Last week I wrote that I was not that impressed with the batch of Christmas ads coming out of the UK this year, and so I opted to play an oldie but goodie from John Lewis.
But thanks to a listing of several Christmas ads at HuffPost, I came across one that left me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
I like ads that tell a bit of a story and have beautiful music to go with them. This ad checks off both boxes.
The ad is from Kohl’s, a U.S. department store chain, and is part of its holiday campaign this year that is encouraging customers to “Give With All Your Heart”
Here’s a brief description from iSpot TV:
As grandma opens up her presents on Christmas morning, a nervous grandson walks up to her and asks her to dance. Grandpa plays Ane Brun’s “From Me to You” on the record player and grandma and grandson enjoy a heartfelt dance.
Ane Brun is a Norwegian songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist of Sami origin.
Here’s the video:
*image from Ad Age
Awww! So sweet! Thanks for sharing it. A warm, fuzzy feeling for sure.
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glad you enjoyed it…
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Forgive me as I beg to differ. I can’t stand that Ad, as it doesn’t have much to do with Kohls at all. I like the sentiment but I can’t really connect the Ad to the store. Just my thoughts.
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I see your point, but I guess one could argue it fits in with the campaign slogan of “Give With All Your Heart”, as this was a gift from the boys heart…
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I’m about to puke. I hope Kohl’s won’t mind if I heave all over their store room floor.
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Scrooge! I am glad you don’t live near my Kohls store! 🙂
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They’d have to hire an extra janitor.
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but you two would have fun shopping together!
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If he would pay for everything, yes! LOL!
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🙂
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I’m not sure anyone would notice…
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😄
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Ok. I am a vocal conscious objector to all things holiday related. That said, I really enjoyed this commercial for the following reasons:
1. The only product placement was on the insanely large box on grandmas leg so they weren’t beating you over the head with product placement. The lack of overt connections to the store makes it exponentially better.
2. The grandson actually looked like he could be related to grandma. And their dance was just terrible enough that it is believable.
3. The grandfather. I don’t know why, can’t explain it. He just felt nice to me. Like a grandpa of a friend kind of thing. Can’t explain it.
4. A record player. Khols doesn’t sell record players, or never has when I’ve been trapped in one. MP3 players, sure. For the shower, the washing machine, the dishwasher, your refrigerator, probably even the toilet. But not record machines. I could be wrong though…
5. That song was just beautiful. I love her voice and that version, although they tried to play up the sap factor by a trillion, but it still worked for me.
6. (Final one!) the people on the couch behind them as they dance. They’re sitting in a way that’s relaxed and supposed to be all warm and Christmasy. Their faces though. It’s like every real Christmas. Your sitting back bored to tears while someone else tries to take as long as possible to either hand over or open their gift. Since you helped wrap it, you’re extra bored. That was their faces.
A++ for the Christmas commercial listing!
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wow! I should have had you write this blog post for me – it’s much better than I write!
I’m glad you enjoyedit…
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No it’s not. Mine is the Grinch version of what makes this particular commercial choice by you exceptional in my mind. Yours is why it’s exceptional in yours. I’m just a grinch 😂
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but the grinch has a happy ending… 🙂
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That’s because he was a plum softie that one. I’m not nearly so soft or so green. Or so well behaved lol
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I’ll take your word for it 🙂
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Lol
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Not quite in the Hafod Hardware class, but sweet nevertheless. They know how to target saps like us, Jim. We lap this stuff up.
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Hafod’s is a high standard to match, but this one was pretty good. And yes, it gets saps like us all the time 🙂
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Well, I got the warm and fuzzy feeling which is sorely needed this Christmas…I loved it!
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glad you enjoyed it, Carol!
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Absolutely lovely Jim…thanks for sharing.. xx
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thanks, Sally; glad you enjoyed it…
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Beautiful! The best gifts in life are impossible to wrap.
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agreed!
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An OK ad, nothing special. The singer sounds like Dolly Parton and I think she’ll find that is a Beatles song despite her apparently being a singer-songwriter. Maybe she saw the ‘Yesterday’ movie…
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I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought she sounded like Dolly!
and thanks for letting me know it was a Beatles song – I did not know that! that’s a major faux pas on my part…
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There was a twang there, wasn’t there?
I’m not sure if you had the same release sequence over there but here it was their third single, after discounting an early release with Tony Sheridan. First was Love Me Do, then Please Please Me. This was their first UK #1.
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it just didn’t ring a bell…
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At least you know now! I think it was very disingenuous of her to let that go out seemingly as her song. I looked her up: she is 45 and has made quite a few albums. I hope she gave due credit to all the original songwriters for her covers – or maybe she thought that as Norway is a small market no one would notice?
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I agree; although I’m not sure if it’s her fault or Kohl’s…
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It’s shoddy, whoever is to blame. It did rather remind me of the plot of the ‘Yesterday’ movie though!
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I saw the movie, but I can’t remember much about it…
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A young wannabe singer-songwriter has a road accident, comes round and plays Beatles songs. The twist is that no one else remembers them, so he becomes famous. I think Ane might have missed the boat…
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ah yes, now I remember. but I guess Ane does not…
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Maybe she had a fall off her bike…
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they probably do ride a lot of bikes in Norway…
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With all those hills it may not be a safe activity. She should move to the Netherlands…
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I rmember visiting Amsterdam a few years ago. I never saw so many bikes…
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It’s all that flat terrain. Much easier for riding a bike if you’re also enjoying a spliff…
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they do enjoy their spliffs…
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Indeed. They’re legendary for them 😊 https://youtu.be/I-P_QCr_qsw
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very sweet, Jim. you found your Christmas ad fix! I don’t think an ad has to directly relate to what a product/store sells, it’s just to leave you with a good feeling about the place and this does that –
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I agree. It’s just a way to associate a store with a positive experience…
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Exactly
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Ads are either spot on our fail miserably… But boy, when they get it right, I’m always like “wish I came up with that!”
What do you think the formula is? Illustrating what everyone is thinking? Igniting some form of nostalgia? Pulling at the heart strings? 🤔
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in my case, it’s pulling at the heart strings, usually with a beautiful song and a nice story to go with it…
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Very cute. I think granddad planned the whole thing. The boy’s awkwardness was very believable and authentic.
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I agree; granddad set this up as a way to dance with his wife 🙂
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Lennon & Macartney 1963. Not as good as your previous John Lewis ad, but it sure stirred up a few emotions in the comments here 😂 Worth it just for those!
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I guess the lesson is don’t mess with the Beatles!
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That was sweet, warm, amd fuzzy for me. Even drew an emotional tear. Yeah, I wouldn’t have necessarily remembered the store because of the ad, but that doesn’t matter really. Happy warm and fuzzy holidays!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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How touching!
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glad you enjoyed it…
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Happy holidays!
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thanks; same to you…
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I saw this ad and absolutely loved it! It’s one of the few good ones. Thank you for posting it, Jim.
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glad you liked it. and I agree, there were not very many good ones this year. That’s why i was happy to see that Chevy ad – I think that was the best one this season…
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I think you’re right! I’m so glad Darlene Foster posted the long version.
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yes, it was worth the four minutes….
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😀
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