Holiday Gift Guide 2021: Advent calendars and holiday-themed collectables

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It's just about time to start counting down the days to Christmas. Here's a collection of advent calendars and holiday-themed goodies to help you get into the spirit of the season.

Don't forget to check out my other 2021 gift guides including Star Wars, Disney and Pixar, television and streaming, and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and more here.

Descriptions were provided by the manufactures with the occasional edit for brevity and clarity.

• Marvel: The Official Advent Calendar -From greeting cards to paper ornaments, buttons, booklets, and more, Marvel: The Official Advent Calendar is bound to excite fans with adorable souvenirs and holiday-themed keepsakes spread out over the course of 25 days.
  
  
• The Beatles Advent Calendar -Presented pop-art style with an eye-catching rainbow Beatles design, this luxury box advent calendar is absolutely stuffed with 24 high-quality festive gifts and accessories for true Beatlemaniacs, such as a tea infuser shaped like the famous Yellow Submarine, a set of coasters with iconic Beatles album art, and a brilliant Beatles Bauble for hanging from your tree!
  
  
• A Very Spidey Christmas - Twas Christmas Eve in New York, and all through the night, not a creature was stirring . . . except our friend Spidey! Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with Spidey and His Amazing Friends in this 8x8 storybook with stickers.
  
  
• Groot Sketchbook Ornament-Baby Groot poses as a holiday tree tangled in a string of colorful party ''bulbs.''
  

• Funko Advent Calendar: Dragon Ball Z Pocket Pop! -Which character will you receive from this 24 day Dragon Ball Z Pocket Pop! advent calendar. There's Goku, Vegeta, Master Roshi, Piccolo, and more to discover.
  
  
• DC Shop Holiday Themed Shirts- Dozens of designs featuring your favorite DC heroes. Pictured: Harley Quinn Been Naughty Racerback Tank,Chibi Holiday Heroes,Heroic Holidays Hoodie.
  
  
• Batman Ebenezer Scrooge Funko Pop!Ornament-Add a dash of pop culture to your holiday décor with a Funko exclusive Pop! Ornament Batman as Ebenezer Scrooge (Red and White).
  
  
• The Official Batman Advent Calendar -This unique book features 25 pockets filled with exclusive keepsakes like recipe cards, pins, patches, and many more fun and unique gifts inspired by Gotham City!
  
  
• Merry Mayhem Gremlins T-Shirt -These mischievous Mogwai are ready to bring merry mayhem to your wardrobe as the Holiday Carol Gremlins Pop!
  
  
• Gizmo Funko Pop! Ornament -Collect and display the mischievous Mogwai for your own seasonal setup or gift this collectible ornament to someone who loves Gremlins!
  
  
• Gremlins Holiday Havoc Card Game -Flip over cards to reveal favorite creatures from the classic movie. If you see a match, pounce fast to score. But beware, other players are on the prowl. And whatever you do, don't get them wet or your chance of losing multiplies!

• Buddy the Elf Pop! Pin -From the modern classic holiday movie Elf, it’s the Buddy The Elf Pop! Pin! Pin features gold colored hardware and a built-in stand. Enamel pin is approximately 4-inches tall.
  
  
• Buddy the Elf Snowball Tee -Prepare for the snowball fights by wearing the Buddy Snowball Pop! Tee.
  
  
• Elf: Snowball Showdown Card Game -Join Buddy the Elf in a surprise snowball fight! "Throw" a set of like-colored snowball cards at another player and they can return fire! When you're the target, roll the jumbo snowball dice to dodge the icy barrage. When you get hit, take a snowball "splat" card-three hits and you're out. In this frigid fight, the last elf standing wins!
  
  
• Hallmark Funko POP! Exclusive Christmas Ornament Collection -Add some POP! to the holidays with this Christmas ornament of Buddy the Elf from the hilarious holiday movie "Elf." Styled as a scaled-down version of a signature Funko POP! design.
  
  
• Elf: Journey from the North Pole Board Game -Help Buddy the Elf find his dad by laying a loopy route from the North Pole to New York City. Play path cards to the board and move Buddy along its crazy curves.
  
  
• The Original Christmas Specials Collection Steelbook -'Tis the season to enjoy the timeless holiday classics in The Original Christmas Specials Collection featuring five unforgettable stories. Produced by Rankin/Bass, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' To Town and The Little Drummer Boy feature iconic "Animagic" stop-motion animation and Frosty the Snowman and Cricket on the Hearth are beautifully animated.
  
  
• It's a Wonderful Life: 75th Anniversary Edition - Features a beautifully colorized version of the film in high definition as well as the original, digitally remastered black-and-white movie in high definition, and access to a digital copy of the film. Perfect for gift-giving, the set also includes 10 collectible recipe cards from Insight Editions' It's a Wonderful Life: The Official Bailey Family Cookbook with cuisine inspired by the film.

