What is Blue Christmas Day Know 5 fascinating facts

What is Blue Christmas Day? Know 5 fascinating facts Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Dec 18, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Blue Christmas Day While Christmas is usually observed on December 25, Blue Christmas is observed on December 21 coinciding with Winter Solstice Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Significance Blue Christmas, known as Longest Night, is observed on December 21, known to be the longest night of the year, and beginning of Advent in Western tradition Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Why is it called Blue Christmas? It is called Blue Christmas because the colour blue signifies trust, service and loyalty, and is also used to honour police officers, who wear the colour Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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