Some Advent calendars like yesterday's offering are a feast for the eyes. Today's Advent calendar is music to my ears. Manufactured by Coppernrath, the standard cardboard poster board or display box is replaced with plastic and vinyl in the form of a gramophone, which is an old school record player. (Kids, a record player was a device used to play music on large thin black discs.)
Since this is a miniaturization, the discs are about the size of a drink coaster. Select the corresponding day's disc, which are numbered from 1-24, insert into the center depression of the gramophone, place the needle over the disc and hit play.
I haven't heard of most of the songs selected. Since this is a German made Advent calendar (Germany, by the way is the birthplace of the Advent calendar), I suspect those carols are from the Old Country. But there are some songs that should be familiar to American audiences such as Jingle Bells and Joy to the World.
Throughout this Advent, I've been disappointed in the packaging spoiling the surprise of the Advent gifts. However, considering how many of these songs are ones I suspect not many have even heard of, the playlist on the back of the display box might actually be necessary in order to fully enjoy this unique Advent.
From the Batman Advent, I received a pencil with the Wayne Industries logo on it. I knew in advance that I was getting a pencil. I expected it to have a bunch of the bat emblems on it or something. So, this was a much better design. But 2 Wayne Industries items in a row seemed a little repetitive.
Also, trying to get this out of the sleeve was nearly impossible. I had to tear the long, narrow envelope in order to retrieve it.
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