Today we get meta, with an Advent post about Advent calendars.
When I was a kid, I was not impressed by Advent calendars. You open the door, there’s a little picture, big deal. Now if there was a piece of chocolate, that would be something to get excited about.
I guess I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, because when my daughters were little, chocolate Advent calendars were indeed a thing. They had regular ones (the more modern of the ones you see here) and a chocolate one as well, if memory serves.
Now, though, there are craft beer Advent calendars and scented candle Advent calendars and all kinds of things packed up in batches of 24 to get you through the long wait till Christmas. And weirdly, I’m sort of thinking that maybe just opening a door and seeing a little picture was enough, after all.
Anyway, here are a handful of Advent calendars from years past.
