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The countdown starts here... (October 2005)

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JO
john04
They've started. Now running extensively on ITV1, "This Christmas Think W H Smith"
FA
fanoftv
john04 posted:
They've started. Now running extensively on ITV1, "This Christmas Think W H Smith"


Yeah, I noticed them earlier, with Ruby Wax isn't it doing the voice over?

Very Christmassy too, damm them for starting so early!
JO
john04
fanoftv posted:
john04 posted:
They've started. Now running extensively on ITV1, "This Christmas Think W H Smith"


Yeah, I noticed them earlier, with Ruby Wax isn't it doing the voice over?

Very Christmassy too, damm them for starting so early!

Yes Ruby and also Stephen Fry.
PT
Put The Telly On
Bring back Nicholas Lyndhurst! Laughing

So what we got so far...

Airwick
Disneyland Paris
WH Smith
Argos (Gift guide promo)

Any more?
FA
fanoftv
nok32uk posted:
Bring back Nicholas Lyndhurst! Laughing

So what we got so far...

Airwick
Disneyland Paris
WH Smith
Argos (Gift guide promo)

Any more?


I haven't seen any more, but surely with the argos adverts will kick in fully, after promoting that the catalogue is out on Saturday.

Though my local argos today had stopped playing Christmas music, even if it's only until Saturday!
SJ
sjhoward
BillyH posted:
Col posted:
And will it be a 14th year in a row for the Good Old Yellow Pages ad?

13th, actually! It first appeared in 1992: http://www.yellgroup.com/pages/ukoperations-ukadvertisingpromotion-historicadvertising


But if it first appeared in 1992, and it's now 2005, that makes this year the 14th year it will be shown.
BH
BillyH Founding member
Yeah, you're right. I got confused with 1992 being 13 years ago.
AL
altrus
john04 posted:
They've started. Now running extensively on ITV1, "This Christmas Think W H Smith"


It seems itv's main celeb of the year is ruby wax.
I suppose she going to be in 'i'm a celebrity get me out of here!'
BO
BOL I0X
James Vertigan posted:
Not advert related but Sky Movies have started showing their Christmas movies already... Miracle on 34th Street with good old Dickie Attenborough has started being shown... I think they eventually stopped showing last year's Christmas movies in April!


Well they have been showing Home Alone 4 quite alot.

There are only two adverts that should be shown every year, and that's the Coca Cola adverts and the original Woolworths Winter Wonderland adverts.

Speaking of them two, does anyone have an upload?
PT
Put The Telly On
The original Coca Cola song from the Xmas ad is called Wonderful Dream and performed by the late Melanie Thornton.

I'd love to see some Woolies Winter Wonderland ads again - especially the one's with the celebs doing their shopping.
TW
tweetypie
Nicholas Lyndhurst was hilarious in those adverts. Every year it was funny. They just don't make adverts like they used to do they? Another one I liked was the special government pif. The one in which you do NOT leave christmas tree lights on overnight - because if you wake up in the morning you will find Santa would have left you a surprise. The surprise being the house burning. Anyone remember this or have a copy of it?
PT
Put The Telly On
I think a trip to the Requests forum is needed -see you there... Wink

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