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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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*True Christmas comics come out just before, on or after Christmas day on the 25th of Decemner.
 
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**So far they have all been released between 23rd and 26th of December.
 
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**There have been two other comics so far released earlier in December.
 
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**And two more released in different months, that only refereed to Christmas, but was not in themselves Christmas comics.
 
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**This is listed below in the [[#Not a Christmas comic|Not a Christmas comic]] section.
 
 
*The first Christmas after {{xkcd}} began, there were no releases a month around Christmas.
 
*The first Christmas after {{xkcd}} began, there were no releases a month around Christmas.
 
**But since then there has been at least one Christmas related comic every Christmas.
 
**But since then there has been at least one Christmas related comic every Christmas.
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**And when the 25th has been an official release day, it has since then always been a Christmas comic.
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***The release date has never been moved, though, to accommodate a release on the 25th.
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***As it has been the case for [[:Category:April fools' comics|April Fool's comics]].
 
*In 2009 both comics around Christmas were Christmas comics.
 
*In 2009 both comics around Christmas were Christmas comics.
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**This has happened 5 times up till and including 2015.
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**This has happened 6 times up till and including 2017.
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*True Christmas comics come out just before, on or after Christmas day on the 25th of December.
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**Until 2017 they had all been released between 23rd and 26th of December, but in 2017 the 22nd was also used, even though the 25th was also a release day and where thus also used for a Christmas comic.
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**There have been two other Christmas comics so far released earlier in December.
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**And four more released in different months, that only referred to Christmas, but was not in themselves Christmas comics.
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**This is all listed below in the [[#Comics around and about Christmas|Comics around and about Christmas]] section.
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*In 2019 two Christmas related comics came out just before and after December 1st, with only one comic in between.
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**This was so different than what usually occurs, so a [[2236:_Is_it_Christmas%3F#Trivia|trivia section]] mentions this in the second of these comics.
  
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===Not a Christmas comic===
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===Comics around and about Christmas===
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*Here is a list of the comics coming out as the one before or after Christmas day '''without''' having any relation to Christmas (i.e. 22-27th of December).
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*Here is a list of the comics coming out as the one before, the one on, or the one after Christmas day.
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**It also lists the dates of the actual Christmas comics coming out on one of these days. Only those coming out on the day or the day before or after Christmas is counted with number here below.
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**The list counts the real Christmas comics, but also list those comics hitting those days '''without''' having any relation to Christmas (i.e. comics from 22nd to 26th of December).
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**A few Christmas comics have not been this close to Christmas. They will be mentioned here below as well, but without number.
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***If there is not number it is not a Christmas comic.
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***If it is not released on the Christmas days there will be a note explaining.
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**Until 2017 Christmas comics had only been released on days falling in the interval between 23th and 26th of December.
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**There will always be at least one release day during this interval, and usually two.
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***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 thrice; only the 25th in 2006 and 2017 and only the 24th in 2010.
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****In 2017 there was a Christmas comic already on Friday the 22nd.
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**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.
 
*Christmas 2005:
 
*Christmas 2005:
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**From December 5th 2005 to December 4th 2006 [[Randall]] was taking a break while starting up xkcd so there were no release right before Christmas.
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**From December 5th 2005 to January 4th 2006 [[Randall]] were taking a break while starting up xkcd so there were no release around Christmas.  
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**December 5th: [[39: Bowl]]
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**This was the last comic released before the break:
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***December 5th: [[39: Bowl]]
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**This was the first comic released after the break:
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***January 4th 2006: [[45: Schrodinger]]
 
*Christmas 2006:
 
*Christmas 2006:
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**December 22nd: [[200: Bill Nye]]  
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**December 22nd: [[200: Bill Nye]]
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**1st Christmas comic released on December 25th!
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**1st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[201: Christmas GPS]]
 
*Christmas 2007:
 
*Christmas 2007:
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**2nd Christmas comic released on December 24th!
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**2nd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[361: Christmas Back Home]]
 
