Christmas Ads

joke's been and gone though..hasn't it?

Anyway, might as well mention this here... Noticed the BBC have dug out their 'Don't FOOL with Fireworks' PIF from 1997.

And they're all coming out now.

Just watching TV this morning, I've seen...

The Sainsburys advert: where Jamie reminises about Christmas as a child, and how Christmassy's become samey the older you get, so try something new today, etc.
Voiced by Jamie Oliver, with a slight Christmas mix of 'Reach for the Sun', the tune that they're using on their Try Something New Today adverts

The Asda advert: Where Santa uses a giant catapult to fire himself from his home, you then cut to the store and look at all of the Christmas offers, before Santa drops into the store into a big pile of products. Voiced by Alexander Armstrong, and I'm sure that they're using a new Christmas Mix of music.

The Woolworths advert: Wolly and Worth are inside an advent calender, where they follow a shooting star to one of the doors on the calender, or they're snowmen that burst out from under the polystyrene, sorry snow, and then they look at the door that opens to reveal an offer, plus I'm sure that there are many other variations. Very nice and festive. Voiced by the usual voice, sounds like old T4 host Margherita Taylor, not sure if it is though. The music, which is a bit of a shock is 'Tis the Season To Be Jolly' rather than Walking In a Winter Wonderland.

You know it's nearly christmas when these ads start running!

Yes indeed! I teased my mum about that the other day - "So you've seen the Xmas Coca Cola ad then?" "WHAT? Not already! You're joking" she screamed!

Saying that....I bet it comes out earlier this year .

Well, yes 'tis true - the Xmas ads are rolling out now. The first proper promotional 'for everyone' ad has to be the Woolworths one. Its got it all!

Not happy with Argos, but at least they've got rid of Richard (Zak) and Julia (Pam)and "Saaaaaanta claus is coming to town..." on every ad break!

DFS's Christmas campaign is out of the traps too, a variation on their "save money on..." campaign, thankfully no "Closest Thing to Crazy", been in most ad breaks I spotted on UTV and ITV1 this morning.

Also, saw that awful Fairy Power Spray ad with Ainsley Harriot earlier too.

I know how she feels, I've only just cleared the VISA bill from last year............it's too soon!!!!!!

Really bug's me when I see that darn cola cola 'holidays are coming' ads on janurary 2nd.


'hoildays are GOING'' by then

That one didn't run last year though.

Oh yes it did, I have something taped from last xmas with it in the commerical break (twice)

They had one with the "Holidays are coming" tune, but it wasn't the old one with the trucks (though IIRC, the trucks appear at the very end). There's always the same old ads that pop up every year though- the Yellow Pages & Hellman's Mayonnaise ones among others.

Maybe the old will return this year. In 2000 they had a different advert that still featured the trucks, but not the 'Holidays are Coming' theme, and in 2001 the old one was back.

But Billy, I doubt your fave Xmas ad will be back

Clue: Geoffrey.