The last time Christmas fell on a Sunday is an exciting table talk; you can easily count on your fingers how often Christmas falls on a Sunday. The frequency with which Christmas falls on a Sunday is more important than when it falls on a Sunday.
Let’s start with the first Sunday of Christmas before we talk about the last Christmas Sunday. So, when was it? In the 21st Century, this was in 2005, after that a Christmas Sunday fell in 2011, the next in 2016.
When was the Last Christmas Sunday?
Twenty-fifth December 2022, that’s right! Only two years ago! A Christmas that fell upon the COVID-19 survivors, witnesses, and the treaters.
After two years of restricted celebrations, the Sunday Christmas of 2022 was the first post-COVID Christmas Celebration, this was the last Christmas Sunday, inviting fellow Christians to come out of their homes at last to celebrate Christmas traditionally keeping in mind the COVID-19 restrictions and bans.
The union of Christmas with a holiday and the fact that this was the first year with a drop in COVID cases was truly a time for merriment. (It contained merriment!) Not just Christians but people from everywhere were happy and full of hope for this Sunday Christmas.
Even though it was not extraordinary, and we were not allowed to go overboard with our celebrations, little things like this go a long way to make someone happy and inspired.
Significance of Christmas Falling on a Sunday
Growing up, we all wished for a long holiday weekend. Well, Christmas Sunday gives exactly that! Families can plan trips ahead of time with their extended family members and organize a Christmas gathering that extends until the New Year.
While most governing bodies issue a week’s holiday for Christmas, especially in the West, the feeling of having Christmas on a day when you’re already wired to have fun and socialize gives it a refreshing change.
In Asian countries, where Christmas is predominantly a one- to two-day holiday, a Sunday Christmas can extend or reduce your leave. This leaves Asians largely neutral-minded regarding a Christmas that falls on a Sunday, but what was notably different about the Christmas of 2022 was the optimistic and light-hearted spirits that it brought.
People cooped up in their four-walled cages finally had the opportunity to celebrate Christmas and do it traditionally!
- To go out shopping for decorations and delectable groceries for mouthwatering Christmas meals.
- To gift loved ones and even receive gifts.
This present hunting and glowing golden lights is a patent for the Christmas season, which Christians could finally engage in, even with precautions.
Apart from that, even pastors, priests, and clergymen look forward to a Christmas on a Sunday. They have various creative and worshipping ideas to make this weekend’s Christmas more special spiritually and religiously.
There are ways to make services more interactive and engaging, along with more volunteers to help during church services. A Christmas that falls on a Sunday exponentially raises the amount of Church-goers.
Christmas Eve services also make for a cheerful event where people gather to share and spread happiness on Jesus’ birthday. Nearly nine out of nine Protestant senior pastors say their churches plan to offer services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day because both fall on the same weekend.
What Happens When Christmas Falls on a Sunday?
Virtually nothing different! Considering that almost all majorly Christian regions give up to a week’s holiday for Christmas, theoretically, there is nothing uncommon about a multilayered Christmas holiday as it does not affect your calendar.
Schools, colleges, and corporate jobs have warranted leaves for this religious holiday. So if you’re home on a Christmas that fell on a Sunday, you’re most likely to be home and attending Church just the same on a Monday Christmas. So what is different about it?
Apart from the fact that you would get a paid leave the following day, Christmas remains the same whatever day of the week it falls.
How Christians Celebrated Christmas of ’22
Although this outdoor Christmas Celebration was a breakthrough from COVID-19 restrictions, a few cases still prevailed. This led Christians worldwide to invest in precautions and maintain social distancing.
Sales of masks, gloves, candles, and new clothes rocketed. People were finally allowed to celebrate Christmas Day with people from their community and neighborhood, gifting them and cooking them delicious and mouth-watering treats for Christmas Eve services.
Christmas decorations decked not just the halls but even the streets! Banners overlooked fellow commuters with slogans asking them to enjoy Christmas within limits, to know how far is close enough, and to be aware of the subtle virus still masquerading amongst us.
In a sense, the Christmas of 2022 was a trial round for everyone who celebrates Christmas to see if the pandemic can be acknowledged amid services and celebrations.
Vaccination for Christmas of December 2022
As responsible citizens, we must take accountability for our actions and further practice precautions. Pandemics are unpredictable and insidious.
While December 2022 called people in large numbers to get vaccinated ahead of Christmas, we must be conscious of this looming threat that can brood over our future with unpredictable timing. Not just Christians but the general population were required to vaccinate themselves at vaccination centers before Christmas celebrations.
When Will the Next Christmas Sunday Be?
The next time we will witness a Christmas that falls on a Sunday will be in 2033! This will be eleven years after the previous Christmas Sunday and nine years from 2024! This is calculated based on the leap years occurring in between.
Christmas falls on a Sunday approximately every six years; however, the presence of a leap year changes this pattern. The revised pattern now details that Christmas falls after every five, six, and eleven years!
The cycle repeats itself, so after this eleven-year haul, Christians will have to wait only five years for a Christmas that falls on a Sunday and a Christmas Eve that falls on a Saturday.
Christmas Traditions vary worldwide. Some families have a specific recipe they cook for every Christmas service, and some families have a particular Church they visit every single time. This day is a day of spreading joy and creating happiness. Consequently, a Christmas that falls on a Sunday adds a feeling of calm and peace, even subtly and subconsciously.
It decreases your worries, even if momentarily. The last time Christmas fell on a Sunday was in December 2022, and it was a much-needed getaway for everybody to look at the brighter side of things and have a breakthrough from the COVID-19 mundanity.
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