**December 26th: [[362: Blade Runner]]  
 
**December 26th: [[362: Blade Runner]]  
 
*Christmas 2008:
 
*Christmas 2008:
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**3rd Christmas comic released on December 24th!
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**December 22nd: [[520: Cuttlefish]]
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**3rd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[521: 2008 Christmas Special]]
 
**December 26th: [[522: Google Trends]]  
 
**December 26th: [[522: Google Trends]]  
 
*Christmas 2009:
 
*Christmas 2009:
 
**Both where Christmas comics (1st time this happened)!  
 
**Both where Christmas comics (1st time this happened)!  
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**4th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
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**4th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[679: Christmas Plans]]
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**5th Christmas comic released on December 25th!
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**5th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[680: December 25th]]
 
*Christmas 2010:
 
*Christmas 2010:
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**A Christmas related comic [[835: Tree]] were released '''already''' on December 17th! (First Christmas comic not released during the Christmas days.)
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**December 22nd: [[837: Coupon Code]]
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**6th Christmas comic released on December 24th!
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**6th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[838: Incident]]
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**December 27th: [[839: Explorers]]  
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**In 2010 another Christmas related comic [[835: Tree]] were released '''already''' on December 17th. (First Christmas comic not released during the Christmas days.)
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**In 2010 there were 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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***October 8th: [[803: Airfoil]]
 
*Christmas 2011:
 
*Christmas 2011:
 
**Both where Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!  
 
**Both where Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!  
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**There were also an early Christmas comic [[988: Tradition]] released two weeks before the others on December 9th!
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**7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[994: Advent Calendar]]
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**7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
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**8th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[995: Coinstar]]
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**8th Christmas comic released on December 26th!
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**In 2011 there were also an early Christmas comic [[988: Tradition]] released two weeks before the others on December 9th.
 
*Christmas 2012:
 
*Christmas 2012:
 
**Both where Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!  
 
**Both where Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!  
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**9th Christmas comic released on December 24th!
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**9th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[1151: Tests]]
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**10th Christmas comic released on December 26th!
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**10th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[1152: Communion]]
 
*Christmas 2013:
 
*Christmas 2013:
 
**Both where Christmas comics (4th time this happened)!  
 
**Both where Christmas comics (4th time this happened)!  
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**11th Christmas comic released on December 23th!
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**11th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[1307: Buzzfeed Christmas]]
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**12th Christmas comic released on December 25th!
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**12th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1308: Christmas Lights]]
 
*Christmas 2014:
 
*Christmas 2014:
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**13th Christmas comic released on December 24st!
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**December 22nd: [[1463: Altitude]]
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**December 26th: [[1465: xkcd Phone 2]]
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**13th Christmas comic released on December 24st: [[1464: Santa]]
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**December 26th: [[1465: xkcd Phone 2]] (although it could be seen as a perfect gift for Christmas...)
 
*Christmas 2015:
 
*Christmas 2015:
 
**Both where Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!  
 
**Both where Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!  
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**This year there were two comics that refereed to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas and they were not released anywhere near Christmas:
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**14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[1620: Christmas Settings]]
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**15th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1621: Fixion]]
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**In 2015 there were also two comics that referred to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas and they were not released anywhere near Christmas:
 
***April 15th: [[1512: Horoscopes]], just mentions Christmas songs might be playing for one out of 12 zodiac signs.
 
***April 15th: [[1512: Horoscopes]], just mentions Christmas songs might be playing for one out of 12 zodiac signs.
 
***September 14th: [[1577: Advent]], is not about Christmas advent calendars, although it does mention Christmas trees.
 
***September 14th: [[1577: Advent]], is not about Christmas advent calendars, although it does mention Christmas trees.
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**14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
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*Christmas 2016:
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**15th Christmas comic released on December 25th!
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**16th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[1776: Reindeer]]
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**December 26th: [[1777: Dear Diary]]
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*Christmas 2017:
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**Both where Christmas comics (6th time this happened)!  
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**17th Christmas comic, the first to be released on December 22nd: [[1932: The True Meaning of Christmas]]
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**18th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1933: Santa Facts]]
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*Christmas 2018:
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**19th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2089: Christmas Eve Eve]]
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**December 26th: [[2090: Feathered Dinosaur Venn Diagram]]
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*Christmas 2019:
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**Both where Christmas comics (7th time this happened)!  
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**20th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[2245: Edible Arrangements]]
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**21st Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[2246: Christmas Presents]]
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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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Revision as of 22:21, 30 December 2019

