A self-filled Advent calendar is a unique gesture during the holiday season. Photo: Getty Images During Advent, everyone who celebrates Christmas looks forward to a small daily surprise from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advent calendars are popular among Christian church-goers in the Western world, but the idea dates back to the fourth century.

Advent calendars are the perfect way to turn a torturous wait for the holidays into excited anticipation. I have to confess, I am a bit of an advent calendar obsessive; last holiday season we had ...

Most of the time, Advent calendars involve opening a little cardboard window and devouring a piece of candy in one quick bite. And that's great but it's also fun when there's a longer interactive ...