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**There will always be at least one release day during this interval, and usually two.
 
**There will always be at least one release day during this interval, and usually two.
 
***When the 23rd is a Thursday there will only be one release day on the 24th and when the 23rd falls on a Saturday, there will only be one release day on the 25th.  
 
***When the 23rd is a Thursday there will only be one release day on the 24th and when the 23rd falls on a Saturday, there will only be one release day on the 25th.  
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***This has so far occurred five times; only the 25th in 2006, 2017 and 2023 and only the 24th in 2010 and 2021.
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***This has so far occurred thrice; only the 25th in 2006 and 2017 and only the 24th in 2010.
 
****In 2017 there was a Christmas comic already on Friday the 22nd.
 
****In 2017 there was a Christmas comic already on Friday the 22nd.
 
**A few comics related to Christmas have not been released this close to Christmas, or even in December. They will be mentioned here below as well, but they will not be numbered.
 
**A few comics related to Christmas have not been released this close to Christmas, or even in December. They will be mentioned here below as well, but they will not be numbered.
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**December 22nd: [[200: Bill Nye]]
 
**December 22nd: [[200: Bill Nye]]
 
**1st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[201: Christmas GPS]]
 
**1st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[201: Christmas GPS]]
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***It was one of only three years where the 25th was the only one release day in the period between 23-26th of December. The other two years being 2017 and 2023 (as of 2023).
 
 
*Christmas 2007:
 
*Christmas 2007:
 
**2nd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[361: Christmas Back Home]]
 
**2nd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[361: Christmas Back Home]]
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**December 22nd: [[837: Coupon Code]]
 
**December 22nd: [[837: Coupon Code]]
 
**6th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[838: Incident]]
 
**6th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[838: Incident]]
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***Second time only one comic release day fell between 23-26th of December and first time this day was the 24th (and since then this, release day only on the 24th has only happened again in 2021).
 
 
**In 2010 another Christmas related comic [[835: Tree]] were released '''already''' on December 17th. (First Christmas comic not released during the Christmas days.)
 
**In 2010 another Christmas related comic [[835: Tree]] were released '''already''' on December 17th. (First Christmas comic not released during the Christmas days.)
 
**In 2010 there was also another comic that referred to Christmas, but it had not much to do with Christmas and was not released anywhere near Christmas
 
**In 2010 there was also another comic that referred to Christmas, but it had not much to do with Christmas and was not released anywhere near Christmas
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**17th Christmas comic, the first to be released on December 22nd: [[1932: The True Meaning of Christmas]]
 
**17th Christmas comic, the first to be released on December 22nd: [[1932: The True Meaning of Christmas]]
 
**18th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1933: Santa Facts]]
 
**18th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1933: Santa Facts]]
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***First time one of the main christimas comics was released as early as 22nd of December. It was also one of the few year with only one release day in the in interval between 23-26th of December, and only the second with only a release day on the 25th. The first being 2006 and the next 2023.
 
 
*Christmas 2018:
 
*Christmas 2018:
 
**19th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2089: Christmas Eve Eve]]
 
**19th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2089: Christmas Eve Eve]]
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**20th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[2245: Edible Arrangements]]
 
**20th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[2245: Edible Arrangements]]
 
**21st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[2246: Christmas Presents]]
 
**21st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[2246: Christmas Presents]]
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***In 2019 there were also two comics that referred to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas. But they were released close to the beginning of December:
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***In 2019 there were also [[2236:_Is_it_Christmas%3F#Trivia|two comics]] that referred to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas and were released close to the beginning of December:
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****November 27th: [[2234: How To Deliver Christmas Presents]], mentions Christmas shopping and presents
 
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****December 2nd: [[2236: Is it Christmas?]], which replies ''No'', and it is thus correct 99.73% of the time.
 
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****As this was a bit special it was mentioned in the [[2236:_Is_it_Christmas%3F#Trivia|trivia section]] of the second of the two.
 
 
***There was also a comic, [[2101: Technical Analysis]], that mentions Christmas because a graph has red and green colors, but the comic has nothing else to do with Christmas.
 
***There was also a comic, [[2101: Technical Analysis]], that mentions Christmas because a graph has red and green colors, but the comic has nothing else to do with Christmas.
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***November 27th: [[2234: How To Deliver Christmas Presents]], mentions Christmas shopping and presents
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***December 2nd: [[2236: Is it Christmas?]], which replies ''No'', and it is thus correct 99.73% of the time.
 
*Christmas 2020:
 
*Christmas 2020:
 
**December 23rd: [[2402: Into My Veins]]
 
**December 23rd: [[2402: Into My Veins]]
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**December 22nd: [[2558: Rapid Test Results]]
 
**December 22nd: [[2558: Rapid Test Results]]
 
**23rd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2559: December 25th Launch]]
 
**23rd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2559: December 25th Launch]]
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***Only second time that only one release day fell between 23-26th of December and fell on the 24th as of 2023. The first time this happened was in 2010.
 
 
***In 2021 there were also two other comics that referred to Christmas, but neither can be considered a true Christmas comic. They where both released in the first half of December:
 
***In 2021 there were also two other comics that referred to Christmas, but neither can be considered a true Christmas comic. They where both released in the first half of December:
 
***December 3rd: [[2550: Webb]], an advent calendar counting down to the Webb space telescopes launch, which was set on the 22nd at the time of release. The actual launch was on Christmas Day, and the years Christmas Comic was celebrating this launch, few hours before it happened, imagining a last problem that could have delayed the launch.
 
***December 3rd: [[2550: Webb]], an advent calendar counting down to the Webb space telescopes launch, which was set on the 22nd at the time of release. The actual launch was on Christmas Day, and the years Christmas Comic was celebrating this launch, few hours before it happened, imagining a last problem that could have delayed the launch.
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*Christmas 2023:
 
*Christmas 2023:
 
**December 22nd: [[2871: Definitely]]
 
**December 22nd: [[2871: Definitely]]
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**25th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[2872: Hydrothermal Vents]]
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**25th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [ [ 2872: ??? ] ] - EXPECTING IT TO BE XMAS RELATED
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***This was one of the few year with only one release day in the in interval between 23-26th of December, and only the third with only a release day on the 25th. The first being 2006 and the previous being 2017.
 
 
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