Thursday November 16, 2023
Advent Calendars
2023 Advent Calendars are now on sale everywhere. We’ve compiled our 2023 list of calendars that are sold – and mostly manufactured – in Canada.
(Also, we’ve noticed that confusion is growing between Advent Calendars and the ‘12 Days of Christmas’, so here’s a quick summary of the difference between the two: according to the Christian calendar, Advent is the series of 24 days leading up to Christmas Eve, while the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ starts on Christmas Day and continues until Epiphany on January 6.
If your calendar has 24 things, enjoy them on the lead up to Christmas. If it has 12, it’s best to start enjoying them on Christmas Day. On the other hand, you do you.)
- Purdy’s Chocolatier has a version of the classic little-windows-with-little-
chocolates Advent Calendar of your childhood . Purdy’s also has a Vegan Chocolate Advent Calendar in a Christmas Tree shape. - London, Ontario’s Union Ten Distilling Co fills its Advent Calendar with 24 x 50ml craft spirits. It’s currently on sale for $175 (regularly $200) and shipping is free.
- We highlighted La boîte à bonbons’ Advent Calendar last week, and it’s worth mentioning that this edition is available in a bundle that includes ornaments with candies inside as well as a Christmas stocking that is stuffed with candy. That’s a lot of bang for the buck, and it’s currently on sale for $99.99 (regularly $111.79).
- Les Cadeaux Shop moi ça’s range of calendars includes those with chocolate, candy, bath bombs, hot chocolate, and tea. All are made in Quebec.
- Over at Etsy, clever maker Knotted Sage has crafted a wooden tree with holes that you fill with miniature booze bottles that you purchase on your own. Once the empty Liquor Advent Calendar arrives, you can choose to paint it or leave it in its natural wood state. When you’ve filled it with miniature booze bottles, their lids become the tree’s “ornaments.” Like we said, clever.
- Also at Etsy, you can download and print Advent Calendar boxes to fill with treats of your choosing. By Little Llama Shoppe.
- Keep it classic with a Vintage Advent Calendar that contains no treats inside the doors, just Christmas scenes.
