Dandelion Chocolate’s 2025 Advent calendar is available for preorder, and I couldn’t be more excited. At $198, it’s pricey, but it’s the most thoughtfully designed calendar I’ve come across. It’s also seriously tasty chocolate. Speaking from my experience as a gift guide editor, I can confidently say that this one is a no-brainer for gifting. (Keep in mind that orders start shipping in November.)
Why should humans have all the fun during the holidays? Treat your pooch to 24 days of cheesy, meaty treats. It’s a great way to include your four-legged friend in the holiday excitement, or you can gift it to a fellow dog owner.
A daily sweet treat makes each day feel like a celebration. This 2025 collection comes with some of our favorites from Sugarfina, including Sparkle Pops and Sour Rainbows. But it’s also filled with seasonal specialties, like Reindeer Carrots, Mistletoe Kisses and Snowman Gummies.
The 2025 Advent calendar from Dylan’s Candy Bar is surprisingly budget-friendly compared with the other candy options we found. Behind each door you’ll find a holiday-themed delight, including mini candy canes, marshmallow trees and more.
In Good Taste’s popular Wine Advent Calendar sells out quickly each year, and it’s back for the 2025 holiday season. This calendar comes with 24 mini bottles, each holding 187 milliliters of premium wine — including Sauvignon Blanc, a fruity Grenache and a Shiraz — from wine regions like California, Argentina, Italy and more. This calendar makes a festive hostess or office party gift for a wine lover, but we think it’s also great to savor solo.
Shortbread cookies are a fun variation on the typical chocolate Advent calendar — and this one would pair well with a tea Advent calendar but is also delicious on its own. It has six varieties of cookies, from stars and hearts to salted caramel squares and Walker’s well-known shortbread fingers.
For Star Wars fans, it doesn’t get any better than this Lego Advent calendar. This year’s theme is droid-based (think BB-8 dressed as a snowman, Jawa and more), and the final display is Babu Frik’s workshop. For more holiday gifts for Star Wars fans, check out our list of the best Star Wars gifts for 2025.
The Grinch is a holiday classic, which is why this calendar earns top marks in my book. The gummies, chocolates and caramels are also more premium-tasting than what you’d find in standard mass-market calendars.
If you’re looking for a high-end Advent calendar with a bit of everything, look no further. This 24-day one contains renowned favorites like Bonne Maman preserves, Muraglia Mini Olive Oil and Williams Sonoma’s famous Peppermint Bark. It also contains some non-edible treats, including cookware-inspired ornaments and a votive candle. A single calendar costs $300, but if you want someone else to be able to indulge in it along with you (which we highly recommend), a set of two calendars is $600.
Make the Advent season bright — literally — with Voluspa’s coveted candles from their signature Japonica Collection. Tucked behind the 12 doors of its 2025 Advent calendar are some of the brand’s top fragrances, including Santal Vanille, Forbidden Fig and Baltic Amber. Seasonal scents Spiced Pumpkin Latte and White Cypress add a special touch to the holiday season. (We won’t spoil the surprise of the other seven fragrances.) Each 2.5-ounce vegan candle is hand-poured and can burn for approximately 25 hours, and the set comes with a wick trimmer, which will help the candles last longer.
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