Only 25 Weeks Until Christmas

What you have to remember is that Peter Fincham is now in control of BBC One. So he could to do away with the dancers all together by Christmas, or then again he may take the Roly Keating approach and not bother.

As for idents, we can't guess at ITV as of yet as they are supposed to be rebranding. I hope that BBC Two carry on with these out of the yellow idents and head for a totally different concept for Christmas, if they bother again.
The only channel that we can be certain of is Channel 4 as it's less than a year since they had a big old change. I'm hoping that Channel 4 will pull something out of the bag, or maybe a few idents based on the theme.

Following last years tragic events of Boxing Day and the amount of critisicm BBC1 received over their bouncing puddings into the news, I doubt that the puddings will be used again. If they are, a new soundtrack may be done to support it. I expect that BBC1 will have a Christmas/Winter themed ident for the festive season as it is historically the most watched channel at Yuletide. Having the idents creates a sense of atmosphere - a bit like Christmas Point of Sale in Department stores etc. Christmas images at Christmas time can increase sales in shops and viewers on Television.

It would be really good if BBC1 used a series of festive idents from the past so that we could get a touch of nostalgia, but I suspect they will use the snowflake children again.

If Christmas idents never had an effect on ratings, then it is doubtful that money would ever have been in the first place.

I Just hope that channel 4 don't do what they did last year - which was to not use Christmas Idents at all. It would've been good to follow the theme of the promotion, with the box made of Christmas lights.

Well there's lots of flexibility this time for Channel 4 to create an xmas ident, lets hope they do.

http://www.probaton.plus.com/images/xmas%20days.jpg

Is it likely that any Christmas idents have even been made at this stage?


*Oooooh*... Can't be too long till BHS have their festive decorations up.

I'm excited already. Boots are normally first with the festive adverts then Argos.

Now, Christmas...

Tesco Extra on Castle Lane East in Bournemouth have already got some of the Cadbury's Selection Boxes in (two for a fiver!)

This years schedule of adverts - first to last...

1... Boots - something dodgy featuring Santa Claus
2... ASDA - Julie Walters as a fairy
3... Argos - Repeats of last year - again - but new products
4... M&S - Lots of celebs buying pressies in the store
5... Sainsbury's - Jamie Oliver looking for Xmassy fayre
6... Woolworths - Wooly and Worth having a snowball fight
7... Tesco - Celebs v/o of Xmassy products
8... Currys - New Year sale promo
9... The Best Christmas Album In The World... Ever - again
10... bmibaby.com - Fly away somewhere warm(er)

11...Morrisons - Sean Bean doing the voiceover for some Mince pie advert
12...DFS - Linda Barker designs, sale must end Christmas Eve. Sale starts Boxing Day....
13...Dixons - The Future for Less, this Christmas with not too much different than last year
14...HMV - That dog messing with wrapping paper
15...Yellow Pages - The same one thats been shown every Christmas since the early 1990's. (The boy and girl mistletoe one)
16...Hellmans Mayonnaise - Again the same one thats been shown every Christmas since the early 1990's (#...and a jar of Hellmans Mayonnaise!#)
17...Coca-Cola - The Lorries....

And not strictly advertising and North West only....

18...Careline - The only time of the year you see Gordon Burns and Lucy Meacock on the same thing.

19. Toys R' Us - "There's millions said Geoffrey all under one roof..."
20. Debenhams - Santa Baby...
21. PIF: Don't Drink and Drive - featuring Cliff's Mistletoe and Wine
22. Katherine Jenkins at Christmas - New CD.
23. Lotto: Christmas Millionaire Maker - Fay and Graham with some tinsel

That is actually Robbie Williams in the ad!

QVC have started their Christmas in July promotions.

No it isn't.