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Make the countdown to Christmas Day a bit more exciting this December with some of the coolest advent calendars out for 2025! Those in search of the traditional chocolate advent calendars will find these with a variety of chocolate treats to uncover over December, while there are still many, many other types of calendars out there to enjoy.
Credit: Purdys Chocolate
Stop by any local liquor store, and you’ll be able to find drinkable advent calendars with festive brews, cocktails, or ciders, or stop by a regular big box store to find a wide variety of countdown types. And, for something a little different this year, take time to browse the coolest advent calendars out in 2025 that offer gifts of bath or beauty products, cozy drinks like coffee or tea, or stuff for the kids.
Chocolate & Candy Advent Calendars
Purdys Chocolate
The Holiday Tree Advent Calendar (also available with braille text) from Purdys Chocolatier is almost like a gourmet take on the classic Advent calendars of the Christmas season. The 24 days rotate between the Purdys milk chocolate bites, and salted butter toffee bites to offer up a sweet treat for each day before Christmas.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $30
Lindt
The classic Lindt Advent calendars are a perfect way to count down to Christmas as a family. The 2025 offerings include the traditional milk chocolate squares in festive shapes, the Lindor Chocolate calendars, and the Lindt Teddy calendars. The Lindor calendars include a variety of chocolate types, including white, dark, and milk chocolates.
Available: online and in shops
How much: $11.39-$17.39
Compartés
The gourmet chocolate treats of Compartes are available this year in adorable Advent calendars to make every day before Christmas a reason for indulgence. There are four calendar types from which to choose, including three different Christmas designs and a special Wicked calendar. The calendars include 12 varieties of gourmet Compartes chocolates like Sugar Plum, Maple Pecan Buttercream, Raspberry Panna Cotta, or Salted Caramel Brulé; however, we’ll leave the rest of the flavours for your surprise!
Available: online
How much: $119.95CAD
Squish
24 Days of Candy – Gummy Magic, Squish’s gourmet candy advent calendar, is one of the sweetest ways to prepare for Christmas. Countdown the 24 days before the holiday with a new little candy each day and discover some of Squish’s best candy flavours. The bags of gourmet candies, available in a variety of sizes, are also perfect for stocking stuffings on Christmas Eve.
Available: online
How much: $54.99CAD
Sugarfina
The Sugarfina online candy shop provides dozens of sweet gift ideas for the 2025 holiday season. This includes many small gift bags or boxes that are perfect stocking stuffers. Sugarfina also have three different advent calendars for 2025, each filled with a variety of gourmet candies. The daily surprises include a combination of Sugarfina’s signature candies, and a handful of festive candies like the snowman gummies or mistletoe kisses.
Available: online
How much: $52-$78
Bath, Beauty, & Cosmetics Advent Calendars
The Body Shop
Canada’s The Body Shop have two different 2025 Advent Calendars from which to choose: the Classic, or the Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendars. The Body Shop’s Classic Advent Calendar includes 24 sample-sized gifts to uncover, while the gifts in the Ultimate version are a bit bigger, and includes gifts for 25 days. These calendars include a variety of product types like creams, shower gels, cleansers, and more, in an array of fresh scents.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $84-$183
Lush
Treat yourself or someone special to 24 days of Lush products in December (or save a bit of money and opt for the 12 Days of Christmas box!), no matter what your or their favourite Lush products are! The 29½ High Street Advent Calendar is for the bath-lovers with 24 different bath bombs and bubble bars. The Lush Advent Calendar adds a bit more variety to the gifts with bath products as well as creams, scrubs, and other small treats.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $205-$335CAD
Sephora
This beauty empire may carry a huge array of brands; but this Christmas, Sephora’s own brand is on display in the 2025 advent calendar! This box of daily gifts includes a big variety of products, too, with a few cosmetics, skincare items, beauty tools, cleansing products, and more. And among those other brands at Sephora are dozens of other gift boxes to grab for anyone on your holiday shopping list.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $74.50
Other Food & Drink Advent Calendars
Nespresso
The Nespresso machines take two different types of capsules to make the drinks. And for 2025, Nespresso’s advent calendars come in both the original and the Vertuo machine capsule sizes! Start off each day in December with a new and festive coffee flavours like cinnamon and candied tamarind, double espresso, or sweet almond and hibiscus.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $55-$70CAD
David’s Tea
Savour the taste of a new tea flavour each day this December by cozying up to the David’s Tea Advent Calendar, now available! For 2025, David’s Tea have two different advent calendars which are filled with festive mixtures. Warm up this December with samples of Jasmine Crème Brûlée, Peanut Butter Cup, Santa’s Secret, or Sugar Pear Fairy teas. If you need a slightly smaller gift, David’s also offer a Twelve Days of Christmas sampler box.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $48.30
Pirates of Coffee
These Canadian coffee roasters produce award-winning coffees sourced from all around the world. And now, those coffees are available to sample as a daily gift in December through their 2025 Coffee Advent Calendars. Each day of December in the lead up to Christmas will include a chance to sample a new coffee flavour and begin your (possibly cold or snowy day) with a warm cup of something tasty.
Available: online
How much: $119
Evoolution
Countdown to Christmas with a ton of new flavours! The Evoolution Advent Calendar is perfect for any foodie, chef, or anyone who enjoys cooking as the gifts each day will include a new oil, vinegar, or blend of the two, as well as sea salts. Every day before Christmas will offer up a totally new flavour, too, with no repeats in this advent calendar. These Evoolution Advent Calendars also include a booklet of recipes and inspirations.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $75
Kids’ Toy Advent Calendars
LEGO
The 2025 Advent Calendars from LEGO are a fun and exciting way for kids (or anyone) to build and create a new holiday set. Each day, the calendar will reveal a new LEGO piece that adds to your choice of set type. This year, many age groups will easily get excited about the advent calendars which reveal Frozen, Harry Potter, and Star Wars sets! Each of those licensed LEGO sets are also Christmas-themed.
Available: online and in stores
How much: $39.99-$59.99
Playmobil
The 2025 Advent Calendars from Playmobil will get kids building, playing, and using their creativity. Each calendar includes toy pieces which add up on the 24th day of December to create a themed scene like Pirates, Horses, a Christmas Market, Picnic in Paris, Under the Rainbow, or the Stunt Show.
Available: online
How much: $39.99-$79.99CAD
KiwiCo
Have the little ones countdown to Christmas with 24 days of KiwiCo’s buildable, DIY toys. In some of the calendars, the pieces all add up to create one large new toy. And in others, each day offers a separate small toy to build. Afterwards, kids will be able to play with their creations over the holidays, or keep them safe on display, or a bit of both.
$70.39-$140.85
