Magellan Traditional Advent Calendars

Magellan has produced several traditional chocolate advent calendars as part of our annual branded gifting and client-engagement initiatives. These calendars combine high-quality UK-made chocolate with full-colour branded packaging, creating an affordable yet memorable festive gift for customers. All chocolate and packaging are manufactured together in the UK at the same facility, ensuring consistent quality and complete control over production. The chocolates are suitable for halal and kosher diets, making them an inclusive option for businesses with diverse audiences.

Across the years, we developed two distinct design approaches — one rooted in our classic brand colours, and one with a more festive, illustrative feel. Both calendars were distributed to customers as seasonal gifts and included Magellan branding on the front and back to reinforce awareness throughout the full advent period.

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Magellan Traditional Advent Calendars

Traditional Black & Gold Magellan Calendar

The first calendar design was created using Magellan’s signature brand palette. A clean black background was paired with gold numbering to give the calendar a refined, understated look. Supporting copy in crisp white text highlighted our core services and product offering, turning the calendar into both a festive gift and a brand touchpoint.

The simple and elegant layout allowed the metallic tones to stand out, creating a premium feel while staying faithful to our brand identity. The calendar was produced using a digitally printed box with perforated windows, each containing a luxury solid milk chocolate.

Bauble Christmas Scene Calendar + Matching Card

The following year, we elevated the concept with a more festive and visually engaging design. This edition featured large, detailed baubles arranged within a snowy Christmas setting, giving the calendar a warm and seasonal aesthetic. To enhance customer engagement, we added a QR code to the design, directing recipients straight to our website for more information on our products and services.

For the first time, we created a matching printed card to accompany the calendar, extending the festive theme across both items. This card allowed us to include additional branding, messaging and contact details without overwhelming the calendar artwork itself. Both items were digitally printed and finished to the same high standard, ensuring a cohesive gifting experience.

Calendars were once again distributed to customers, allowing Magellan to stay top-of-mind throughout December while providing a fun, interactive countdown.

Calendar Specifications

Each traditional advent calendar features 25 pieces of solid luxury milk chocolate housed within a digitally printed box complete with perforated windows for easy opening.

Minimum Order: 100 units
Size: 200mm x 275mm x 10mm
Weight: 75g
Shelf Life: 12 months
Chocolate: Halal and kosher suitable
Manufactured in: United Kingdom (chocolate and packaging produced in the same facility)

These calendars remain one of the most accessible branded gifts for seasonal campaigns — cost-effective, universally enjoyed, and highly customisable.

Project Summary

Our traditional chocolate advent calendars demonstrate how even simple formats can become powerful branded tools when thoughtful design, quality production and customer experience come together. Using UK-made chocolate, fully branded packaging and optional extras like matching printed cards and QR integration, these calendars offer a practical yet engaging way to connect with customers during the festive season.

Our Case Studies

Diptyque

Magellan partnered with Diptyque in 2021 to create a luxurious fragrance advent calendar that blended artistic design, premium craftsmanship, and sensory delight for an unforgettable festive gifting experience.

Guinness

Magellan created a premium 12-day miniature drinks advent calendar for Guinness in 2023, blending festive design, curated spirits, and interactive features to deliver a standout holiday gifting experience.

Natwest + PEGA

Magellan partnered with NatWest and PEGA to create a unique 16-day video advent calendar for 2023, blending printed design with embedded digital content to deliver an interactive, high-impact corporate gifting experience.

We and our clients were so impressed with the Luxury Drink Advent Calendars. Such a fun and inventive way to promote our company!

MS Lending

Harrods do Luxury Beauty Advent Calendars every year! They are such a great way to get people excited about what we offer.

Harrods

Everyone loved the traditional advent calendars and matching card. Would definitely recommend this as a small gift to clients.

NAVIEN

We did branded chocolate advent calendars in 2021 and were amazed with the results. We have been and will continue to get more with a different design every year.

CARWOW