Submitted by Darren Fisher on Friday 19th December 2025
Published on Tuesday 27th January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Monday 27th July 2026
Current Signatures: 86
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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bank holiday ~ Banks ~ christmas ~ Christmas Eve ~ country ~ Eve ~ Festival ~ festive ~ Holidays ~ Magic ~ Millions ~ patterns ~ The Authority ~ Valuable time ~ Wellbeing ~ work
Make Christmas Eve a bank holiday
Christmas Eve is a magical time, but many people are required to work until 5pm or later, losing valuable time that could be spent with loved ones. Making Christmas Eve a bank holiday would allow workers more time to travel, prepare, and be together during the festive season.
Only the Government has the authority to introduce new bank holidays, and doing so would reflect modern working patterns, support wellbeing, and acknowledge the significance of Christmas Eve for millions of people across the country.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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