LEGO Advent Calenders

With Christmas just around the corner, we're taking a look at LEGO Advent Calanders past and present. This year, LEGO has three Advent Calenders available. For those who don't know, an Advent Calander is a special calander used for counting the days 'til Christmas. Beginning on the first of December, the receipient opens a window on the calender every day until Christmas. Behind these windows is an item, usually a Christmas picture, a sweet or a small toy - such as a piece of LEGO This year's Calanders:



Star Wars: A popular range, this year's LEGO Star Wars 75056 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar  features darth Vader in a Santa Costume. Because, well, Christmas I suppose.





This year's LEGO City 60063 LEGO City Advent Calendar features the usual range of minifigures: Santa, festive crime and small trees abound.









The LEGO Friends 41040 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar is a more subdued affair, offering more accessories than figures - although it does have a deer, which is always a good thing!







LEGO's range of Calanders is pretty much the same as last year, and indeed, LEGO Star Wars and City ranges - supplemented by Friends - present the mainstray of the Advent calander range. For those of you who enjoy the old as well as the new, previous year's calenders are often available at sites like Amazon, and some of the past minifigures offer a unique Christmas twist - see the below links for a Classic Christmas Yoda, among others: