December has officially arrived and Christmas has come earlier for some as Marks and Spencer announced that they will be giving away free Advent calendars to shoppers starting today.

The high street giant is getting in the festive mood by launching the 12-day digital Christmas advent calendar and anyone with a Sparks app can get it completely free, writes the Manchester Evening News.

This festive offer, exclusive to Sparks members, runs from December 1st to December 12th and gives shoppers access to a full range of Christmas offers – including gin snowglobes and cash.

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In contrast to your standard Advent calendars, not every door has to be opened secretly, as every door can only be opened and used on the day of the offer.

If you don’t want to miss out on this magical offer starting today, then register as a Sparks member and have the M&S app downloaded to your phone – so you can be ready to start the Christmas countdown in style.

During the 12 day countdown there will be a variety of exciting offers for shoppers to take advantage of for groceries, household items, clothing and more.

If you’re a fan of Take That pop singer Gary Barlow then 100 EXCLUSIVE SPARKS VIP GARY BARLOW CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE & Q&A tickets are up for grabs.

In order to have a chance to win, all Sparks App members must open every door to find the exclusive offer and take part in the raffle.

Other prizes include a raffle for 100 signed copies of the new book Reflections by M&S brand ambassador Holly Willoughby, 15 personal Christmas video messages from English rugby star and M&S brand partner Maro Itoje, as well as various freebies and discounts on your purchase at M&S ​​this Christmas. This includes £ 25 x £ 1000, £ 100 x £ 500 and £ 100 x £ 250 M&S gift cards and 100 M&S Snowglobe Gins.

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