John Lewis

The John Lewis Christmas Advert has increasingly over the years become engrained in British Christmas culture, signalling the beginning of the Christmas festivities and the start of Christmas shopping. But who is the singer behind this year's advert soundtrack? Emily Campbell tells us more....

Yes, I know what you’re thinking, if the Christmas advert isn’t heart-wrenchingly John Lewis, you aren’t interested right? I’m calling you out on that and saying that the Sainsbury’s advert is THE highlight of the Christmas period. Put your tinsel-wrapped pitchforks down and hear me out. “The curtains pull...

We’re now fully into the run up to Christmas, and with last minute panic shopping to be done, food to be bought and consumed and TV to watch, what better way is there for shops to grab our attention with a massive advertising campaign? John Lewis is famous for...

2015 has been a great year for festive adverts, companies have really put a lot of thought, and in some cases money, into them. We’re going to take a look at some of the highlights of this year and take a look at which one showed the spirit of...

Now we’re into December there’s only one thing on everybody’s mind: Christmas. With Christmas lights everywhere in the city centre and the appearance of the John Lewis ad in every advert break of every show on television, it appears that the topic of Christmas is unavoidable. But with some retailers stocking...

We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...

Shops can stock as many Christmas cards and gifts as they want and as early as they want, but Christmas never truly begins until the John Lewis Christmas advert is released. There is only one phrase that could truly sum up this year’s edition; out of this world! The story...