.christmas

Overview

• .christmas is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended as a dedicated online namespace for Christmas-related content, services, communities, and commerce.
• The string was applied for by Uniregistry and promoted as a semantic, memorable TLD to convey holiday-related purpose directly in domain names.

History

• Applicant and registry services provider: Uniregistry (application submitted during ICANN's New gTLD Program).
• Registry status: delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 26 February 2014.
• Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 21 November 2013 after passing Initial Evaluation.
• ICANNWiki records list the registry as ISC and the tld_status as Delegated.

Usage and Audience

• Target audiences described in the application include:
  • Religious and cultural followers interested in Christmas content and community activities.
  • Businesses and merchants selling Christmas-related goods and services.
  • Organizations and individuals seeking to display, discuss, promote, or sell Christmas ideas, traditions, and products online.
• The registry positioned .christmas as a specialty gTLD for sites where the holiday context is central to the content or purpose.

Registration Rules

• The registry described .christmas as a specialty gTLD with a flat pricing structure and fixed renewal costs.
• The applicant committed to no material price increases for the first five years of operation.
• The registry stated it would operate as a neutral services provider and implement safeguards for intellectual property interests while fostering growth of the namespace.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The application emphasized the semantic and mnemonic benefits of the .christmas TLD:
  • A domain ending in .christmas immediately provides context for users about the site's content.
  • Semantic TLDs can aid branding, discoverability, and memorability of web properties focused on holiday themes.
• The registry planned central promotional efforts and tools, such as directory services, traffic-generation toolkits, and search-related functionality, to promote the .christmas namespace and registrants.

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domain:       CHRISTMAS

organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         General Counsel
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 702 763 2191
e-mail:       hello@xyz.com

contact:      technical
name:         CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address:      Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address:      44 Gutter Lane
address:      London EC2V 6BR
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no:       +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail:       tld.ops@centralnic.com

nserver:      A.NIC.CHRISTMAS 194.169.218.153 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:153
nserver:      B.NIC.CHRISTMAS 185.24.64.153 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:153
nserver:      C.NIC.CHRISTMAS 212.18.248.153 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:153
nserver:      D.NIC.CHRISTMAS 212.18.249.153 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:153
ds-rdata:     2330 13 2 06a2f220cec0ff0e52c7fb8f8b29ef509972660eb630eec8b18ef66b9c0433b6

whois:        whois.nic.christmas

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://nic.christmas

created:      2014-02-13
changed:      2025-08-12
source:       IANA