While tradition dictates that you should start an Advent Calendar on Dec. 1 and continue with it every day until Dec. 25, modern Advent Calendars can be found with fewer days (like a dozen or less) and others are like gifts that are fun to open all at once.

Whether you’re shopping for yourself or for your favorite at-home barista, we've rounded up the best coffee advent calendars to make mornings a little more joyful.

Beauty advent calendars allow your giftee on new-to-them goodies, travel-sized wonders, and fragrances galore. Here, peruse 21 of InStyle's favorite beauty advent calendars.

Want a fun way to countdown the days before Christmas? Try an Advent Calendar! Some you can buy, some you can make, and one you can download from me here -- a reading advent calendar to motivate children to read during the month of December.