The very first Doodle launched as an “out of office” message of sorts when company founders Larry and Sergey went on vacation.
Release Date: December 1, 2025
The “Seasonal Holidays 2025” Doodle is scheduled to launch on Monday, December 1.
Why you don’t see it yet: Google typically rolls these out at midnight local time or early in the morning on the launch day.
Duration: These doodles usually run throughout December or appear intermittently to celebrate various festivities (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s) under the inclusive “Seasonal Holidays” banner.
What to Expect
While the specific artwork updates annually, the “Seasonal Holidays” series generally follows these themes:
Inclusive Design: It typically features non-denominational winter imagery like penguins, candles, lights, or snowy landscapes to represent the “December Global Holidays.”
Interactive Elements: In recent years (especially throughout 2025), Google has leaned heavily into interactive games. It is possible this year’s holiday doodle will feature a small game or animation similar to the popular “Rise of the Half Moon” series that has been running monthly throughout 2025.
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Rise of the Half Moon (December Edition): Since this has been a monthly series in 2025, look out for the final installment, which often aligns with the lunar cycle later in the month.
New Year’s Eve: Expect a specific countdown doodle on December 31, 2025.
The first Doodle was a simple out-of-office message, but in the past 25 years Doodles have grown into a global phenomenon celebrating heroes, events, culture, places and so much more.
The very first Doodle was published in 1998 as a quick way for Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to let people know they would be out of office for Burning Man.
The first Doodle series told a story of aliens encountering the Google logo and hauling it off to Mars.
In 2000, Google launched the first international Doodle to celebrate Bastille Day in France. Today, there can be many different Doodles live around the world at one time, reflecting local culture, events and histories.
Let’s get moving
The Halloween Doodle in 2000 featured a special new element – animation! The O’s disguised as Jack-o-lanterns featured some haunting flashing lights as well as an 8-legged friend. From this moment on, animation would become a key element of Doodle storytelling!
Doodle for Google is born
The Doodle for Google contest invites K-12 students to try their hand at drawing a Doodle—and compete to see it live on the Google homepage. Now the longest running Google contest, Doodle for Google celebrates young artists and the power of creativity.
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