From lighting candles in Colombia to visiting the cemetery in Finland, here’s how people around the world start their holiday ...

This love of the advent calendar is something that I’ve now handed over to my son. This year, his calendars consisted of LEGO ...

An Advent calendar created by Sven Kleinhans, a law clerk in Tallahassee, to distribute to children in hospitals across ...

Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany ...

Instead, social media hauls - where influencers display items they have bought - are the now go-to catalogue, with some ...

Want to get your dog involved in the magic of Christmas? Train them to open their own presents with this step-by-step guide.

Five community pubs across the South East have collected over 160 advent calendars for local groups in need. Pubs including ...

"When parents buy advent calendars for their adult children, it often reflects the enduring power of family traditions," says ...

Unwrap happiness, one day at a time, with our curated selection of holiday advent calendars. Perfect for festive gifting or ...

Giving books as gifts, offering glühwein instead of mulled wine… Kat Brown has learned from our continental neighbours how to make the most of ‘the day befor Christmas’ ...

A Wiltshire charity has handed out advent calendars to 300 children across the county. Fighting Hunger with Food Waste, which redistributes surplus supermarket food to those in need, received £500 ...