CHRISTMAS DAY
Every year on December 25th, over 2 billion people around the world celebrate Christmas Day. Traditionally, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Nonreligious people and those of different faiths celebrate the day as a cultural event. #Christmas
NATIONAL PUMPKIN PIE DAY
On December 25th, National Pumpkin Pie Day dishes up the slice many Americans are looking for around the dinner table. As they enjoy time with family or friends, they also take the opportunity to honor the ever-humble and often favored pumpkin pie. #NationalPumpkinPieDay
A'PHABET DAY OR NO "L" DAY
A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day on December 25th brings a pun to Christmas Day. The play on words is a pun on the word Noël, which is especially notable during Christmas because it means "to be born." #AphabetDay or #NoLDay
Coming on December 26, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL CANDY CANE DAY
NATIONAL THANK-YOU NOTE DAY
NATIONAL WHINERS DAY
Notable Birthdays for December 25
L. L. Langstroth (1810-1895) - Considered the Father of American Beekeeping.
Clara Barton (1821-1912) - Founder of the American Red Cross.
Preston Smith (1823-1863) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
Pud Galvin (1856-1902) - Baseball HOF who was the first 300-game winner in the league history.
Louis Chevrolet (1878-1941) - Co-founder of Chevrolet.
Samuel Berger (1884-1925) - First American box to win the Olympic Heavyweight title, winning a gold metal (1904).
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979) - Founder of the Hilton Hotel chain.
Lila Bell Wallace (1889-1984) - Co-founder of Reader's Digest.
Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) - Considered on the greatest actors in classic Hollywood.
Glenn McCarthy (1907-1988) - Founded of the Shamrock Hotel (TX).
Rod Serling (1924-1975) - Producer who created The Twilight Zone.
Jeanne Hopkins Lucas (1935-2007) - The first Black woman to be elected to the NC Senate.
Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023) - Singer best-known for his songs Margaritaville and Come Monday.
Sissy Spacek (1949-Still Living) - Lead actress in Coal Miner's Daughter and Carrie.
Cheryl Chase (1958-Still Living) - Voice over actress who was the voice of Angelica Pickles in the Rugrats.
Michael P. Anderson (1959-2003) - Astronaut who perished on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Memorable Events for December 25
1760 - Slave Jupiter Hammon composes the poem An Evening Thought and becomes the first published Black poet.
1809 - The first abdominal surgery to remove a 22 pound ovarian tumor is performed in the U.S.
1831 - Louisiana and Arkansas are the first states to observe Christmas as holiday.
1868 - President Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.
1983 - The first Christmas Parade is televised at Disney World.
1896 - John Philip Sousa writes Stars & Stripes Forever.
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