?
Start with the budget planner, because money shapes every other decision. Next, check the shipping deadlines if you are sending anything. Then use the calendar and key dates to fit your plans around the season, and keep the checklist open as your weekly to-do list.
Tools for countdown lovers
Besides the planners, the site has special countdowns that work like tools: shopping days with sales dates, working days for the office, and the school break countdown where you set your own date. For every countdown in one place, see all Christmas countdowns.
Questions people ask
Quick answers about this countdown.
Are these tools free?
Yes, all of them, with no sign-up.
Is there a Christmas countdown app?
You can add this site to your home screen and it works like an app.
Keep exploring
More countdowns, tools and Christmas reading on Christmas Days Left.