Look Forward to a Bricktacular Christmas Countdown with Lego

The holiday season is just around the corner, and for Lego fans, that means it's time to get excited about the annual Lego Advent Calendars. These festive sets have become a must-have for many households, and the 2025 line-up really is no exception. (The fun advent calendars definitely prove popular in the Chaos Cards office every year!)

This year brings a fantastic new selection that includes classic themes like Lego City and Lego Star Wars, as well as the brand new Lego Minecraft and Lego Disney Frozen calendars. Each of the 24 doors hides a special surprise, from charming mini-builds to exclusive minifigures and accessories. Not only are they a great way to count down to Christmas, but the box even folds out to create a festive backdrop for your creations. The building guides are even included on the inside of the calendar windows, so you don’t even have to worry about misplacing the instructions amongst the chaos of Christmas! It really is like Lego think of everything.

Whether you're a long-time collector or looking for a new holiday tradition to share, these calendars offer a fun and engaging way to get into the Christmas spirit.

Read on to find out more about this years fun releases!

Lego City Advent Calendar (60475)

Coming in at 186 pieces, the Lego City calendar is literally bursting with festive fun. This year's calendar transforms your Lego City into the ultimate winter wonderland. There’s a polar bear, reindeer, Santa Claus and his wife as well as the mini builds and fun accessories to look forward to in this lively Christmas party set. The Lego City advent calendar is perfect for expanding any other Lego City sets.

Lego Friends Advent Calendar (42668)

Recreate a festive sleepover scene with your favourite Lego Friends in this advent calendar. Join Aliya, Autumn, Liam, Nova and Leo and their cute pets as they decorate for Christmas, make hot chocolate and sing karoke. The 237 piece calendar includes 5 minidolls (minidolls will be familiar to fans of the Lego Friends, Disney or Wicked sets,) 5 pets, some mini builds and accessories and even sleeping bags for each Lego Friend!

Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar (75418)

This years Lego Star War advent calendar includes everything you need to recreate a Babu Friks Droidsmith workshop. The calendar includes fully buildable droids, extra droid parts, workshop equipment and even some festive details. Coming in at 263 pieces, this years calendar includes everything you need to build 14 droids including C-3PO, R7-A7, and a scrap battle droid. There’s even a festive twist on BB-8 and a Jawa which we think looks AMAZING.

Lego Disney Frozen Advent Calendar (43273)

Deliver some festive cheer with the exciting Lego Disney Frozen Advent Calendar. We love that the box for the advent calendar becomes a game board for the minidolls in the set. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven appear as really detailed minidolls, and there’s even an ice crystal tree, and cute mini Arendelle castle to build. The Frozen advent calendar is made up of 231 pieces and even features Olafs sleigh.

Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar (21280)

You would have to be under a (block shaped) rock this year to have missed out on the Minecraft movie and the ensuing shouts of CHICKEN JOCKEY that have filled the air since. In the Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar you can combine the daily builds to create a winter village scene and recreate your own Minecraft quests and adventures. The fold out mat provides the perfect backdrop to do this. The advent calendar comes in at 300 pieces and includes minifigures of Alex, Steve, a Creeper, a Zombie, and a Santa villager, as well as mini builds of some recognisable scenes from the Minecraft world.

Lego Harry Potter Advent Calendar (76456)

Recreate your favourite wizarding adventures in the run up to Christmas with theLego Harry Potter Advent Calendar. The set comes with 10 mini builds, 6 buildable figures including Hedwig and Buckbeak and 8 minifigures. The 2025 advent calendar consists of 240 pieces and is perfect for adding to your existing Lego Harry Potter creations.

Ready, Set, Build!

The selection of Lego Advent Calendars for 2025 builds on the festive fun of the previous calendars (2024 was a particularly fun year for advent calendars!) The Chaos Cards team are particularly excited to discover the Lego Minecraft world has been included in the line up this year. It looks so much fun. We love that the Lego Advent calendars have become a staple in the lead up to Christmas for many households. The magical stories that unfold with each festive character or mini build behind each door is such a fun activity to share with the whole family and is the perfect way to begin the holiday countdown.

Whether you're looking to kick off the festive season with a mini-build every day, exclusive minifigures, or a fun way to get into the holiday spirit, the 2025 LEGO advent calendars offer something for a wide range of interests and ages. No matter which theme you choose, each calendar is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season; one brick at a time. We can’t wait for the 1st December already.

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