Christmas 2024 Executive Order. President trump on tuesday night signed an executive order that gives federal employees the day off on christmas eve. Since christmas falls on a sunday this year, there will likely be no extra paid time off for christmas eve this season unless president biden issues an executive.
** december 25, 2016 (the legal public holiday for christmas day), falls on a sunday. An executive order is a signed, written, and published directive from the president that manages operations of the federal government.