We’re looking forward to the Christmas season ... with a fun and quirky advent calendar! It’s like giving yourself a daily little gift, building up to the big day with a surprise behind ...

such as the secular use of a chocolate advent calendar. There are different readings on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day, with each Sunday having a different theme and focus.

Advent is an important part of the Christian calendar. It means 'coming' and it's the period before Christmas which celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is all about preparing for Christmas Day.