Christmas Adverts

[Mulletino]

One of the things I've always loved was Xmas TV adverts (especially now I live abroad and really miss the whole cold xmassy thing) from the big ones to the many toy adverts that suddenly appeared on our screens. So as that time of year is getting closer and it's probably only about a month till the shops put their decco's up, here's some links that brought back some great memories:

Woolies 1981
Woolies 1983
Boots & Woolies 1983
Currys late 80s
Boots possible early 80s
Generic Toy Adverts around 1980/1 xmas time

[Heather74]

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Cheers Mulletino, really enjoyed watching those, great to see all those toys!

When you were little it really made it feel like Christmas was really close, when the adverts started, now they seem to be on months before, maybe I'm just getting old

[pedro]

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I agree Huggs the shops are already full of cards pressies etc ...old or sad...sad!

[joybee]

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No Hugs it's a fact ! When you were little Christmas was never in the shops before the start of December. Then it was just after Bonfire night. Soon came on the in run to Halloween and now September !! Rediculous if you ask me - Santa must seem to take forever to arrive to a four or five year old !!

[SpiralCoolStuff]

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Our Tesco already had advent calendars and selection boxes. There'll be cards and deccies soon lol.

[sixtyten]

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Saw the full Xmas display in some shops at the weekend
We haven't had summer yet have we??

[stevef]

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Then as soon as Chrissy is over the Easter stuff suddenly appears. 3rd of January this year I saw Hot Cross Buns and Easter Eggs in the shops.

BTW cool ads Mulletino, really enjoyed watching them.

[Heather74]

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Runs and hides before the frowns and roll eyes come flooding in, but this one always makes me smile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogetBqMgau0

I know, I know ...

[stevef]

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I see what you mean. ............................

[Heather74]

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Aww you have to watch it with little ones around, and watch their little faces light up. Another Mum thing maybe.

[stevef]

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Yep, good ol' Coca Cola. They know how to get the kids sucked in, with the catchy song and the bright colours, same thing with McDonalds.

[Mulletino]

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I'm glad they've started the xmas stuff already, it means all the shops will be Xmassy when I pop back to England for 3 weeks in Oct/Nov.

I still love Christmas, even though most years I am ill where i've gotten myself too excited.

[Heather74]

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That will be nice for you Mulletino, Where abouts in England are you visiting?

[Mulletino]

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My old stomping grounds in Essex and Surrey, with a bot of Laaandan thrown in.

[jason h]

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The Boots ads really stick with me from the early 80s. This was when Boots had a great audio/visual dept. These ads which lasted well over a minute really got you in the mood for Crimbo.