What happened to the advent calendars?

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Abject_Tumbleweed413@reddit

I have a duck one this year. A different rubber duck behind each door.

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

Oooh now this is one I like. Someone mentioned lush calendars, but I can't eat bath bombs so no good. Rubber ducks are just brilliant little things though. Different characters or same duck each day?

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Abject_Tumbleweed413@reddit

Some are little ducks in different colours, some are bigger ducks with hats or a scarf.

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Taylor_Kittenface@reddit

I've got one with little cat Christmas tree ornaments. I also have a very cheeky 2 year old cat, and trying to get them high enough on the tree so she can't eat the string is ... difficult lol.

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ddoogg88tdog@reddit

finally, i had believed i was imagining the 25th day because everyone else said there never was 25

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calpolqween@reddit

I feel like this was a dream, but I swear as a child I had a galaxy advent calendar that went all the way up to New Year’s Day, and on New Year’s Day you got a galaxy pen. It was great.

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Mediocre_Sprinkles@reddit

I had a forever friends one that went to new years for the millennium. Been chasing that dream ever ever since. I was about 6?

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calpolqween@reddit

I feel ya sister, I’ll be in a home one day calling out for my galaxy pen

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TomtheWise42@reddit

I had a Spongebob one from that awful chocolate ‘kinnerton’ or something I think? That shit went up to like 5th Jan, wild.

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

5th of Jan is insane. What are the extra even about at that point, just a little treat to kick in the new year 🤣

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mark_b@reddit

[The twelve days of Christmas](https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/kids/kids-tudors/twelve-days-of-christmas/) perhaps?

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SarkyMs@reddit

Covering up to epiphany.

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ojdewar@reddit

Was that just for Christmas 1999? I can remember them doing them running up to the Year 2000.

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pr1vatepiles@reddit

I remember a similar one, the countdown to 2000 was on the right side. Man what a year that was.

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calpolqween@reddit

Oh that would make sense!! I was a young child so would have been 4 then, which adds up

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iffyClyro@reddit

Nah, that was a real product. I remember seeing it as well. Don’t know if you did get a pen though.

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calpolqween@reddit

I can distinctly remember the pen was a black fibre-tipped pen which had the galaxy logo in gold writing on the side of it. I wish I still had it, feel like I’m going mad

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iffyClyro@reddit

I definitely saw that calendar in the shop growing up. My mum insisted it was too expensive though.

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JJBrazman@reddit

I remember this. They advertised it as having a whole load of extra days, but I never saw it again, so it can’t have been hugely popular (or was only ever intended as a one-off).

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calpolqween@reddit

But I feel like I’m going to remember it until my dying day

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WillingApplication10@reddit

I swear all the advent calendars went up to new year when I was wee. The countdown to new year was down one side and it was in order instead of the doors being scattered.

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Neither_Set_3048@reddit

Mandela effect. They changed it and wiped our memories. They definitely all use to go to 25 with 25 the extra large door with large choc

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RetiredFromIT@reddit

For my third year, I'm doing the Degusta Advent Calendar. 24 windows in three rows - 8 smallish ones both top and bottom, and 8 large ones in the middle. They contain various food items, from large bags of pretzels to jars of chocolate spread, a bottle of gin liquor, canister of really nice instant coffee, box of chocs, etc. They tend to be either newish brands, or new lines of existing brands. Always fun!

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bowen7477@reddit

Their days are numbered, mate.

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Correct-Couple8086@reddit

There definitely was an amazing one in 1999 that counted to the millenium and had lots of historical events leading to the year 2000. I seem to remember it being really tall. I've googled it but I can't find a picture of it anywhere.

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tmr89@reddit

Shrinkflation. Chocolate companies don’t want to include 25 chocolates

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pretty2-2@reddit

Yeah the day 25 was such a legit time, used to be excited to get a massive treat, miss old Christmas

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

Maybe this is why everyone says Christmas just isn't the same anymore. All in the big choccy

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ajslov@reddit

I rather 24 days than to wake up to a Bounty on Christmas day.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

Aren't they always 24 or did I dream it?

