Aldis christmas advert

Always my favourite Xmas adverts, this years is brill ?

Our family has a tradition that Christmas starts when you hear Fairytale of New York played (unexpectedly) So that's that :-)

When I was younger it was when the Old English sherry and famous Grouse adverts that made it Christmas. When my children where young it was the coke cola Santa trunks advert. But much prefer Aldi's Kevin adverts. It's only 6 weeks away. All ready done my Christmas shopping and presents all wrapped .

I love it especially the fab Marcus Radishford shouting "Happy Christmas Kevin!" It's very knowing (the arrest of Cuthbert) but in a sweet, joyous way and just makes me smile.
Definitely evokes the spirit of Christmas and even makes a die-hard "it's too soon, the dekkies should only go up on Christmas Eve" stick in the mud like me want to get cracking.

I liked it too, actually felt in the spirit of season!

It’s lovely ?

Clever - but seeing all the food (dead bodies) then 'For you to be happy, you need to be kind' - is just typical. What messages do children get?

It's a lovely advert. Best of 2021 so far. Oh, and the MacDonalds one is rather sweet as well.

As for Fairytale of New York .. the minute that song is played it is switched off. Can't stand it! Never have done.

Here is MacDonald's offering

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFSj3UC5jk

I really love it. No people just vegetables. So much better than that awful JL ad. The MacDonald one is also very good.

Zoejory, thank you. I have just wasted spent time, watching the McD........s Christmas ads that go back a few years.
Lovely.

I agree. The best so far this year. I like searching the background because there is always something happening. This year Cuthbert is being arrested by 2 sour lemons. Very funny.

Big ads are something we do not have here at Christmas, not sure the Belgians would be very happy at their money being used for advertising rather than lowering prices.
Also we do not get ads until after the 4th of December, even decorating shops is out unless they apply and pay for a special license.
Christmas is in December and that's it.

I’m finding quite a few of the Christmas ads quite saccharine and once more encouraging excessive consumerism. However, I did like the Aldi advert last year, though haven’t seen this years yet, so can’t comment on it.

Do look out for it, Mapleleaf, it's excellent!

I'm not usually a fan of high budget Christmas ads but I think the Aldi ad is witty and clever. Love Marcus Radishford it reminded me of all the old Morecambe and Wise punny name-changing jokes.

Didn’t realise how much competitive mini-films from the big stores had become a thing.
I used to love the “I love a Babycham” adverts with the little fawn (or was it a chamois, thinking about it now?) when I was a child. Funnily enough, it didn’t turn me into a fizzy wine lover!

It just ain’t Christmas until the ‘Morninks and Eveninks; I have Warnink’s’ advocat advert appears

Aldi’s far out-trumps both JL and Tesco; it’s a lovely ad

Seen on Facebook:

"According to my chocolate Advent Calendar, it's only three days to Christmas!"

I love Fairytale of New York and last year played it 10 times in a row. Think I'll play it now!

Just delightful! Any version of Christmas Carol does it for me! It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas ( specially as my choir is already practicing songs for concerts....!)

I rather think you crazy Belgians have it right!!? It really should be December... we've all go so used to it being seeped in to our consciousness as early as August! (Yep, seen the ads in shops!) I think we Brits should campaign for a ban on Christmas before 1st December ! Our first choir concert is 4 December after all and no brass banding for DH before December either, so why not ads?!

I've only seen the Aldi advert of extended family playing with lots of identities all based round massive dead body of turkey...not good. I look forward to the veggie one when I see it

Gabrielle56

I rather think you crazy Belgians have it right!!? It really should be December... we've all go so used to it being seeped in to our consciousness as early as August! (Yep, seen the ads in shops!) I think we Brits should campaign for a ban on Christmas before 1st December ! Our first choir concert is 4 December after all and no brass banding for DH before December either, so why not ads?!

I would back that absolutely. Too much commercialism today which is why they start it in October.