Santa Claus is not the only global sensation that gets people during the holidays: Christmas commercials add to the fun.
Kids and advertising agencies around the world enthusiastically anticipate the overnight gift-giving binge for weeks leading up to the annual celebration honoring the humble birth of a Jewish carpenter 2,019 years ago.
After selectively surveying the World Wide Web, Reel Chicago has compiled a compendium of eye-catching Christmas commercials and described it with annoying alliteration for your yuletide yuk yuks.
Christmas commercials around the globe
Nicholas the Sweep | Sainsbury’s | Christmas 2019
Client: Sainsbury’s
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
Director: Ninian Doff
Christmas 2019 Ad | Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners
Client: John Lewis & Partners
Agency: Adam & Eve DDB
Director: Dougal Wilson
Coca-Cola’s Christmas Ad Offers a Different Perspective on Santa
Client: Coca-Cola
Agency: Santo
Director: Pucho Mentasti
Swiss supermarket Migros has a festive ad new Christmas campaign that’s all about a lost baby owl
Client: Migros
Agency: WIRZ
Director: Martin Werner
Australia Post is encouraging Australians to be more thoughtful in its new ‘Spread the Merry’ campaign
Client: Australia Post
Agency: The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive
Director: James Rouse
Leo Burnett Madrid launches latest Christmas spot for Ruavieja directed by Blur’s Vellas
Client: Pernod Ricard
Agency: Leo Burnett Madrid
Director: Vellas
Microsoft introduces Lucy and the Reindeer for their latest campaign with McCann and m:united
Client: Microsoft
Agency: McCann and m:united
Director: Hank Perlman
Make someone’s holiday with iPad
Client: Apple Canada
A Strange Snowman
Client: France Télévisions
Agency: MullenLowe Group France
Director: Fran Torres
Argos Christmas advert 2019 – The Book of Dreams
Client: Argos
Agency: The&Partnership
Director: Traktor
