I'm confused about this date function

[Chris Bauer]

I've been wracking my brain for a couple of days trying to figure this function out. I'd like to know if I'm missing something, or if it's incorrect as a whole because I still haven't found any success in making this work. Here it is:

function XmasDays(thisDate) {
   var XMYear=thisDate.getFullYear();
   var XMDay=new Date("December, 25, 2005");
   XMDay.setFullYear(XMYear);
   var dayTotal=(XMDay-thisDate)/(1000*60*60*24);
   dayTotal=Math.round(dayTotal);
   return dayTotal;
} 
 
 
function showDate(thisDate) {
   var thisWDay=thisDate.getDay()
   var thisDay=thisDate.getDate();
   var thisMonth=thisDate.getMonth();
   var thisYear=thisDate.getFullYear();
   var monthName = new Array(12);
   monthName[0]="January";
   monthName[1]="February";
   monthName[2]="March";
   monthName[3]="April";
   monthName[4]="May";
   monthName[5]="June";
   monthName[6]="July";
   monthName[7]="August";
   monthName[8]="September";
   monthName[9]="October";
   monthName[10]="November";
   monthName[11]="December";
   var wdayName = new Array(7);
   wdayName[0]="Sunday";
   wdayName[1]="Monday";
   wdayName[2]="Tuesday";
   wdayName[3]="Wednesday";
   wdayName[4]="Thursday";
   wdayName[5]="Friday";
   wdayName[6]="Saturday";
   dateString="weekday, month day, year";
   return (wdayName[thisWDay]+"," + monthName[thisMonth]+","+thisYear); 
 
}

The embedded scripts:

<td id="daycell">
<script type="text/javascript">
   <--! Hide from non-JavaScript browsers
   var Today = new Date("Wed, March 3, 2011");
   var niceDate = showDate(Today);
   var daysLeft = XmasDays(Today);
 
   document.write(niceDate+"<br />");
   if (daysLeft > 1) {
       document.write("Only "+daysLeft+" days until Christmas");
   }else {
if (daysLeft==1) {
    document.write("Last day for Christmas shopping");
   }else {
  document.write("Happy Holidays from North Pole Novelties");
  }
 
  }
 
   // Stop hiding -->
</script>

Sorry if it's out of whack while displayed. I copied and pasted.

[dgreenhouse]

I guess I could read the code, but it would be helpful if you described what the code is supposed to accomplish.

That way, others would have a better idea of how to help you.

[Chris Bauer]

Here's an example of what I'm trying to achieve:

http://www.blacktiewebdesign.com/t10/review/npn2.html

To be more specific, notice that the red box contains the current date, and under it is the countdown to Christmas day. I've scanned my code over and over again, but I can't make sense of what I'm doing wrong or what I'm missing.

[Dormilich]

I don’t see what’s wrong with the output. 296 days from March 3rd to Christmas Eve seem sensible.