Most businesses and services will remain closed on Christmas Day 2025, which falls on Thursday, Dec. 25. However, some will operate on modified hours

Here's what you need to know about banks and shipping services, whether they will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.

Big supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsbury's will reopen from Boxing Day, so if you've drank all of the Baileys and worked through the box of Celebrations the day before, you'll be able to restock. Motorists will be relieved to hear that if you get into your car on Christmas Day and see that your red fuel light is flashing,