With a relentless run of festive fixtures this season, Christmas Day represents the only day without a fixture in a run of eight days of otherwise non-stop football.
And while the players are still training on December 25, plenty have found time for photos with their families to celebrate the Christmas cheer.
The other top leagues around Europe are taking a break but Boxing Day in England remains one of the biggest in the football calendar.
Manchester United's game against Aston Villa is the headline act of the day, an 8pm kick-off at Old Trafford - but it's two of their players who won't be playing due to injury who have been among those posting.
Midfielder Casemiro and his wife Anna Mariana have been enjoying the festivities with their two children, while defender Lisandro Martinez was pictured with his partner Muri Benitez in front of their Christmas tree.
Both players are expected to be out until mid-January amid an injury crisis for under-pressure Erik ten Hag.
Chelsea's stand-in captain Conor Gallagher put aside the disappointment of their Christmas Eve defeat at Wolves to head to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland with his girlfriend Aine Kennedy.
The Blues, also in a dreadful run of form, play Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on December 27, giving Gallagher and his team-mates some extra time off to regroup.
Elsewhere in the footballing world, Real Madrid do not play until January 3 and while Jude Bellingham has been watching his brother Jobe play for Sunderland back in England, midfield team-mate Toni Kroos has been pictured also enjoying family time.
But it's a more demanding day for Jordan Henderson: The England vice-captain has been in the gym amid a slump in his team's form in Saudi Arabia.
At Al-Ettifaq, boss Steven Gerrard is under pressure after going winless in eight matches.