I've always thought Advent candles were a nice idea, but we've never actually had one.

We do still have the Advent calendar that Mum bought for me when I was 2, which comes out every year. The doors have long-ago fallen off, but it was pretty special when we first had it, 3D and with parts that move when you pull a tab backwards and forwards, so we kept it long enough to become one of those family traditions.