Maltesers Merryteaser Reindeer Advent Calendar - 108g

Maltesers are a fixture of British sweet-eating: the cinema bag, the sharing pouch, the box rattled in the back of the car. Come December they grow antlers and become Merryteasers, which are now as much a part of a UK Christmas as the selection box under the tree.

People in Canada go looking for this one because an advent calendar is a small ritual, and small rituals are the ones you miss most. December mornings felt different with a door to open, and plenty of expats want their own children to have the same.

It is a 108g calendar, slim enough to prop on a shelf or a windowsill and light enough to post. Keep it somewhere cool and away from the radiator, which is good advice for chocolate and for anyone tempted to open three doors at once.

People often pick it up alongside a British selection box or a tub of chocolates for Boxing Day, and it makes a handy Christmas gift for someone who misses home. Maltesers fans are loyal, so one calendar per person is the safest arrangement.