Category:Christmas

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  • 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

  • True Christmas comics come out just before, on or after Christmas day on the 25th of Decemner.
    • So far they have all been released between 23rd and 26th of December.
    • There have been two other comics so far released earlier in December.
    • And two more released in different months, that only refereed to Christmas, but was not in themselves Christmas comics.
    • This is listed below in the Not a Christmas comic section.
  • 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.
  • In 2009 both comics around Christmas were Christmas comics.
    • This has happened 5 times up till and including 2015.

Not a Christmas comic

  • 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).
    • 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.
    • A few Christmas comics have not been this close to Christmas. They will be mentioned here below as well, but without number.
  • Christmas 2005:
    • 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.
    • December 5th: 39: Bowl
  • Christmas 2006:
    • December 22nd: 200: Bill Nye
    • 1st Christmas comic released on December 25th!
  • Christmas 2007:
  • Christmas 2008:
  • Christmas 2009:
    • Both where Christmas comics (1st time this happened)!
    • 4th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
    • 5th Christmas comic released on December 25th!
  • Christmas 2010:
    • A Christmas related comic 835: Tree were released already on December 17th! (First Christmas comic not released during the Christmas days.)
    • 6th Christmas comic released on December 24th!
    • December 27th: 839: Explorers
  • Christmas 2011:
    • Both where Christmas comics (2nd time this happened)!
    • There were also an early Christmas comic 988: Tradition released two weeks before the others on December 9th!
    • 7th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
    • 8th Christmas comic released on December 26th!
  • Christmas 2012:
    • Both where Christmas comics (3rd time this happened)!
    • 9th Christmas comic released on December 24th!
    • 10th Christmas comic released on December 26th!
  • Christmas 2013:
    • Both where Christmas comics (4th time this happened)!
    • 11th Christmas comic released on December 23th!
    • 12th Christmas comic released on December 25th!
  • Christmas 2014:
  • Christmas 2015:
    • Both where Christmas comics (5th time this happened)!
    • 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:
      • 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.
    • 14th Christmas comic released on December 23rd!
    • 15th Christmas comic released on December 25th!


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