Well, one time-honored tradition that may help with a joyful lead-up to Christmas is the advent calendar. First used in the ...

While tradition dictates that you should start an Advent Calendar on Dec. 1 and continue with it every day until Dec. 25, ...

The earliest Advent calendars came from Germany in the 19th century and gained popularity in the U.S. in the 1950s. Chocolate Advent calendars, still popular, went mainstream first in the United ...

Searching for a one-of-a-kind advent calendar? This DIY wooden snowman advent calendar is not only adorable but reusable for ...

Early Advent calendars were made of paper or wood and were first used by German Lutherans before the tradition spread to other Christian denominations; Lang, a German immigrant, printed his Advent ...

According to the German company Sellmer Advents-Kallender, the concept of advent calendars dates back to the 19th century, when German families would mark their doors or walls with a tally mark in ...