2."Santa riding the Norelco electric shaver through snowy scenery. It used to air during all the Christmas shows like Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, How theGrinch Stole Christmas!, A Charlie Brown Christmas, etc. It’s an integral part of my cultural childhood as much as those shows are."
3."Is it weird that the Corona 'O Christmas Tree' commercial reminds me of Christmas as a kid? I grew up in Florida, so Christmas was always warm, and the palm tree light up reminds me of home. I'm also Chicana, so I appreciate that it's from a Mexican brand 😂."
4."Definitely the one where the bookstore burns down, and a little girl goes around town collecting donated books to help the man rebuild his shop. I think it was a car commercial within the last five years."
6."There is a brand-new advert which is going around social media at the moment. It's about a little boy who's father is very upset because of the cost of living crisis. It is such an emotional advert, and I nearly ended up crying because of it."
7."That 'Extended Family' Coke commercial from about 20 years ago? The guy walking through the party singing about everyone there. Then, he gets to one and sings, 'And the first girl that I ever kissed. You're beautiful, I love you.' And there's a second of silence and a dumbfounded look on her face before the song continues, and I end up crying every time."
8."I lost it with the Ritz Crackers commercials about people going to celebrate with their 'chosen families.' So nice to see my friends and chosen family reflected in an ad that I don't even care that I don't like Ritz Crackers."
9."A Publix commercial, the one that used Pat Metheny’s 'Last Train Home' as the soundtrack. The music plus the images always managed to give me the warm holiday fuzzies. It ran for years, too."
10."A local(ish) family chain restaurant called Eat'n Park has been running their star commercial for 40 years. It’s simple, has a kind message, and is sentimental for most people who grew up in the area."
11."That Irish butter commercial from a few years ago where the whole family wakes up in the middle of the night to make Thanksgiving dinner for the son who was working the night shift. It’s just so sweet of them. 🥹"
12."It doesn't make me cry, but nostalgia! We still sing 'Merry Christmas from Payless, Merry Christmas from Payless, Merrrrrry Chrisssss-mmmaaaaassss.' Payless was a local chain in the Pacific Northwest, kind of like Walmart, that eventually got bought out by Rite Aid. I will go on YouTube this time of year and watch cheesy '80s commercials to hear the jingle."
13."There was one which the BBC released a few years back about a man and his daughter who was practicing for the talent show. They used Clean Bandit's 'Symphony' song throughout. it's so beautiful and makes me emotional every time I saw it. I still cry now."
14."When I was a kid in the '80s, I remember Hardee's giving out these little plush Disney stuffed animals around Christmas time. There was a commercial about it that I loved, that showed kids looking into paper bags and little magic sparkles coming out of them, and then, they pull out those little stuffed animals. Just a very simple thing, but definitely the stuff of childhood magic. I was collecting those animals myself at the time, so I thought those commercials were wonderful! It still brings back warm, nostalgic feelings for me even now as an adult in my 40s!"
16.Finally, "The John Lewis ad where the little boy is frightened by the monster under the bed, though they ultimately become pals. 'Golden Slumbers' plays in the background, because the little boy gets little to no sleep, as he’s hanging out with the monster when he should be sleeping. One Christmas, the kid gets an ill-wrapped gift. He looks worried, as if he knows what’s coming. It’s a marvelous gift from the monster, but that night is the last time he sees the monster. The next night, when he peers under the bed, the monster is gone. The boy has now grown too old for monster friends. I wept every time I saw that...and during most John Lewis ads."
