Christmas presentation thread

I bloody loved last year's, for what it's worth. Obviously cheaper than some previous years, but they had a ridiculous amount of charm.

ROBINS WITH EARBUDS, COME ON.

If it was hand drawn, or stop motion, or something that looks like charm and effort have been put into it, I would've liked it. But the fact that they opted for cheap and quick CG just makes it really bland.

I'd settle for a circle being incorporated somewhere at this point.

For me the issue with last years idents was that they didn't make the characters prominent enough, I think if have preferred to see one character (for example the robin zoomed to only one of them) then pulling back or using the circle as a wipe to reveal the wrapping paper of that character or with all of them on.

The little animations with the robin, the fairies, etc were lovely but because they were so small it didn't have a massive impact.
Though a hell of a lot better than the 2012 idents.

Just go back to the 2009 idents - I think these and Snowball were the best Christmas pres of the circles era.

I have a soft spot for the housing estate of 2010 especially the pre news ident's music.

Eh, last years one was fine, if a bit boring.

Ah yes, my mistake - I meant 2010 not 2009.

"Fine" is probably the problem - traditionally BBC Christmas presentation should be a little bit more than that. I think also the idents need to do more than the trailers, and last year the endboards and idents were essentially the same.

There is also the age old argument of familarity taking some of the magic out of it, both in terms of the idents beginning too early and the trailers often even earlier. I suspect we're looking at around the 13th December this year for the debut.

But the counter argument is that it costs more money to produce something extravagant so they air them for longer. Pre 1997 anything must have seemed amazing and special against 362 days of the spinning globe.

"Major" furniture stores already advertising to order now and receive before Christmas!

Also understand that "Holidays are coming"

Generally they premiere at the same time as a series finale (strictly for example) - 20th would be perfectly early enough, but I suspect you are right and it'll be "officially Christmas" from tea time on Sat 13th.