# What's your favorite holiday commercial? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805 "2016-11-23T14:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/21 "2016-11-25T02:49:28Z")
Count me in as a fan of the M&M’s “They _do_ exist!” commercial, and the USPS “I Want a Hippopotamus” commercial. This year, my favorite new ad so far is the [one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr6lr_VRsEo) in which foxes are jumping on a trampoline-- the 2016 John Lewis Christmas ad. Since the OP didn’t specify _which_ holiday, I’ll also throw in the [Cadbury tryouts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=731B20sSX1w) commercial that’s been showing every Easter season for the past 22 years now. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/22 "2016-11-25T16:49:07Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I’m not hating that hippopotamus commercial. Yet. Like so many others, the long version of this is cute. The short version is nonsensical. ETA: Though I can see it becoming really annoying by December 20th or so. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/23 "2016-11-26T14:57:26Z")
My new favorite. [Yes, Santa stinks too.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZgMH875wU) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/24 "2016-11-26T15:17:08Z")
This [one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3HfRMruC8) from Glade. “The Greatest Gift”. A young woman decorates the outside of an old man’s house. I loved the song so much I had to look it up. It’s “This Is My Wish” by Kevin Ross. ---
**Author:** ![justmeetee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/25 "2016-11-27T21:41:49Z")
Taking traditional Christmas songs and changing the words to sell $#!+ is the thing that turned me off Christmas all together. It has become a very annoying time of year for me. And it seems to start earlier each year then it did the year before. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/26 "2016-11-28T16:36:22Z")
[This one, for H&M.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDinoNRC49c) (Long version) ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/27 "2016-11-29T23:01:29Z")
I always enjoyed the Garmin commercial sung to the tune of Carol of the Bells (give-a give-a give-a Garmin) where the driver is shown driving about lost and keeps passing the same moose over and over. It came out about 2005 or 2006. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/28 "2016-11-30T00:16:34Z")
I have fond memories of the Sprite commercial from the 70’s. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gfLoAJU7KiY/hqdefault.jpg "Sprite Soft Drink Commercial - Christmas 1979 - Vintage Advertisement") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfLoAJU7KiY) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/29 "2016-11-30T00:26:49Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Hershey’s kisses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HtSLF4vlrk). Until I hear that commercial, it is not holiday time. Indeed. For new commercials, I like [Apple’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPcsYGriEs) even though the monster looks a little off. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/30 "2016-11-30T16:58:31Z")
Current favorite: [FedEx](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrdY-O79YU) I’m really sick of car companies Christmas commercials. Who the hell actually buys someone a car as a surprise Christmas present? And don’t get me started on the “Santa drives Mercedes” ones… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/31 "2016-11-30T17:02:39Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > I’m really sick of car companies Christmas commercials. Who the hell actually buys someone a car as a surprise Christmas present? As mentioned in the “hate-able commercials” thread, that’s how Colin Powell got the Corvette he always wanted. His children all chipped in and presented it to him, complete with a big red bow on the roof, in a parking garage. The episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” in which he appeared with the car showed a picture of said car in the garage with the bow on the roof and family gathered around. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/32 "2016-11-30T17:19:02Z")
In the Christmas 2016 category, I haven’t seen this 90-second Macy’s ad outside of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade telecast… hope that wasn’t the last of it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PDonPiUV07E/hqdefault.jpg "Old Friends: A Tribute to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDonPiUV07E) ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/33 "2016-11-30T18:10:55Z")
[Pampers: Peace on Earth](https://youtu.be/iAfmOSganHE) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/34 "2016-11-30T18:28:25Z")
I love the Hershey’s Kisses bells, M&Ms “They DO exist!”, and the Corona commercials. I absolutely despise the “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas” commercial… I hated that song with a passion before the commercial came out. You never seen me move so fast changing channels on the radio when that song would come on. Now I can’t get away from it! ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/35 "2016-11-30T19:09:07Z")
Another vote for Hershey’s Kisses. I used to play in a handbell choir, and this reminds me of that. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/36 "2016-11-30T19:20:26Z")
[Publix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Ly8WdUCf8) has the [BEST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgymlJ4mbgg) commercials. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/37 "2016-11-30T20:27:04Z")
Another vote for Nöelco - er, Norelco (“even our name says Merry Christmas”), Corona, and M&Ms (“they do exist!”). Of course, it’s not really Christmas season in the Bay Area until the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker commercials start airing. I saw a poster for a Christmastime performance of The Nutcracker in Chicago…in late June. ---
**Author:** ![Brodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/38 "2016-11-30T21:32:07Z")
Ad me as a lover of the Temptations Cat treat one and the musical Hershey Kisses. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/39 "2016-11-30T22:26:14Z")
VirginMobile “Chrismahanukwanzakah” This YouTube video has four different versions. I like the second one the best. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0unZw4PWsdk/hqdefault.jpg "VirginMobile "Chrismahanukwanzakah"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0unZw4PWsdk) ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805/40 "2016-11-30T23:44:13Z")
[This commercial for Heathrow Airport](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq1r_M5a6uI) has quickly become a fav of mine. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805.md?page=3)