PHP Days until Christmas

daysUntilChristmas.php

<?php	
	function daysUntilChristmas()
	{
		$month = 12;
		$day = 25;
		$year = date("Y");
		$yearNext = $year+1;
		$days = (int)((mktime (0,0,0,$month,$day,$year) - time())/86400);
		
		if ($days < 0) 
		{
			$year = $year + 1;
			$days = (int)((mktime (0,0,0,$month,$day,$year) - time())/86400);
		}
		
		$message = "There's only {$days} days until Christmas";
		if ($year == $yearNext)
		{
			$message .= " {$year}";
		}
		$message .= ".";
		
		return $message;
	}
?>


Blimey! <?php echo daysUntilChristmas(); ?>