Boxing Day | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Post-Christmas Holiday That Has Nothing to Do With Boxing

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster

Mental Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this episode, Benjamin reads about Boxing Day — the history, key details, and the parts most people never think to look up. It's a relaxed reading designed to give your mind something steady to follow as you wind down. No whispering, no sudden changes, just a consistent pace to help you drift off. Happy sleeping! — Ad-free episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/Have a topic in mind? https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Glassbox Media podcast.
0:09.9	Hey, do you have trouble sleeping?
0:14.6	Then maybe you should check out the sleepy podcast.
0:18.1	It's a show where I read old books in the public domain to help you get to sleep.
0:22.4	It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom.
0:27.0	Classic stories like A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice, Winnie the Pooh, stories that are
0:32.5	great for kids and adults alike. So whether you have a tough time snoozing or just like a good bedtime story,
0:39.0	fluff up the cool side of your pillow and tune into sleepy.
0:41.9	Unless you're driving, then please don't listen to Sleepy.
0:45.6	Find Sleepy wherever you get your podcast.
0:48.3	New episodes every Sunday.
0:50.2	Sweet dreams.
0:57.5	Welcome. Sweet dreams. Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast where I help you drift off one fact at a time.
1:06.0	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster, and today's episode is about Boxing Day.
1:16.2	Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a holiday celebrated on the 26th of December,
1:24.5	a day after Christmas Day. Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need,
1:32.4	but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities. It originated in the United
1:41.0	Kingdom and is celebrated in several Commonwealth nations.
1:47.0	The attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place on the 27th or 28th of December if necessary
1:56.0	to ensure it falls on a weekday.
2:07.6	Boxing day is also concurrent with the Christian Festival St. Stephen's Day.
2:24.3	In parts of Europe, such as East Spain, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Latvia, and Ireland.
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