What Is The Time Between Christmas And New Years Called? Because We’re All Feeling it

The Christmas holiday season has two major days, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, which usually involve breaks from work and school and ample time with family and loved ones. Now that this year’s Christmas Day celebration is over, people are wondering what is next before New Year.

As families patiently await the New Year’s celebration, a debate about what to call the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day has come up. Social media users are coming up with a name for this period and what special things to do within those few days.

What is the time between Christmas and New Years called?

The conversation started on TikTok, where one of the suggestions is Twixmas, which literally means betwixt Christmas and New Year. Twixmas sounds like an acceptable name, as it captures the whole essence of the one week between the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

Twixmas is already becoming the latest slang as a TikTok user posted a clip featuring cozy festive lighting, a cup of hot chocolate, and closed blinds with the caption stating that the time between the Christmas holiday and New Year is her favorite. The post received positive attention, proving that the majority approve of Twixmas.

@thekwendyhomeTwixmas: the time between Christmas and New Year where productivity ceases, pjs are the OOTDs, meal times are suggestions and we just eat leftovers and treats around the clock. This is a term I learned last year and am wholly embracing it. I’m ignoring all my responsibilities and am lounging, catching up on shows, running low key errands and building my LEGO sets I got for Christmas from K. What are you up to? (Pretending to work is a totally acceptable answer)

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Redditors name the time between Christmas and New Years

The conversation about what best to call the time between Christmas and New Year continued across other social media platforms. A Reddit user tagged it Christmastide, referencing the 12 days of Christmas according to the liturgical calendar. Another called it the Feral Week, and a third person opted “The Hazy Days.”

A bizarre but popular name making rounds on Reddit is Crimbo Limbo, which originates from the fact that a general lack of routine characterizes that one-week blur. People can hardly keep track of the days and are almost always in pajamas or housewear, waiting for the New Year.