31 Years of Vintage Christmas Commercials (1980-2001)

From my nostalgia to yours, here are the most popular Christmas ads from 1980 to 2001. My god, 1987 was a good year.

• 1. A Norelco Christmas (1980)

  Animation didn't really progress much in the 80's did it?

• 2. E.T. Christmas (1981)

  Wow. Worst. Christmas. Ever.

• 3. Kentucky Fried Chicken Christmas (Early 1980's)

  Oh, no thank you, bland obvious marketing ploy, I'm fine.

• 4. An M&M's Christmas (1982)

  The first in the long-standing M&M-Christmas relationship

• 5. McDonald's Ice Skating Christmas Commercial (1983)

  Ice skating is the most melodramatic of the sports isn't it?

• 6. Folger's Coffee "Peter Comes Home For Christmas" (1984)

  I can't hear the mother's voice without associating it to Wendy's in "Hook". I always expect the next words out of her mouth to be, "Oh, Peter! You've become a pirate."

• 7. Kraft T.V. Special Recipes (Mid-1980's)

  "You start with apple sauces pecans and cinnamon THEN heat Cheeze Whiz brand processed cheese spead the marvelous microwave in a minute cheese spread. Add to apple sauce mixture and serve with red and green apples and pears." Damn Gina! Remember Parkay margarine and Lender's Bagels?

• 8. A Polaroid Christmas (1986)

  You know what he looks like, right? Who cares?

• 9. McDonalds Star Wish Christmas (1987)

  The first Christmas commercial I remember seeing.

• 10. 7-UP Christmas (1987)

  The commercial takes on depth when you realize that 7-Up is boiling hot

• 11. A Nabisco Christmas (1987)

  Boy, lucky holiday coincidence for Nabisco, huh?

• 12. Fruity Pebbles Christmas (1987)

  The gold-standard of Christmas cereal commercials.

• 13. M&Ms Christmas Ad (1987)

  Red AND Green?

• 14. Crunch Berries Christmas (1988)

  I think this was one of the first ad's for Crunch berries actually. Of all the gimmicks I'm shocked this one stuck, but I could also say the same for ecto-cooler.

• 15. A 7-Up Christmas (1988)

  That phone at the end is the first-place trophy at the hipster olympics.

• 16. Pizza Hut and the solar shades (1989)

  I mean, that's what we're wearing now, right? In the future. We wear those? Now? Right?

• 17. Kellogs Cornflakes Christmas Ad (Late 80's)

  That older brother makes viral videos about Saving Private Ryan now.

• 18. CookieCrisp Commercial, Christmas Edition (1989)

  I love the look of the 80's/90's commercials. I alway thought a show would come out with that look, but it never happened. Too expensive?

• 19. A Honey Nut Cheerio's Christmas (1989)

  The gold-standard of Christmas cereal commercials starring bees. Literally the same exact plot as the Fruity Pebbles one. Cereal warms hearts.

• 20. Duracell Christmas Commercial (1990)

  Did those not chargers not work? We still have a old Duracell box at my house that we use to check our batteries on to this day.

• 21. Campbells Snowman Commercial (1991)

  I thought this was much older. I would have guessed like 82'?

• 22. Jello Jiggers (1992)

  It's like eating soft glass.

• 23. Nestle Dog Commerical ... Chocolate (1992)

  ... chocolate. Classic line.

• 24. A Sega Genesis Christmas (1992)

  Now those kids stay at home and play DoDA.

• 25. Coca Cola (1992)

  First on the list, but not the last.

• 26. Hallmark Christmas Commercial Epic (1993)

  Two-and-a-half-minutes? You go, Hallmark! P.s. Tom's a dick.

• 27. An Oreo Christmas (1994)

  You couldn't just pocket'em and throw'em away outside? Is there a rule where Santa has to eat whatever you put on a plate?

• 28. Budweiser Christmas (1995)

  Blah, Blah, Horses, Blah, Blah.

• 29. Hershey's Kisses (1996)

  Again, thought it was older. Don't care for this one actually. At least it's fast.

• 30. A Nintendo 64 Christmas (1998)

  Then: Hated it. Now: Love it. Am I more mature or less?

• 31. Coca Cola Polar Bears (1999)

  "Polar bears ... shouldn't give this ... to their babies." - Stan Smith, "American Dad", chugging a whole can.

• 32. Coca Cola Mistletoe (2000)

  Is this the world's most attractive high school dance or what?

• 33. Coca Cola Trucks (2001)

  I remember there being a surprise ending. There isn't.