December is one of the twelve months of the Gregorian Calendar. Derived from the the Latin word Decem (meaning 10), December was originally the tenth month in the Roman CalendarWoodlands-Junior: Facts About December. Under the Gregorian Calendar, December is the twelfth and final month of the year and consists of 31 days.
Holidays in December
- Christmas - December 25
- Hanukkah - December 22 - 29 (2008)
- Kwanzaa - December 26 - December 31
- Boxing Day - December 26
- New Year's Eve - December 31
