// This script and many more are available free online at 
// The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com
    
var day = "Christmas";
var day_before = "Christmas Eve";

var today = new Date();
var year = today.getYear();
if ((navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") && 
  (year < 2000)) year="19" + year;
if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")
  year=1900 + year;
var date = new Date("December 25, " + year); 
var diff = date.getTime() - today.getTime();
var days = Math.floor(diff / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));

document.write("<p>");
if (days > 1)
  document.write("There are " + (days+1) + " days until " + day + "!");
else if (days == 1)
  document.write("Tommorrow is " + day_before  + "!");
else if (days == 0)
  document.write("Today is " + day_before + "!");
else if (days == -1)
  document.write("It's " + day + "!");
else if (days < -1)
  document.write(day + " was " + ((days+1)*-1) + (days < -2 ? " days" : " day")    + " ago this year!");
document.write("</p>");