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StacysCousinsAunt@reddit

Cadburys always used to have 25 days and the Christmas day chocolate was bigger and cracker shaped Those cheap bastards stole that joy from me a few years ago

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

They can keep day 25 if I get back my big chocolate, I'll rest content at that, both is just harsh. I'm not even sure when it all occurred to be honest

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stripeyfox2015@reddit

I can remember growing up in the 70's/80's we had one advent calendar between three siblings and we took it in turns to open the door. No chocolates in those days, just a picture of a donkey, or some holly. But somehow it was still magical even though you only got to open the door once every three days. My sister always got to open 24 as it was her birthday

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majesticfloofiness@reddit

Vivid memory unlocked of two big gatefold doors for 24 and enough glitter stuck to the card to still be finding it in the carpet weeks later.

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TonyStowaway@reddit

Oh gods, I remember those... that timeframe is making me feel ancient 👵😭 lol

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Otherwise_Koala4289@reddit

Weren't they always to 24, as the 25th isn't part of advent? My advent calendar has a big chocolate on the 24th. To my memory, that's always how it's been.

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

I've now learnt it seemed to vary. The 24th as a standard, 25th used to be fairly common (What I remember), and some extended to NYE or beyond which is mental.

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BarelyHoldingBack@reddit

Yesss mine was also like that

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fivebyfive12@reddit

Same as I remember, my son's is the same this year too.

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Jas1066@reddit

What are far worse are the ones that describe themselves as advent calendars but only have 12 days. Firstly, no, I want 24 days of treats. Secondly, there is a perfectly good 12 day festival RIGHT THERE!

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Shkrimtare@reddit

At this point I think it's a small minority of people who know that the 12 days of Christmas START on Christmas Day.

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iffyClyro@reddit

The ones that went all the way up to 25 were the exception. My cousin used to get the Mars Bar one and he got a snack size mars bar on Christmas Day.

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

This is it, the snack size bars then were probably equivalent to full-size these days also.

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neilbartlett@reddit

Advent calendars *never* included Christmas Day, because that's not part of [Advent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent).

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j_vernxn@reddit (OP)

They definitely did, and I want them back 💪🏽 This is robbery I tell thee

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SilyLavage@reddit

This 1971 Cabury calendar has 25 doors: https://preview.redd.it/1te5lsgl8f7g1.jpeg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=764ef9ec9c9d8277187698105922e6cb21037946

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thecoop_@reddit

Mine goes up to 25

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Tim-Sanchez@reddit

The wikipedia article for [Advent calendars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_calendar) on the very page you linked includes a picture of an Advent calendar with a door for day 25.

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practicalcabinet@reddit

But advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which this year includes 30/11, and I don't see a chocolate for then either.

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ukAdamR@reddit

Regardless of definition, plenty have been made including 25th Dec. I had a few of these particularly in the 90s.

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TheBristolBulk@reddit

25 was the exception, not the rule, 24 is ‘normal’.

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Willywonka5725@reddit

People saying none of them went up to 25 are just wrong, some of the absolutely did have 25 days on them. Source: me having multiple 25day calendars as a kid.

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Party-Werewolf-4888@reddit

Yep there was definitely always a massive chocolate on the 25th. I remember having one that had a big gift-shaped chocolate on the big day.

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calpolqween@reddit

Yeah I remember opening it up on Christmas Day every year as a child, having the last chocolate and then chucking the empty calendar away with the rest of the Christmas wrapping!!

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Mental_Body_5496@reddit

I agree 25 was common especially the card board window ones as I distinctly being confused why the one we were sent from Germany stopped at 24 !

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kylehyde84@reddit

Kinnerton chocolate is wank

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ExtremelyDubious@reddit

A lot of people are pointing out that Christmas Day isn't part of Advent, and they're absolutely right, but then Advent doesn't always start on the 1st December either so it's not like Advent Calendars are always strict about only having doors for the days in Advent. Only going up to 24th has always been more common as far as I can remember, but they do sometimes have a door for the 25th some of the time.

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paintingcolour51@reddit

I remember as a child wondering why we don’t get a treat on Christmas Day. It was always the door size door Christmas Eve and no more

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Ok_Adhesiveness_8637@reddit

The Lush advent calender has 25

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shoshones@reddit

I've got an M&S calendar that comes with a bag of chocolate buttons on the 25th.

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MegaMolehill@reddit

My wife’s M&S one has one for Christmas Day but none of the others in our house do.

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ComplexIndividual786@reddit

Christmas Day isn't in Advent, it's the first day of Christmas, which follows Advent.

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Neither_Process_7847@reddit

They always went up to 24? Because that's the last day of Advent - the 25th is the first of the 12 days of Christmas.

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