Boxing Day with NerdiPop: Doctor Who Marathon on BBC Africa! Spend Boxing Day with NerdiPop and a full-day Doctor Who Marathon on BBC Africa! NerdiPop hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! So - we are at Boxing Day! It's crazy to think that the new year is around the corner! Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradespeople would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers. Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia,