December has arrived, and the holiday season is in full swing! With festive lights everywhere and Christmas just around the corner, it's the perfect time to wrap up your year-end plans.
Here are the December dates to add to your calendar.
Use these key dates to guide your marketing calendar, plan your social media content, or organise holiday celebrations – we hope they help you finish the year strong!

This month is:
Christmas | 24th - 26th Dec
Hanukkah | 25th Dec - 2nd Jan
Kwanzaa | 26th Dec - 1st Jan
Universal Human Rights Month
1st - First Day of Advent, UK Charity Week Begins, World AIDS Day
2nd - St Andrew Holiday (SCT), Cyber Monday, National Grief Awareness Week Starts (UK)
3rd - International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Giving Tuesday
4th - Cookie Day
5th - International Volunteers Day
7th - Small Business Saturday (UK)
8th - National Brownie Day
9th - Christmas Card Day
10th - Human Rights Day
11th - International Mountain Day
12th - Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day
14th - Monkey Day
15th - National Cupcake Day (USA)
21st - Winter Solstice (N.Hemisphere), Crossword Puzzle Day
24th - Christmas Eve
25th - Christmas Day, Hanukkah Begins
26th - Boxing Day (UK)
31st - New Year's Eve, Hogmanay
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* Please note - please be sure to double check we have published the dates correctly, as dates may change after publishing, and we are only human so can make mistakes!