Jingles All The Way

It is that time of year again and all the retailers are out in force, wooing us with succulent meats and sugared cakes, fluffy slippers and sequinned shirts, with the usual stream of electronics and toys, jewels and chocolates threatening to become a tidal wave. And isn’t it all just marvellous? I am not even going to harp on about bypassing the true meaning of Christmas because, quite frankly, from the music themes to the jingles, to the stream of characters, I am just loving this year’s telly fest. I can’t get enough of Puss in his Boots and the fairytale princesses, and the Grinch-themed ASDA advert, and the lovely, cuddly Unexpected Guest in the Sainsbury’s one. And three cheers to Morrison’s for regaling us with Jona Lewis’s evergreen Christmas hit to a backdrop of growing and harvesting, baking and crafting. I love the ordinary families portrayed in the Tesco one “that's what makes it Christmas.” And I shed tears when that young boy goes to the pink-painted Pandora outlet to purchase his Mum the moon. Wallace and Grommit step into the world of luxury with their Barbour jingle “we’ve got Christmas covered”, while Dawn French is drivin’ home for Christmas, her Better Self fairy lending her a hand to bring us the magic and sparkle of Marks and Spencer. And Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot is all grown up and marrying his girlfriend….aaah! With adverts like these, who needs Christmas movies? And that’s another story. However you spend your cash, have a wonderful, seasonal time.