What TV ad make it feel like Christmas has really arrived?

irishgeo · 06-11-2004 08:09PM #1

I know it is early but with everyone else (radio,TV and shops ) starting why not us.

The simple ads that get me. It has to be the Budweiser ads with the horses.

Its so old and simple which reminds me of what christmas was like before,it was ruined by it starting on the 1st of november or before it in some cases.

Blisterman · 06-11-2004 08:12PM

When didn't it start on the 1st of nov or before?

IrishMike · 06-11-2004 08:12PM

Any of those coke christmas adds, all timeless if you ask me.

mad m · 06-11-2004 09:33PM

Easy!nothing but toy Ads...my son is carrying the Argos catalogue around like its attached to his arm since birth.God help us all!!!!

uberwolf · 06-11-2004 09:44PM

the 'i'm walking in the air' An Post ads.

JBoyle4eva · 06-11-2004 09:48PM

Taking me back, my favourite christmas ad had to be the penneys one from years gone by where a baby wirtes his christmas list and leaves it in the sitting room and goes to bed. He wakes up in the morning and the whole sitting room is filled with presents.

So far, I quite like a hallmark cards american ad, sen it on some program, where a teachers is saying merry christmas to her oupils and she walks into her classroom to find a boy sitting there. She says 2Billy, you can go home now" and he gets up to walk to her "Miss, you know all those days were you let me stay in school to help me read, well my mom and I were shopping and we got you this" and he hands an evelope that says 'Hallmark' on it. "thank you" and Billy says back2can I read it to you?" and the ad ends zooming off from them, with the boy reading the card. Quite a huggable ad if you ask me!

samo · 06-11-2004 10:13PM

irishgeo wrote:

The simple ads that get me. It has to be the Budweiser ads with the horses.

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I love that advert, had forgotten about it actually until read this post. remember watching it as a kid and my kids love it as well. Just makes you feel all warm inside!!!

The worst thing about run-in to christmas is the radio ads. Nutgrove shopping centre have a particularly chilling one that I cant remember right now but will fill me with dread as soon as I hear it!

OfflerCrocGod · 06-11-2004 11:23PM

uberwolf wrote:

the 'i'm walking in the air' An Post ads.

Yes

Aled Jones - Walking In The Air; incase anyone wants to know.

segadreamcast · 07-11-2004 12:21AM

The Coke ads...

...Or maybe 'an post' too. Really just for the song and that cartoon - couldn't care less what 'An post' are pushing tbh.

mayordenis · 07-11-2004 12:23AM

NoelRock wrote:

The Coke ads...

your on the money

radiospan · 07-11-2004 12:31AM

The Coke ads with the big trucks!

And of course the An Post ad.

Skyuser · 07-11-2004 12:41AM

The Kelloggs CornFlakes ad where the liitle girl meets Santa at night time whilst others are asleep on the stairs. When that ad is on, then its christmas

Mossy Monk · 07-11-2004 01:49AM

"There's a magical place, we're on our way there, with toys in there millions all under one roof. It's called Toys R Us"

i really hate that ad but i only ever hear it at christmas time

irishgeo · 07-11-2004 02:08AM

A few ads i had forgotten about which i do like as well.

The kellogs ad is very good, the an post one is good as well.

Does anyone know which company has the ad where the young girl is playing with her new phone and she picks up to ring santa, Santa actually picks and goes hello and she says to her parents "Santa".

Think its a phone company but not sure if it was Telecom Eireann as i dont think its Eircom.

Healio · 07-11-2004 02:11AM

Those ones with the big massive Hampers, "start saving now from just under £5 a month for a great christmas *insert next year*"

Makaveli · 07-11-2004 10:02PM

Those hamper ads come out in January, bloody joke.

Anyway, holidays are coming, holidays are coming... lalala
The coke one with the trucks.

Healio · 07-11-2004 10:05PM

Makaveli wrote:

Those hamper ads come out in January, bloody joke.

Anyway, holidays are coming, holidays are coming... lalala
The coke one with the trucks.

no they start before christmas.
you know its christmas when die hard 2 is on.

L5 · 07-11-2004 10:07PM

irishgeo wrote:

A few ads i had forgotten about which i do like as well.

The kellogs ad is very good, the an post one is good as well.

Does anyone know which company has the ad where the young girl is playing with her new phone and she picks up to ring santa, Santa actually picks and goes hello and she says to her parents "Santa".

Think its a phone company but not sure if it was Telecom Eireann as i dont think its Eircom.

i think its dunnes, or penneys

gubby · 07-11-2004 10:16PM

But for me it has to be the bud add with the horses...
the cornflakes one is a hot second..
then you really know its christmas..
God I love christmas...

grumpytrousers · 08-11-2004 10:18AM

dunno is it still on, but when it was, the ESB one with the lad coming home from college and Dusty Springfield singing 'Goin' Back' always told me that the time for decking the halls with boughs of holly wasn't too far away....

Lump · 08-11-2004 10:23AM

Coca Cola ad's obviously. I hate that An Post one.... That song irritates the poo out of me

John

Jip · 08-11-2004 11:12AM

"Primark, gotta whole lot of things for Christmas, gotta lot for the family.." and on on.

Roar · 08-11-2004 01:09PM

Skyuser wrote:

The Kelloggs CornFlakes ad where the liitle girl meets Santa at night time whilst others are asleep on the stairs. When that ad is on, then its christmas

Did ya see the size of the cornflake the girl gets off santa? it's as big as a bloody house!

What TV ad make it feel like Christmas has really arrived?

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