My Brilliant Weekend

That’s the title of this piece on the Independent website, featuring videos from Coca Cola, Woolworths, Schweppes, Oxo and The Samaritans among others:

The best Christmas ads ever

The festive blockbuster was a trend that began more than a quarter of a century ago with the all-singing, all dancing ‘The wonder of Woolies’ and has remained an annual fixture since. From the funny to the poignant, Richard Gillis picks the best. Watch the videos here…

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