00:00 It's the Christmas season, which means one thing, adverts.
00:04 John Lewis is famous for its festive marketing,
00:07 but has anyone else given it a run for its money this year?
00:10 They came in strong with a heartwarming tale of unlikely friendship
00:13 between a boy and a rapidly growing Venus flytrap.
00:16 Deviating from their usual pop music formula,
00:18 it features vocals from Andrea Bocelli.
00:20 Marks & Spencers pulled up the big guns when it came to celebrity guests.
00:25 Hannah Mortingham, Tan France, Ophelia Spexter and Zool Ashton
00:29 threw out old Christmas traditions and opted instead to do what they love.
00:33 Asda defrosted the king of Christmas himself, Michael Bublé,
00:36 who takes on a managerial position in this amusing skit.
00:39 Hey, everybody!
00:40 I hear someone tried to push Mackerel for Christmas dinner again this year.
00:44 Berry.
00:46 But then I also heard that brown butter and spiced dark rum
00:50 are this year's food flavour trend.
00:52 The advert was shot by Taika Waititi.
00:55 And food is the main event in Waitrose's advert.
00:58 Police call in on a raucous party but get distracted by tasty treats on display.
01:02 Excuse me, there are multiple reports of a...
01:05 Florentine-inspired panettone.
01:08 While Graham Norton makes a cameo.
01:10 What advert was your favourite this year?
01:12 [closing music]
01:14 [no audio]
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