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Reference > The Christmas Break Compiled by David

Every year Neighbours has taken a Christmas break from screens in Australia and often in the UK too. The break has allowed for seasonal programming variations, let the Australian viewers enjoy their southern hemisphere summer weather, and in the UK has been used to prevent catching up with the Australian viewing pace. The following two tables show how long the breaks lasted each year.

The Australian Christmas Break

SEASON
ENDING
DEPARTURE
RETURN
DAYS OFF
1
08/11/1985
20/01/1986
72
2
05/12/1986
12/01/1987
37
3
08/12/1987
13/01/1988
35
4
12/12/1988
17/01/1989
35
5
13/12/1989
11/01/1990
28
6
07/12/1990
21/01/1991
44
7
13/12/1991
06/01/1992
23
8
04/12/1992
11/01/1993
37
9
17/12/1993
24/01/1994
37
10
25/11/1994
02/01/1995
37
11
01/12/1995
22/01/1996
51
12
20/12/1996
20/01/1997
30
13
28/11/1997
19/01/1998
51
14
27/11/1998
18/01/1999
51
15
26/11/1999
17/01/2000
51
16
08/12/2000
15/01/2001
37
17
14/12/2001
21/01/2002
37
18
13/12/2002
20/01/2003
37
19
19/12/2003
19/01/2004
30
20
10/12/2004
10/01/2005
30
21
16/12/2005
09/01/2006
23
22
15/12/2006
08/01/2007
23
23
14/12/2007
14/01/2008
30
24
12/12/2008
19/01/2009
37
25
04/12/2009
11/01/2010
37
26
17/12/2010
11/01/2011
25
27
09/12/2011
09/01/2012
30
28
07/12/2012
07/01/2013
30

The UK Christmas Break

YEAR OF
CHRISTMAS
DEPARTURE
RETURN
DAYS OFF
1986
24/12/1986
29/12/1986
4
(also off on
01/01/1987)
1987
24/12/1987
29/12/1987
4
1988
23/12/1988
28/12/1988
4
1989
22/12/1989
27/12/1989
4
1990
24/12/1990
27/12/1990
2
1991
24/12/1991
26/12/1991
1
1992
**/**/****
**/**/****
0
1993
**/**/****
**/**/****
0
1994
**/**/****
**/**/****
0
1995
**/**/****
**/**/****
0
1996
24/12/1996
26/12/1996
1
1997
24/12/1997
26/12/1997
1
1998
24/12/1998
28/12/1998
3
1999
23/12/1999
04/01/2000
11
2000
22/12/2000
03/01/2001
11
2001
21/12/2001
07/01/2002
16
2002
23/12/2002
02/01/2003
9
2003
19/12/2003
05/01/2004
16
2004
17/12/2004
04/01/2005
17
2005
23/12/2005
27/12/2005
3
(also off on
02/01/2006)
2006
22/12/2006
27/12/2006
4
(also off on
01/01/2007)
2007
14/12/2007
07/01/2008
23
2008
18/12/2008
05/01/2009
17
2009
11/12/2009
04/01/2010
23
2010
24/12/2010
10/01/2011
17
2011
16/12/2011
16/01/2012
30
2012
14/12/2012
14/01/2013
30

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