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The recent john lewis kids doing bohemian rhapsody wasnt bad.
But mostly they are vomit inducing.
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Nov 18, 2018 - 2:29 PM
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andy b
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Hey Kev
Not sure of your age, but it was the mid 1970’s and the incredible Woolworth adverts that invented this UK tradition. I was working for Granada Television at the time and these things would take an entire advertising slot at prime time, they were like mini movies all of their own, often full of the then celebrities of the day. They also had a very catchy theme tune/song that played over the top.
If I remember correctly, they began in the first week of December and played once or twice a night on ITV, in the days of only 3 channels in the UK by the way, up until the last full shopping day before Christmas, quite ground breaking for the time.
Never sure how much was paid for by Woolworth's and how much was by the product placement in the advert, but they were truly unique for their time, not checked, but maybe some are on You Tube.
Regards
Andy b
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God, so far - here we are in mid November - im sick of them.
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My daughter loves those 'Holidays are coming' ads for Coca Cola. I didn't mind the Peter Capaldi one a few years ago about a sprout.
But looking up previously on this thread I remember the Woolworths ads fondly. Not especially Christmas ones, but the ones that went "that's the wonder of Woolworths, that's the wonder of good old Woolies...". That takes me back to being a kid, when everyone was still alive! Daft I know, but you know... the parents, Grandma etc. All gone.
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