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John Lewis Christmas ad 2016: Creatives dream up alternatives to the tried-and-tested tearjerker format

on Nov 1, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

John Lewis the long wait

In the UK, the Christmas John Lewis ad has become something of an annual tradition, as synonymous with the festive season as snowflakes, Santa and scarves.

The brand’s creative agency Adam&Eve has been bringing a little Christmas sparkle to silver screen since 2009, but it was the retailer’s ‘The Long Wait’ film that propelled John Lewis annual unveiling to become a landmark on the festive calendar.

Set to a cover of The Smiths’ original ‘Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want’ the ad told the feel-good story of a little boy who couldn’t wait for Christmas because he Read full story ›

Source: The Drum