18 Advent Calendars for Men That'll Amp Up the Holidays

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Everyone knows that the best part of the holiday season is the actual season itself. Pretty, ambient lighting. Sweaters and layers. Not sweating 24/7. What's not to love? This year, we're all about leaning into the holidays: Christmas music, putting up your tree, it's all on the table.

Advent calendars are one of the most fun ways to build up that holiday energy ahead of time, the way you might've when you were younger. Only, these are no childlike advent calendars. They count down the days until Christmas with the help of little themed gifts like new socks, nibs of whiskey, or travel-sized skincare. They make the perfect thoughtful gift for any guy in your life. Here, 18 of the most fun and unique advent calendars to open up once a day leading up to The Big Day. Like a kid on Christmas.

24-Pack Advent Calender

As far as the most useful advent calendar goes, it's gotta be Happy Socks' 24-pack advent calendar. An excellent choice for a holiday gift they can open up all season long.

Parisian Tea Bag Advent Calendar

For a wholesome but fun advent calendar, this assortment of different tea types is a fun way to countdown nightly.

12 Days of Hot Sauce Advent Calendar

For the hot sauce lover, these 12 days each hide their own signature mini hot sauce to try that day. They cover a wide range of flavors, from sweet onion habanero to pineapple papaya BBQ to smokey horseradish.

Whiskey Advent Calendar 2023

For the whiskey lover in your life, Flaviar's advent calendar has a little mini nib for the 24 days leading up to Christmas, and it also comes with a glass, coaster, tasting journal, and Flaviar membership.

Advent Calendar

Onyx Coffee Lab made what has got to be one of the most extra advent calendars of all time, thus making it an excellent gift for anyone who loves coffee. This comes with 24 days worth of coffee, enough for two 12-ounce cups each day.

Holiday Advent Calendar Gift Set

L'Occitane's advent calendar set has mini versions of its best skincare products that you can use to test out or while traveling. Shower cream, hand balm, shower gel, you name it.

Santa's Candy Shop Advent Calendar

The OG advent calendars always had a piece of chocolate or something fun to open up for celebrating each day, and Sugarfina followed suit. It comes with 24 types of gummies or chocolates.

Holiday Advent Calendar Gift Set

Advent calendars don't need to be kitschy. Diptyque's set of candles and fragrances is a very luxe take on the tradition.

Bestsellers Calendar

If any brand is the namesake of fun holiday-themed gifts, it's Harry & David. This advent calendar is a whole bunch of very good treats, from trail mixes and nuts to that signature flavored popcorn.

12-Day Advent Calendar

You know what's more fun than gifting someone a candle? Gifting them a surprise set of 12 candles. Volupsa's finest.

Deck the Paws Holiday Advent Calendar

If you're the kind of person who gets more excited about the gifts for the dog than the gifts for you, then Barkworthies' advent calendar will be a whole month of fun. Beef or chicken treats for days.

12 Days of Gourmet Nuts

Maturing in life and in Christmas is finally getting excited about assortments of gourmet nuts. Twelve days, 12 types of nuts for your ever-expanding palate to enjoy.

Woodland Advent Calendar

If you'd rather an advent calendar that's yearly decor, L.L.Bean's woodland calendar is a fun home edition that looks like it belongs in a log cabin somewhere. Refill the boxes every year with fun gifts.

Limited Edition Holiday Advent Calendar

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who wouldn't welcome a daily dose of skin and body care from Kiehl's. Christmas morning, every morning.

2023 Deluxe Snowglobe Advent Calendar

The advent calendars of our youths were onto something with a daily bite of chocolate to celebrate the season. A 24-pack of assorted Godiva chocolates is the ideal 2023 upgrade.

Holiday Advent Calendar: 24 Days of Baking Cookies

This baking advent calendar from Williams Sonoma is especially good for households that have kids who like baking alongside their parents. Opening up a little cookie-baking accessory every day is elite family bonding.

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

For the good, old-fashioned (and candy-less) countdown, Pottery Barn makes this advent calendar that keeps track of the days til Christmas with tagged little Christmas trees. To mark the current day, you move that shiny red star.

Pure Wood Light-Up Advent Calendar

This West Elm advent calendar is a great addition to a maturing Christmas decor. Not too flashy, not too tacky, just pure, unadulterated softly lit joy. Each little house is numbered for keeping track.

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