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Pop-culture advent calendars for 2026 get fancy, from Bluey to…
Variety's list includes a twelve-day Nightmare Before Christmas calendar at forty-nine ninety-five and a Lego Disney Princess set with two hundred ninety pieces that turns into a board game.
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At a glance
- First reported by Variety: “The Best Pop-Culture Advent Calendars for 2026: ‘Bluey,’ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ Marvel and More”, with reporting from CNN Underscored and WhichCapsule.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 8:19 PM ET on BBN Game Night, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
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- VarietyThe Best Pop-Culture Advent Calendars for 2026: ‘Bluey,’ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ Marvel and More
- CNN Underscored36 best Advent calendars for the 2026 holidays facts used on air
- WhichCapsuleNespresso x Swarovski 2026: Machine, Calendar and Coffees facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNespresso and Swarovski made an advent calendar, and it costs fifty-five dollars. CNN says it comes with twenty-four coffee capsules, two biscuits and a surprise on day twenty-four.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Nightmare Before Christmas calendar from Williams Sonoma runs twelve days and costs forty-nine ninety-five. Jack and Sally marshmallows, gummy spiders, sour worms.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVariety lists it among the best this year.
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