26 favourite funny tweets about the weird post-Christmas, pre-New Year hinterland
There’s something slightly disorientating about the period between Christmas and New Year.
I can't explain it but this time between Christmas and Jan 1st always feels like this shot from The Fellowship of the Ring: pic.twitter.com/0AqQvovsbo
— Josh RR Jokien (@joshcarlosjosh) December 26, 2025
There’s even a word for it …
Word of the Day: MERRYNEUM (neologism) – the odd week between Christmas and the New Year.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 27, 2025
The decorations are often still up – unless you’d had enough and un-decked the halls in a haze of Baileys at half past noon on Boxing Day. There’s probably some Christmas food left over, even if it’s only the chocolates nobody likes, but will eat anyway to get that sugar hit.
Me Dec 26th – Jan 1st: pic.twitter.com/Ge6Hg6xawz
— Overheard (@realoverheardla) December 26, 2025
And don’t get us started on the bin schedule.
Public service announcement
Just so we're all clear, this week the bins go out on Fratunday morvening, with the exception of mixed glass clippings and general garden food. Those go out on Modnesday, before 15.87am.
— Dean Burnett (@drdeanburnett everywhere) (@drdeanburnett) December 26, 2025
Tweeters have had plenty to say on the topic, and they captured its essence far better than we could. Here are some favourites.
1.
it’s the moooooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the yeeeeeeeeeeear (the 6 days between Christmas and New Year when it is socially acceptable to eat a 2pm breakfast consisting of the wreckage of cheese and chocolate left over from your 2am dinner)
— Janel Comeau (@VeryBadLlama) December 27, 2025
2.
The period between Christmas and New Year’s is sponsored by sweatpants and denial.
— _ (@SundaeDivine) December 26, 2025
3.
They should just put New Year’s Eve straight after Boxing Day pic.twitter.com/W11wISKP4A
— Ruth Husko (@dank_ackroyd) December 26, 2025
4.
Remote Workers the day after Christmas making sure their Microsoft Teams status stays green pic.twitter.com/orEvhMPNrt
— The Random Recruiter (@randomrecruiter) December 26, 2025
5.
It's Sunday. It's been Sunday for several days. It's Sunday again tomorrow. It's always Sunday now.
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) December 28, 2025
6.
I’d like to take this time to celebrate one of the unsung heroes of Xmas, the toilet. Thank you for every thing you do (especially today!)
wishing you all a Merry Xmas!— Brian Butterfield (@MrBButterfield) December 26, 2025
7.
My calendar for the remainder of the year pic.twitter.com/BGoJyojTLb
— Deb (@DontCallMeDebby) December 26, 2025
8.
wearing all my Christmas gifts at once pic.twitter.com/FimD7cUHHN
— maybe: clare (@clur19) December 26, 2025
9.
Time to get into the Christmas dinner leftovers pic.twitter.com/FxotwKQ3I3
— Gwdihŵ (@youwouldknow) December 26, 2025
10.
Not a single Easter Egg on the shelves at Tesco today.
Are we even a Christian country anymore?— Florence Lox (@floboflo) December 25, 2025
11.
December 26 pic.twitter.com/5BzFLOP6Qt
— Irena Buzarewicz (@IrenaBuzarewicz) December 26, 2025
12.
UK at Christmas pic.twitter.com/Q8WrVZEFbx
— Vit (@vitt2tsnoc) December 27, 2025
13.
showering on Boxing Day with all your new toiletries like pic.twitter.com/h1LNO7ERyL
— kramerica industries (@hepimp) December 26, 2025
14.
In case you're wondering, today is Dayday the Twentywhoknows of December and it is a good day.
— FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF (@sofarrsogud) December 27, 2025