  • A list of comics pertaining to Christmas.
    • Not all of these are released in conjunction with Christmas.
    • Click to expand for a more detailed explanation:


Explanation

  • The first Christmas after xkcd began, there were no releases a month around Christmas.
    • But since then there has been at least one Christmas related comic every Christmas.
    • And when the 25th has been an official release day, it has since then always been a Christmas comic.
      • The release date has never been moved, though, to accommodate a release on the 25th.
      • As it has been the case for April Fool's comics.
  • In 2009 both comics around Christmas were Christmas comics.
    • This has happened 6 times up till and including 2017.
  • True Christmas comics come out just before, on or after Christmas day on the 25th of December.
    • Until 2017 they had all been released between 23rd and 26th of December, but in 2017 the 22nd was also used, even though the 25th was also a release day and where thus also used for a Christmas comic.
    • There have been two other Christmas comics so far released earlier in December.
    • And four more released in different months, that only referred to Christmas, but was not in themselves Christmas comics.
    • This is all listed below in the Comics around and about Christmas section.
  • In 2019 two Christmas related comics came out just before and after December 1st, with only one comic in between.
    • This was so different than what usually occurs, so a trivia section mentions this in the second of these comics.

Comics around and about Christmas

  • Here is a list of the comics coming out as the one before, the one on, or the one after Christmas day.
    • The list counts the real Christmas comics, but also list those comics hitting those days without having any relation to Christmas (i.e. comics from 22nd to 26th of December).
      • If there is not number it is not a Christmas comic.
      • If it is not released on the Christmas days there will be a note explaining.
    • Until 2017 Christmas comics had only been released on days falling in the interval between 23th and 26th of December.
    • 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.
      • 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.
    • 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.
  • Christmas 2005:
    • From December 5th 2005 to January 4th 2006 Randall were taking a break while starting up xkcd so there were no release around Christmas.
    • This was the last comic released before the break:
    • This was the first comic released after the break:
  • Christmas 2006:
  • Christmas 2007:
  • Christmas 2008:
  • Christmas 2009:
  • Christmas 2010:
    • December 22nd: 837: Coupon Code
    • 6th Christmas comic released on December 24th: 838: Incident
    • 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 were also another comic that referred to Christmas, but it had not much to do with Christmas and was not released anywhere near Christmas
  • Christmas 2011:
    • Both where Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!
    • 7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: 994: Advent Calendar
    • 8th Christmas comic released on December 26th: 995: Coinstar
    • In 2011 there were also an early Christmas comic 988: Tradition released two weeks before the others on December 9th.
  • Christmas 2012:
    • Both where Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!
    • 9th Christmas comic released on December 24th: 1151: Tests
    • 10th Christmas comic released on December 26th: 1152: Communion
  • Christmas 2013:
  • Christmas 2014:
  • Christmas 2015:
    • Both where Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!
    • 14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: 1620: Christmas Settings
    • 15th Christmas comic released on December 25th: 1621: Fixion
    • In 2015 there were also two comics that referred to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas and they were not released anywhere near Christmas:
      • April 15th: 1512: Horoscopes, just mentions Christmas songs might be playing for one out of 12 zodiac signs.
      • September 14th: 1577: Advent, is not about Christmas advent calendars, although it does mention Christmas trees.
  • Christmas 2016:
  • Christmas 2017:
  • Christmas 2018:
  • Christmas 2019:


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