To many, December 26 may feel like a holiday. Offices remain mostly empty, families are still in town and employers don't expect much work to get done when it falls on a Friday, like in 2025.
Its status as an official holiday, however, isn't the same as Christmas Day.
Dec. 26 can become a day off for federal employees when the president issues a temporary order, like President Donald Trump did this year when he declared Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 federal holidays in 2025. Unfortunately, that still leaves the rest of us at the mercy of our workplace's goodwill.
Christmas falls on a Thursday this year and Americans are eyeing a long weekend to follow. But who gets the day after Christmas off? And will your errands be interrupted by extra closures? Here's what to know.
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