• A Christmas Story: Ralphie in Bunny Suit Pop! Pin -From the holiday classic A Christmas Story, it’s the Ralphie in Bunny Suit Pop! Pin!

• A Christmas Story: A Major Card Game -You must use memory and deduction while peeking at Christmastime gifts to search for the BB Gun and Decoder pin to win the game. Avoid the Bully cards and dare other players into switching gifts with you.
  
  
• Jingle All the Way: It's Turbo Time! Card Game -Face off as frantic shoppers in the hunt for the most exclusive toy of the holiday season—Turbo Man! But there’s only one left, so be ready for mischief in this turbo-charged, trick-taking game! Based off the iconic ’90s movie, this game has you peeking at, flipping, shuffling, and swapping tiles to get the best toys.
  
  
• Jingle All the Way: Howard as Turbo Man Funko Pop! -Beat the frenzy this year by getting your Jingle All The Way Pop! Howard as Turbo Man before the crowd gets them all.
  
  
• Jingle All the Way: Myron as Dementor Funko Pop! - Beat the frenzy this year by getting your Jingle All The Way Pop! Myron as Dementor before the crowd gets them all.
  
  
• Jingle All the Way: Myron Funko Pop! - Beat the frenzy this year by getting your Jingle All The Way Pop! Myron before the crowd gets them all.
  
  
• Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop-Up Advent Calendar -Now, fans of Tim Burton’s iconic film can countdown to Christmas with this pop-up advent calendar. Inside, readers will find a perfectly ghastly pop-up tree. Hidden in compartments beneath it are twenty-five removable and displayable ornaments—from skeletal reindeer to a man-eating wreath—to hang on the tree.
  
  
• Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Ghoulish Delights Advent Calendar -The Nightmare Before Christmas. This special countdown calendar opens to reveal 25 gifts that include mini books, note cards, ornaments, and other surprises to take readers through the 25 days of the happiest holiday of the year.
  
  
• Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: 13 Days of Christmas -From the minds of Tim Burton, Disney Imagineers, and acclaimed artist Jerrod Maruyama comes The Nightmare Before Christmas 13 Days of Christmas Book, a picture book celebrating the classic animated film and the Disneyland ride it inspired.
  
  
• Tim Burton'sThe Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Glitter Funko Pop! Ornament -Add a dash of pop culture to your holiday décor with a Funko exclusive Pop! Ornament Jack Skellington.
  
  
• Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Making Christmas Card Game - Gather toys from Halloweentown for Jack Skellington to deliver on Christmas. But the presents are in pieces! Look for clever combos on the workbench that will help you put the toys together.
  

• The Office: Holiday Advent Calendar -Commemorate and collect some of your favorite memories and coworkers from The Office with the Funko The Office Advent Calendar. Which character will you get each day? Maybe you'll find Dwight or Jim, there's 24 awesome Pocket Pop vinyl figures to open up!
  
  
• Five Nights at Freddy's: Pint Size Heroes Advent Calendar -Want a safer way to collect your favorite FNAF characters? Look no further than the Five Nights at Freddy's Funko Advent Calendar. These Pint Size Heroes collectibles are a cute, compact, and containable way to collect the crazed animatronic characters.
  
  
• Home Alone: The Official AAAAAAdvent Calendar -Eight-year old Kevin has the house all to himself when his family accidentally leaves him home alone for the holidays. But when two bumbling burglars knock on his door, Kevin has to devise a series of traps to defend his home! Re-discover this charming holiday classic with this interactive advent calendar featuring a pop-up tree, 25 paper ornaments recalling the film’s most memorable moments, and a bonus booklet of Kevin’s misadventures.
  
  
• Friends: The Official Advent Calendar - Friends: The Official Advent Calendar (2021 Edition) takes readers back to even more iconic moments from the beloved hit show. The sequel to Insight’s best-selling Friends: The Official Advent Calendar (2021 Edition) contains twenty-five days of surprises and brand-new unique keepsakes and trinkets ranging from fun paper ornaments to classic Friends-inspired recipe cards and more.
  
  
• Fallout: The Official Vault Dweller's Advent Calendar -Fallout: The Official Vault Dweller's Advent Calendar features twenty-five days of surprises and unique keepsakes inspired by the award-winning video game series.
  

• Star Wars: The Galactic Advent Calendar -From greeting cards to paper ornaments, buttons, booklets, and more, Star Wars: The Galactic
  Advent Calendar is bound to excite fans with adorable souvenirs and holiday-themed keepsakes spread out over the course of 25 days.
  
  
• Star Wars Holiday Cookie LifePlanner -Organize your galaxy with our Star Wars collection featuring notebooks, planners, notepads & more all inspired by your favorite Star Wars characters & themes.
  
  
• Star Wars: A Vader Family Sithmas Book -This sweetly funny seasonal celebration sees Vader doing his best to raise his rebellious kids while running the galactic Empire and navigating holiday cheer (including the Imperial gift exchange).
  
