# Here come rants, blah-blah (December mini-rants)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012 "2024-12-01T05:38:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012/427 "2024-12-24T01:01:32Z")

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Yes, I know this is a silly rant, but hey that’s what this thread is for, isn’t it?

NO! Today is not _Christmas Eve Day_! It’s _the day before Christmas_. Christmas is December 25 and the reason we even (sorry) have the expression _Christmas Eve_ is because the reckoning of the day was from, get this, the eve(ning) and the day(time). Christmas Eve is part of Christmas Day.

Over in MPSIMS, there’s a [thread about _Christmas Adam_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-christmas-adam/1012076/). That makes a lot more sense than calling today _Christmas Eve Day_. Granted, it doesn’t make all that much sense, but it makes more sense.

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