NEWSPAPERS bring us breaking news all year round.
However, your favourite paper might not be publishing a print edition on Christmas Day 2024. Here’s everything you need to know.
Newspaper traditions
Historically, newspapers do not publish on Christmas Day.
This tradition dates back to 1912 when newspapers agreed to not produce a December 25 edition of their papers.
They agreed on the measure so that their staff would have time off.
However, the tradition was broken in 2010 when The Sun published a digital paper on Christmas Day.
The editor at the time, Dominic Mohan said: “Throughout The Sun’s 41-year history we have always respected the agreement among newspaper publishers in not publishing a Christmas Day edition of The Sun.
“However, this year we have seen dramatic innovations in the way that we deliver news to our readers and couldn’t resist the opportunity to break with tradition and produce this dazzling digital edition of the paper.”
Newspapers Christmas 2024
Most newspapers will publish editions on Christmas Day 2024.
The Sun is one such paper which publishes on December 25.
There will be some exceptions, as some papers still respect the tradition of not publishing on bank holidays.
Newspapers that traditionally do not print on Christmas Day include The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.
New Year’s Day and Newspapers
Most newspapers publish news on New Year’s Day, after The Sun chose to publish its December 25 edition.
Other papers which print on New Year’s Day include: The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror and The Guardian.
They can be purchased in any store which normally stocks newspapers.
