Christmas adverts - the best (part 1)

[charlie_cochrane]

Our screens are being hit by a plethora of Christmas ads, so I wanted to share what I think are the best from the last few years. This one is from Sainsbury's, 2014. It's beautifully made (take note Mr War Horse Spielberg, what trenches really looked like) and it depicts a real occurrence, attested by a number of eye witnesses. It also inspired my 2017 Rainbow Calendar story, Got Mittens.


Postscript: it was only today I noticed the flock of birds at the end. I'd love them to be wild geese, the wild goose being a Celtic traditional name for the Holy Spirit.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWF2JBb1bvM&w=560&h=315]

Comments

[moth2fic]

I liked that one. I have been watching quite a bit of Channel 4 but haven't actually seen a Christmas ad yet. Somebody mentioned the John Lewis one and I found it on YouTube - and liked it but because of dragons, not because of Christmas. I was shocked to find our local Morrison's had its Christmas tree up on November 5th and whilst I appreciate that shops need to shelve stock well in advance I'm a firm believer in not doing anything about Christmas till Advent. If we don't follow traditions, what's the point of having them?

I didn't know about the wild goose - thank you!

[charlie_cochrane]

I didn't know about the wild goose, either, until a couple of years back. I love that image.

And yes, the Christmas decorations are ridiculously early this year.