This year, an unexpected player has entered the game: Burger King. In a press release announcing the Advent calendar, Burger King is light on the details. We know that the chain’s first-ever Advent calendar will contain “12 delightful surprises ...

Burger King is the latest company to mark the coming holiday season with its own advent calendar. The fast-food chain says its 12-day “BK Advent Calendar” nods to past and present menu items like chicken fries and the Whopper. It’ll include what Burger King says are daily curated gifts.

Burger King is dropping a new side offering, and fans of the fast food eatery seem to be totally on board. The food chain's new item was highlighted in an Instagram post shared by blogger Snackolator on Wednesday,

The holiday season is incoming, and for those who are of Christian faith, so too is the sacred time of Advent. And for the very first time ever, Burger King is giving customers a way to find surprises throughout the season.