Yankee Candle’s advent calendars are here to fill your home with Christmas scents

Though this is the least inventive of all three designs from, it got a major thumbs-up from us. We loved the way it opened up like a book, tied with a white satin bow, but also liked the fact it could be closed again once the door was opened so it wouldn’t take up too much room in our house throughout December. We also liked the subtly stylish decoration of snowflakes and baubles filled with presents and leaping reindeer.

There are no filler gifts behind the 24 doors either. Every one reveals either a filled votive candle or scented tea light, plus an additional clear glass holder to use to burn the tea lights which is a nice touch. We were especially impressed the holder came with a candle already inside rather than making up one gift on its own.

All 24 candles are deliciously festive with scents including Christmas cookie and cinnamon stick, though some – like snow flake kisses – will still be fine to burn in the New Year if you don’t quite manage to get through them all in December. For generous gifts at a great price, this calendar is unbeatable.

Be warned, you’ll have to put a bit of effort in before you open a single door on this calendar. There are nine boxes of different sizes inside the large outer box it comes in, plus a golden 3D cardboard star. Each box is printed with a letter and guide to its location and has a layer of tape to stick it to the other boxes to form a larger tree – with the star on top of course. It’s very straightforward to do and the final calendar makes a striking extra decoration for any house, but you will need to find room to keep it out on display somewhere.

The contents are a candle-lovers dream come true with generously-sized gifts in fantastic fragrances. As you count down to December, you’ll receive eight scented tea light candles and a glass tea light candle holder, 12 filled votive candles, an original small jar candle and a signature small tumbler candle which is an advent calendar exclusive and can’t be bought elsewhere.

We especially loved that some scents like smoked vanilla and cashmere would work at any time of the year because these candles will last long after Christmas even if you burn one every day in December. The small jar candle alone has an impressive burn time of up to 30 hours. Our only complaint about this calendar is the gifts include a wick trimmer and snuffler which, while useful, might be a little disappointing if you’re hoping for another candle.

Proof that swanky candle advent calendars don’t need to blow the budget, this is a fantastically priced option for anyone who wants a new candle to burn every day in December. It looks great too with its octagon wreath shape decorated with attractive holly and snowflake illustrations.

Unlike the other two calendars, there are no surprises behind the doors here. Everyone reveals a scented tea light but we loved the fact one also included a glass Tea Light holder for easy burning. The 24 tealights inside come in eight different fragrances so there is some repetition, but we didn’t mind that at all. We especially loved the sweetly spicy peppermint pinwheels and the almost-good-enough-to-eat Christmas cookie. Lasting around four to six hours, each tea light is the perfect size to bring a festive fragrance to your home all the way through December – without feeling like you’re burning money at the same time.