  
• Star Wars: Chewbacca Holiday Pin –Chewbacca becomes a gingerbread ''Wookiee cookie'' on this cute cloisonné pin that will make a stellar holiday stocking stuffer.
  
  
• Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook -In this follow-up to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook, the acclaimed chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs returns to bring you authentic Life Day recipes from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk.
  
  
• Star Wars: Life Day Treasury: Holiday Stories From A Galaxy Far, Far Away -Cozy up with this collection of holiday-themed midwinter stories from throughout the galaxy far, far away! From George Mann and Grant Griffin, the same team that brought us the stunning Star Wars: Myths & Fables and Star Wars: Dark Legends--with the addition of best-selling author Cavan Scott--this collection of eight myths and fables told around winter fires and high-tech heating pods across the galaxy will bring holiday joy to young and old Star Wars fans alike.
  

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Holiday Pin -Grogu proves ''the best things come in small packages'' on this silvery cloisonné pin that will make a stellar holiday stocking stuffer.
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Collection - Featuring the character Grogu(known in pop culture as Baby Yoda) from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, the highly anticipated collection is now available exclusively on Funko.com. From a 5-inch tall Deluxe Pop! to the standard Pop! bobblehead, these figures are perfect for gift giving and stocking stuffing! Pictured:Grogu Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Funko Pop!andGrogu Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade BalloonFunko Pop! Deluxe
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Ornament - Add a dash of pop culture to your holiday décor with a Funko Pop! Ornament The Child. Collect and display the precious bounty for your own seasonal setup or gift this collectible ornament to someone who loves Star Wars: The Mandalorian!
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Merry Force Be With You Pullover Hoodie -Season's greetings from the Child who's featured as an ornament in his hover pram on this holiday hoodie. The festive Fair Isle design, inspired by Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+, will spread good cheer with its ''Merry Force Be With You'' messaging.
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Merry Force Be With You T-Shirt -Season's greetings from the Child who's decking his Christmas tree on this holiday kids' tee. The festive design, inspired by Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+, will spread good cheer with its ''Merry Force Be With You'' messaging
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian -Grogu Holiday Plush in Hover Pram -Celebrate the holidays with the child known as Grogu in his soft ''hover pram'' crib inspired by Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+. Grogu is happily clad in his holiday cloak with furry trims and fringed scarf.
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu Holiday Stocking -Spread holiday cheer across the galaxy with this stellar knit stocking featuring the Child from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Grogu's dimensional ears and collar will make this holiday décor a much sought after bounty.
  
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Grogu with Holiday Lights Pullover -Allow the Child to brighten up your holidays with this fun and festive pullover that features ''baby Yoda'' wearing a string of colorful Christmas lights. Inspired by Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+.
  

• Disney and Pixar's Toy Story Merry Rex-Mas Christmas T-Shirt -Get ready for the computer-animated adventure of a lifetime with an amazing Pixar design!
  
  
• Mickey and Minnie Holiday Mug -Savor the festive feasts of the holiday season with our dinnerware, mugs, kitchen tools & more.
  
  
• Jumbo Plush Mickey Mouse Pillow -Get comfortable and cozy with this jumbo plush figural pillow.
  
  
• Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Book Lover Belle Ornament -Dressed in her classic yellow ball gown, etched with the phrase "Never judge a book by its cover" in pretty script lettering, Belle makes a charming decoration for a fan of Disney's Beauty and the Beast or as an addition to your own Disney collection.
  
  
• Mickey Mouse and Friends: Walt's Holiday Lodge Train Set 2021 by Lionel -All-aboard for Walt's Holiday Lodge along with Mickey and the gang in our festive 2021 remote-control toy train set by Lionel, including locomotive, four train cars with animated character surprises, plus plenty of track!
  
  
• Disney Princess: 12 Days of Princess - Inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas comes a new holiday traditionThe Twelve Days of Princess! Inside this beautifully illustrated picture book, readers will get to experience the twelve days of Christmas like never before as each day a different Disney Princess gifts them something special.
  
  
• Mickey Mouse Holiday Stocking -Stuff the season with fun and surprises in Mickey's holiday stocking. Embroidered details and special trims will help make Santa's annual visit a lasting memory.
  
  
• Stitch Holiday Ornament -Stitch is up to no good this holiday season in this new ornament design! shopDisney and Disney Parks are home to a variety of ornaments for all families and fans this year.
  
  
• Disney Princess: Enchanted Christmas Pop-Up Advent Calendar - Counting down to Christmas has never been so magical. Open the cover of this captivating collectible to reveal a stunning pop-up Christmas Tree standing above 25 compartments filled with removable and displayable ornaments like Cinderella’s glass slipper, Tiana’s water lily, Rapunzel’s frying pan and more.