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*A list of comics pertaining to {{w|Christmas}}.
 
*A list of comics pertaining to {{w|Christmas}}.
 
**Not all of these are released in conjunction with Christmas.
 
**Not all of these are released in conjunction with Christmas.
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***As of 2021 there have been 23 Christmas comics released during the Christmas days. See more here by expanding.
 
**'''Click''' to expand for a more detailed explanation:
 
**'''Click''' to expand for a more detailed explanation:
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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*The first Christmas after {{xkcd}} began, there were no releases a month around Christmas.
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*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.
 
**And when the 25th has been an official release day, it has since then always been a Christmas comic.  
 
**And when the 25th has been an official release day, it has since then always been a Christmas comic.  
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***As it has been the case for [[:Category:April fools' comics|April Fool's comics]].
 
***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 6 times up till and including 2017.
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**This has happened 7 times up till and including 2021 (last time was 2019).
 
*True Christmas comics come out just before, on or after Christmas day on the 25th of December.
 
*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.
 
**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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**There have been several other Christmas comics 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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**And others 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|Comics around and about Christmas]] section.
 
**This is all listed below in the [[#Comics around and about Christmas|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.  
 
*In 2019 two Christmas related comics came out just before and after December 1st, with only one comic in between.  
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**6th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[838: Incident]]
 
**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 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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**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
 
***October 8th: [[803: Airfoil]]
 
***October 8th: [[803: Airfoil]]
 
*Christmas 2011:
 
*Christmas 2011:
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**Both where Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!  
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**Both were Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!  
 
**7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[994: Advent Calendar]]
 
**7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[994: Advent Calendar]]
 
**8th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[995: Coinstar]]
 
**8th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[995: Coinstar]]
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**In 2011 there were also an early Christmas comic [[988: Tradition]] released two weeks before the others on December 9th.
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**In 2011 there was also an early Christmas comic [[988: Tradition]] released two weeks before the others on December 9th.
 
*Christmas 2012:
 
*Christmas 2012:
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**Both where Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!  
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**Both were Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!  
 
**9th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[1151: Tests]]
 
**9th Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[1151: Tests]]
 
**10th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[1152: Communion]]
 
**10th Christmas comic released on December 26th: [[1152: Communion]]
 
*Christmas 2013:
 
*Christmas 2013:
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**Both where Christmas comics (4th time this happened)!  
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**Both were Christmas comics (4th time this happened)!  
 
**11th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[1307: Buzzfeed Christmas]]
 
**11th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[1307: Buzzfeed Christmas]]
 
**12th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1308: Christmas Lights]]
 
**12th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1308: Christmas Lights]]
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**December 26th: [[1465: xkcd Phone 2]] (although it could be seen as a perfect gift for Christmas...)
 
**December 26th: [[1465: xkcd Phone 2]] (although it could be seen as a perfect gift for Christmas...)
 
*Christmas 2015:
 
*Christmas 2015:
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**Both where Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!  
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**Both were Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!  
 
**14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[1620: Christmas Settings]]
 
**14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd: [[1620: Christmas Settings]]
 
**15th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1621: Fixion]]
 
**15th Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[1621: Fixion]]
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**December 26th: [[1777: Dear Diary]]
 
**December 26th: [[1777: Dear Diary]]
 
*Christmas 2017:
 
*Christmas 2017:
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**Both where Christmas comics (6th time this happened)!  
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**Both were Christmas comics (6th time this happened)!  
 
**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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**December 26th: [[2090: Feathered Dinosaur Venn Diagram]]
 
**December 26th: [[2090: Feathered Dinosaur Venn Diagram]]
 
*Christmas 2019:
 
*Christmas 2019:
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**XXth Christmas comic, on December 23th: [ ?? ]
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**Both were Christmas comics (7th time this happened)!
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**XXth Christmas comic released on December 25th: [ ?? ]
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**20th Christmas comic released on December 23th: [[2245: Edible Arrangements]]
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**In 2019 there were also 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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**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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***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.
 
***November 27th: [[2234: How To Deliver Christmas Presents]], mentions Christmas shopping and presents
 
***November 27th: [[2234: How To Deliver Christmas Presents]], mentions Christmas shopping and presents
 
***December 2nd: [[2236: Is it Christmas?]], which replies ''No'', and it is thus correct 99.73% of the time.
 
***December 2nd: [[2236: Is it Christmas?]], which replies ''No'', and it is thus correct 99.73% of the time.
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*Christmas 2020:
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**December 23rd: [[2402: Into My Veins]]
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**22nd Christmas comic released on December 25th: [[2403: Wrapping Paper]]
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***There was also a comic, [[2379: Probability Comparisons]], that mentions the probability of a white Christmas seven time as part of the probabilities listed, but the comic has nothing else to do with Christmas.
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*Christmas 2021:
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**December 22nd: [[2558: Rapid Test Results]]
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**23rd Christmas comic released on December 24th: [[2559: December 25th Launch]]
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***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:
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***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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***December 13th: [[2554: Gift Exchange]], Christmas is not mentioned though.
 
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Revision as of 18:48, 28 December 2021

  • A list of comics pertaining to Christmas.
    • Not all of these are released in conjunction with Christmas.
      • As of 2021 there have been 23 Christmas comics released during the Christmas days. See more here by expanding.
    • 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 7 times up till and including 2021 (last time was 2019).
  • 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 several other Christmas comics released earlier in December.
    • And others 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 was 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 were 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 was also an early Christmas comic 988: Tradition released two weeks before the others on December 9th.
  • Christmas 2012:
    • Both were 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 were 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:
    • Both were Christmas comics (7th time this happened)!
    • 20th Christmas comic released on December 23th: 2245: Edible Arrangements
    • 21st Christmas comic released on December 25th: 2246: Christmas Presents
      • In 2019 there were also two comics that referred to Christmas, but neither had much to do with Christmas and were released close to the beginning of December:
      • 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.
      • November 27th: 2234: How To Deliver Christmas Presents, mentions Christmas shopping and presents
      • December 2nd: 2236: Is it Christmas?, which replies No, and it is thus correct 99.73% of the time.
  • Christmas 2020:
  • Christmas 2021:
    • December 22nd: 2558: Rapid Test Results
    • 23rd Christmas comic released on December 24th: 2559: December 25th Launch
      • 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 13th: 2554: Gift Exchange, Christmas is not mentioned though.


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