BLOG EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street Advent Calendar

It's that time of year when the team here at Coronation Street Blog like to count down to Christmas. And with that in mind, we're launching our Coronation Street advent calendar tomorrow, Thursday December 1st. 

Presented by our blogger Sunny Jim, the Corrie advent calendar will run every single day during December until Christmas Day exclusively here on the blog. 

Each day will reveal a classic Corrie Christmas picture, courtesy of and with thanks to the ITV Picture Desk for some of these absolutely wonderful pics - a few of which some of us die-hard Corrie fans haven't even seen before (and we've seen a lot!). 

We really hope you enjoy the Corrie advent calendar and will come to the blog every day as we count down to Christmas.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2015 - Day 1

Today we start off our 2015 Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. Some of the pictures you'll have seen before, many are Corrie Christmas classics that deserve another airing.  We hope you enjoy them as we count down to Christmas.

Here we go with Day 1 of our advent calendar. It's Stan and Hilda Ogden doing pantomime. Oh yes it is!

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Buy it now! The Helen Worth chocolate advent calendar

In our guide to Christmas presents for Coronation Street fans, we missed out this little gem as we only found out about it today.  It's wrong, so very wrong, but it's a little bit of fun too. 

Nibble your way down to Christmas with the Helen Worth chocolate advent calendar. 

Buy it from Amazon: Helen Worth Personalised Chocolate Advent Calendar



Deirdre: A Life on Coronation Street - official ITV tribute to a soap icon. Available here.

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Coronation Street - the official advent calendar

The official ITV Coronation Street twitter account @itvcorrie have got a new advent calendar, with a difference.  Instead of just posting one picture every day (as we've done for years and are having a break this year!), @itvcorrie are posting a video every day.

Today's it's Sam Robertson and Rob Mallard, who play Adam Barlow and Daniel Osbourne in Corrie.  It's well worth a look, below:

On the 1st day of Xmas (well, December) your friends at #Corrie gave you DAY ONE of our special Advent Calendar @Rob_Mallard @scottishsamuel pic.twitter.com/2t81tCMTod

— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) December 1, 2016

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 9th 2011

Welcome to the 9th day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

Deck the halls with boughs of holly (and balloons). What on earth is going on here? Feel free to provide your own caption.  (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 22

Today we open door number 22 on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. Who could forget the guy that makes sure that every little girl and boy gets their heart's desire on Christmas Day, just so long as they've behaved themselves? And here's just the man for the job of judging how other people live their lives.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2015 - Christmas Day

Today we open the final door on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar and we hope you have enjoyed them all as we took a festive look back at Corrie Christmas through the years.  Here's our final one for this year - Merry Christmas everyone!  We hope your Christmas dinner is more peaceful than that Platts!

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 21

Welcome to day 21 of the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. In 1990 Bert Latham, played by Dave Dutton, sold Jack Duckworth the perfect present for Vera, a dog called Boomer. Unfortunately Boomer took a great interest in the Turkey the Duckworths were planning to eat for Christmas dinner.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 25th 2011

Welcome to the final day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

Merry Christmas from the cast of 2002 and everyone here on the Coronation Street Blog. (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 14th 2011

Welcome to the 14th day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

It might be all smiles around the Christmas dinner table now but it won’t last. Not when your psychopathic son has got hold of his grandmother’s old diary! (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 23

Welcome to day number 23 of the Coronation Street Bog advent calendar. We open the door today on one of the most romantic scenes seen on the cobbles, which always brings a lump to my throat. Here's the moment when Curly points out to his new fiance, the star that will be forever known as Mrs Raquel Watts.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 18

Today we open door 18 on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. Christmas is a time for spending with family and friends but it doesn't always run smoothly. Here's Curly having his Christmas dinner with Kimberley Taylor and her parents but it doesn't go well as they've found out that his intentions aren't entirely honourable. Pass the sherry please.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 4

It's day 4 of the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar and what's behind today's door? It's Mavis and Derek under the mistletoe. They didn't put it up last night to avoid any high jinks from their party guests though Vera did offer to teach Derek the hokey-cokey, Huddersfield style. If you've got any idea what that might entail please share it with us.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2015 - Day 7

Today we open door 7 on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar.  It's one my personal favourite Corrie Christmas photos, from 1967.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 22nd 2011

Welcome to the 22nd day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

It was a white Christmas for Coronation Street in 2004. (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2015 - Day 15

Today we open door 15 on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar.  Here's David, Kylie and Lily in happier, pre manhole, times from 2013.

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 24th 2011

Welcome to the 24th day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

It’s Christmas Eve! Season’s Greetings from Jack and Vera. (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2015 - Day 21

Today we open door 21 on the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. Wouldn't it be great to have Graeme back?

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar - December 13th 2011

Welcome to the 13th day for our Coronation Street Blog advent calendar. What’s behind today’s door?

Merry Christmas from the cast of 1989. (click on the picture for a larger version)

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Coronation Street Blog Advent Calendar 2014 - Day 12

Welcome again to the Coronation Street Blog advent calendar as we open door number 12. As we've already mentioned, Christmas is a popular time for weddings down our favourite street. Here's one from 2000 when Norman 'Curly' Watts married Sergeant Emma Taylor.

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