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If Jam Is Your Jam
Bonne Maman Limited Edition Mini Fruit Spreads and Honey Advent Calendar
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This one is a sellout every year and, if you’ve ever swiped a gingham-patterned mini jar of Bonne Maman jam from a restaurant table, you know why. This deluxe advent calendar gathers 24 of the little gems in hard-to-find flavors like orange yuzu and grapefruit or strawberry with star anise.
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For Couch Potatoes
Insight Editions Friends: The Official Advent Calendar
Now 79% Off
Credit: Insight EditionsCould this be any more festive? This is the ultimate countdown to Christmas for any Friends fan. Inside, you'll find pockets packed with 40 trinkets and surprises, including themed ornaments and recipe cards. Or if Friends isn't your lobster, you can find similar advent calendars for Harry Potter, Star Wars, Home Alone, Marvel and other pop-culture phenomena.
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For Tea Drinkers
Palais du Thé 24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar
This très chic take on the traditional advent calendar comes from the Parisian company Palais du Thé. Each door contains elegant single-estate or gourmet infusion sachets flavored with elderflower, cranberry and more.
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Boozy Advent Calendar
Give Them Beer Hard Seltzer Advent Calendar
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For Coffee Lovers
YawnBrew Coffee Advent Calendar
Now 10% Off
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For Nail Polish Collectors
Ciaté London Mini Mani Month 2022
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Go to every holiday event with a different look, thanks to these mini nail polishes. This year marks the calendar's 10th anniversary, so it's sure to include some special items.
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Best Wine Advent Calendar
Vinebox 12 Nights of Wine Advent Calendar
Now 24% Off
Credit: VineboxYou can choose between the "Holi-Day" box or the "'Twas the Night" version of this wine advent calendar. Each collection comes with a mix of white, red and rosé. Can't choose? Get both and you'll snag a discount ($199).
RELATED: Best Wine Advent Calendars
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Trendy Advent Calendar
JOYIN Fidget Toy Advent Calendar
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For Beer Lovers
Brewvana 12 Beers of Christmas Beer Box
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Sample wares from breweries across the United States without leaving your house! This box, which ships in late November, comes loaded with 12 different craft brews.
RELATED: 12 Best Beer Advent Calendars
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For Scandi Christmas Décor
Meri Meri Wooden Marching Band Advent Calendar
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Place one of these wooden, woodland decorations on your mantel each day and, by Christmas, you'll have a whole marching band scene. When it's done, it packs away into a mini suitcase. If you're not into the all-wood look, Meri Meri also has more colorful advent scenes with cats, with dogs and even with dinosaurs!
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For Football Fanatics
Turner Licensing NFL Advent Calendar
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Calling all sports fans! Take a decal from this set and add it to the tree each day, and you'll have a decoration that celebrates your favorite team. After all, once Christmas is over, it's only a hop, skip and a jump to the Big Game. You can also get them for some MLB teams.
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Advent Calendar for the Home
Yankee Candle Christmas-Scented Candles Advent Calendar
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Make your house smell like the season with 24 Yankee Candle tea lights, in fragrances like Twinkling Lights, Christmas Cookies and Letters to Santa. For hardcore fans, there's also a larger advent calendar that comes with a jar candle and other bigger items ($104).
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Best Advent Calendar for Teens and Tweens
PostboxParty Enamel Pin Advent Calendar
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This box makes a great gift for teens since it comes chock full of 24 small enamel pins, in shapes that are festive (Santa, Rudolph) and not (cactus, unicorn). You can even personalize the box with a glittery, silvery first name!
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Best Advent Calendar for Women
L'Occitane Classic Advent Calendar
Now 89% Off
Credit: L'OccitaneWith this calendar, you get to sample L'Occitane's best-of-the-year products, including verbena cooling hand cream gel, almond shampoo and conditioner, cherry blossom hand cream, citrus shower gel, even a wooden comb! Or, if you've been very good this year, you can upgrade to the premium version ($140), which includes more full-size products.
RELATED: The Best Beauty Advent Calendars
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For Homebodies
Galison Michael Storrings 12 Days of Christmas Puzzle Advent Calendar
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The cold, December nights are the perfect time to do a jigsaw puzzle — or 12. This one comes with 12 different 80-piece puzzles, each one featuring a different Michael Storrings's illustration of the season.
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For Adult Eyes Only
Lovehoney 7 Nights of Temptation Lingerie Advent Calendar
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Count down to Christmas and get your pulse racing at the same time! Lovehoney's lingerie advent calendar comes in both regular and plus sizes, and they also have (NSFW!) calendars for toys you can use in bed, too.
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Fun Food Advent Calendar
World Market 12 Days of Hot Sauce Advent Calendar
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How brave is your tongue? If you want to put it to the test, try this saucy gift set, which includes flavors like Carolina Reaper, Extra Hot Hot, Cajun and Mango Mild, among others.
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Best Toy Advent Calendar
LEGO LEGO Advent Calendar
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For Makers
Haynes Build Your Own Retro Radio Advent Calendar
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For tinkerers, DIYers and those who remember the old FM radio days, this advent calendar gives you a piece every day that you can use to build a working radio. Note: It's intended for builders 14+.
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Best Advent Calendar for Men
Collection Series Whisky
Now 27% Off
Credit: The Spirit Co.If you're into alcohol and spirits, The Spirit Co. has a series of different alcoholic advent calendars that'll let you have tastes of drinks from around the world each night. The Whiskey Collection has 12, 30ml bottles of different whiskies, including some that are aged 8, 12 or even 16 years. Or, if that doesn't appeal, you can get a calendar with rum, gin, cognac, tequila or other liquors.
RELATED: The Best Advent Calendars for Men Who Love Spirits, Movies, Music and More

Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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