Christmas time is on its way, which also means that fans of Die Hard can finally let loose and watch what’s often considered the best Christmas movie of all time. But is it really Christmas if Hans Gruber hasn’t fallen off of Nakatomi Plaza yet?
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The answer is no, and it quite literally isn’t if you plan to count down with this next OddityMall feature.
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This Die Hard advent calendar by the Etsy shop LeatherHeadLaserWork shows Hans Gruber falling off of Nakatomi Plaza as you count down the days until Christmas!
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Handmade with wood, a laser cutter and a convenient magnet to attach the Hans Gruber ornament, this Die Hard advent calendar is a perfect gift for you or a friend that loves the off-the-wall Christmas movie.
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This handmade, laser-cut advent calendar includes a simple magnetic strip on which the Hans Gruber falling Christmas ornament can be adhered using the magnet on its backside.
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As you count the days until Christmas, Hans Gruber can gradually be moved down the magnetic strip, coinciding with the numbers.
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The advent calendar is made from Grade A birch ply, and is crafted carefully with a wood laser engraver. This Die Hard Advent Calendar measures 4.5 inches wide and 11.5 inches tall, and it features 25 laser-engraved numbered days beside which you’ll move Hans Gruber down to the ground until it’s finally Christmas!
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The shop offers the calendar itself and the Hans Gruber ornament separately, or for a few extra dollars you can bundle the Nakatomi Plaza advent calendar with either a wood or full-color Hans Gruber ornament, with options for a separate acrylic Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Party ornament, or a bundle including both along with a John McClane swinging from firehose ornament — so you can keep it interesting year after year, without celebrating your love for Die Hard.
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The Die Hard advent calendar was designed and created by Etsy shop owner Daniel Brandt of Leatherhead Laser Work, and the owner has also pointed out that many have tried to copy the design after it recently went viral.
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So if you do want to celebrate Christmas in true Die Hard style, be sure to support the source with your Christmas-loving purchase and buy it directly from this Etsy shop!
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The item has an impressive 163 reviews, pretty much all of which are five stars — so you know the Hans Gruber advent calendar is likely to be a worthwhile purchase. In a five-star review of the Die Hard Advent Calendar, one user wrote, “I had my eye on this for some time and am so happy with my purchase! Super fast shipping and well packed. Thank you!”
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Shipping from the shop owner’s garage in Maryland, the handmade Die Hard advent calendar has an estimated arrival time ranging from around nine to 16 days from the time it’s ordered.
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The shop only accepts returns in limited circumstances, like if it’s damaged in transit or if something was done wrong. If this happens with your order of the Die Hard advent calendar, the shop says to simply reach out with pictures of the damaged or mistaken items.
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Other excellent Die Hard gifts we’ve featured in the past that may pair well with the Die Hard advent calendar include this Die Hard Christmas gift set, the Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Party Sweater or, for the ultimate, a Die Hard Blu-ray collection that comes with a replica of Nakatomi Plaza.
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And yes, they even have a black version of the Nakatomi Tower, since in the movie the building was actually black!
So this year, while you celebrate Die Hard being the best Christmas movie ever, do it alongside Hans Gruber and this sweet holiday calendar.
Let your friends know that you’re the most die hard Die Hard Christmas fan with the Hans Gruber falling advent calendar, and maybe you’ll finally get lucky on the good Secret Santa gift.
You can snag the light version of the Die Hard Advent Calendar for around $46 bucks on Etsy, whereas the black version of the Die Hard Advent Calendar will run you around $60 bucks on Etsy!
