Christmas adverts - which ones did you like most?

[EmilieT]

Hi everyone, 

I don't know about you, but over the Holidays season I'm always looking forward to the Christmas adverts. Every year, companies come up with adorable, heartwarming and funny ads that I can't get enough of! Of course not all of them are a success, but done well, a Christmas ad can be quite something 

Over the years, which Christmas ads did you like the most? Are there some from the previous years, or 2018, that you like particularly?

Here are two from this year that I found lovely:

I'm looking forward to see your favourite ones! 

[Anonymous]

Don't watch tv but I had to see the Aldi adverts when I heard about Kevin's struggles.

[Cleoriff]

My favourite advert have always been the ones from John Lewis

This year I think they messed up, paying millions for Elton John and then showing a £900 piano at the end of it.

I found it a bit elitist if honest. Not everyone could afford that for their child!

Bring back Buster the Boxer on the trampoline!!

I am preferring the one from Aldi with the adventures of Kevin the Carrot...

He then goes on to have many adventures leading up to Christmas

[gmarkj]

Agree about the John Lewis one. Previous versions were far better.
In fairness I think that this year everyone is a bit below last year's standards.
The two that stand out are the Aldi Kevin one and the banned Iceland palm oil one (why that was banned I still don't know).
I also rather liked the Lidl response to the JL ad - pointing out that you don't need about £900 to get a piano when they do a full sized keyboard for £90!

[Cleoriff]

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@gmarkj wrote:
Agree about the John Lewis one. Previous versions were far better.
In fairness I think that this year everyone is a bit below last year's standards.
The two that stand out are the Aldi Kevin one and the banned Iceland palm oil one (why that was banned I still don't know).
I also rather liked the Lidl response to the JL ad - pointing out that you don't need about £900 to get a piano when they do a full sized keyboard for £90!

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I saw that response from Lidl @gmarkj though they must have been selling a different one as they said No need to pay £896 for a paino when we have this keyboard for your child at £18.99

[sheepdog]

@Cleoriff Not a fan of John Lewis Christmas adverts. Just really don't see the point of why would I want to shop there (not that I live anywhere near one anyway) and they're overblown and expensive. But this year's one with Elton John cannot be taken seriously when he's done this one:

Also, just because we need an anti-christmas advert thread which I started last year. ahem, er, I think I won. Talking of which, where's the christmas jumper this year @Wa10?

[gmarkj]

The site I checked it on (not linking due to annoying autoplay adverts!) showed a tweet about it being £89.99?
But happy if there is a cheaper one!
Also saw the snickers ads - those have been a little different but that was my favorite.

[Cleoriff]

Re Iceland. It was a dirty political move as far as I am concerned.

I think they thought it would upset world leaders.

Tragic, as it would have been the most powerful Christmas/ Conservation advert ever.

Here it is anyway....they haven't banned me from posting it !

[Cleoriff]

@sheepdog

Someone has recorded a parody of the John Lewis Ad with Elton John

In fact there are lots of them including the Geordie version called Wor Song. Which I can't post here

[EmilieT]

I don't watch TV much either @Anonymous, but I do like finding the Christmas ads online every year to see what they're like 

Kevin the Carrot is great @Cleoriff, love it 

And so was the Iceland advert @gmarkj, although on a very different level. 

@sheepdog I hadn't seen this Snickers ad before, thanks for sharing! 

Any favourite John lewis out from over the years? There's been so many and so many great ones really, it'd be interesting to know if one stood out for you guys