Advent calendars are no longer your simple holiday calendar with chocolate behind each door. Nowadays, many are full of luxury goods -- and can cost thousands of dollars.

Advent calendars offer a unique way to make celebrating the holidays just a little bit more interesting.

Your taste buds aren't deceiving you. The chocolate in your advent calendar does, in fact, taste different — and there's a reason why.

Once dominated by beauty brands, the commercialization of the Advent calendar has now expanded to include everything from Reiki crystals to dog food.

From its humble beginnings of chocolate treats for kids in the runup to Christmas Day, to the indulgent skincare and luxury surprises seen today, advent calendars have significantly evolved since ...

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the 'world's largest' advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.

Luxury Advent calendars now in season Advent calendars, which help brands market directly to consumers, are big business. Social media has a lot to do with their popularity.

Unboxing advent calendars is popular on YouTube and TikTok, but Sephora's Beauty Insider advent calendar backfired on the brand.

From Augustinus Bader’s luxe skincare sampler to 25 days of sweet treats, this year's advent calendars offer a little something for everyone.

More than a year of research and development plus word-of-mouth has kept the French jam company’s calendars in shopping carts.

It's almost time for the 2024 Advent season. Here's more about the traditions that lead up to the Christmas holiday and how we got the calendars.

Until recently, Advent calendars were predictable – a basic cardboard box with a piece of barely passable chocolate behind each numbered flap. How did this quiet holiday tradition explode into a ...