Ewan Henderson I don't know why this is so funny, I can't even read this properly with an Scottish accent, I just imagine how it's like in my head and even that wasn't coherent
"I tell him get your own, he looks like he's going to cry". That commercial is hilarious; one of the best holiday commercial I've seen. Thanks Nostalgia Critic !
This commercial came out in my country when I was a teenager and it was a big hit in Scotland. Six years later I was mind blown to see it again on the Nostalgia Critics count down.
@@caolanclarke4585 Thing is - very surprisingly, many people do NOT seem to know this. You can see that in the many comments here and on socials. I'm not saying op doesn't know the original, not am I disagreeing with their comment, I'm merely saying that "everyone knows" is incorrect. Every time I happen to see this shared on socials, I see many people asking what it's referring to, what the song is, etc.
Agreed! I spent a summer in Edinburgh several years ago and got hooked on Irn-Bru while there. Drank it every day! Whenever I come across it in the states, I always buy one. Good memories! :)
It used to outsell coca cola, but I think 'energy drinks' (caffeinated sugar water) are outselling everything now. There was an Irn Bru 'Fiery' energy drink but it was limited edition only. I suspect it's advert might not be allowed in the US (and quite a few of the others)
I am walking in the air, Sipping on an irn bru My chilly snowman mate Says he would like some too I tell him get your own He looks like he is going to cry I tell him once again the irn bru is mine Now I’m falling through the air I don’t know where I’m going to land He nicked my irn bru And let go of my hand
Naming some of the Scottish landmarks featured in this - The Falkirk Wheel, the Forth Rail and Road bridges, Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness (complete with monster), the LNER 'Mallard' locomotive crossing the viaduct at Glenfinnan, Eilean Donan Castle, Glasgow Royal Opera House, Glasgow's George Square. Honorary iconography mention to 'The Monarch of the Glen' painting of a Moorland stag of the Highlands.
I'm glad it's still on but I'm disappointed this year with the condensed version. Has lost the landmarks we know & love and has cut out the song totally so not as funny. Being Scottish Irn Bru is still my favourite ginger over Coca-Cola.
I actually never saw this commercial before the Nostalgia Critic brought it up. (Maybe it's because I live in the U.S.?) But as someone who loved the original short, this is hilarious, and beautifully done.
I'm British but before this summer, I had never been to Scotland before. Whilst I was there, I made it my mission to try Irn-Bru. *The experience was phenomenal! It is the only drink known to mankind that doesn't have one clear flavour, rather a mix that goes so well together. Truly an unmistakable classic* 💖👏👏
Nostalgia Critic brought me here. Got to say, the animators for this commercial did a fantastic job recreating the animation of the classic "Snowman" short. It was hilarious that the opening of the soda is what brought that snowman to life, also the fact that he dropped that bratty kid practically 50 ft. from the air to claim the prize. At least the kid's okay, figured the commercial wouldn't go that dark. lol
'He knicked my IRN-BRU and let go of my hand' quite literally in January 2018. We are a few days before the new recipe comes and it's hearbreaking. R.I.P IRN-BRU 1901-2018
@American pie: Should never tamper with the classics. I remember when they brought our Classic Coca Cola and it was disgusting and the went back to the original recipe after it received a thumbs down from the public.
Back in my young days, in the 2000s, Irn Bru was being imported to Russia. It was unusual, but I paid it no mind. Then it disappeared until the late 2010s. I was older and knew much better. And after knowing mainly generic stuff from the shelves Irn Bru felt refreshing and nice! Oh, how I miss it...
had never heard of Irn-Bru until I read Stuart MacBride's books. Then found all of the WONDERFUL Irn-Bru adverts ~ this & the sequel definitely some of the best 😊
So plot summary of how I'm here. Saw this ad years ago, wanted to try Irn-Bru. I have a British friend from years ago, who by an incredible coincidence knew my wife before we started dating, and was friends with my neighbor (he was kidnapped in Russia while on assignment, and reassigned to the UK, and befriended her family.) Like I said, really bizarre coincidence. My neighbor sponsored her years ago, and she moved to the US, about 15 miles up the road from me, and got married. Her house got flooded while visiting family for Christmas, and my wife caught it while checking in during work. During their extended stay in the UK, they asked us if we wanted anything. I asked for an Irn-Bru. So now I will try it. And it's actually really good. Kinda like a cream soda/butterscotch/little hint of licorice/orange cream. This would sell pretty good in the US I think. I'm in the Northern US Rockies, so I don't know if altitude is doing anything, but it's nowhere as fizzy as something say like a sprite. It's similar to a cream soda also in that regard, and I consider that a plus because I'm not a fan of overly carbonated soda. A local drink to my region is Ironport (Cuban root beer mixed with Caribbean spices, I'd describe it like 2/3 root beer, 1/6th cream soda, 1/6 Jackson Hole blend licorice soda, various spices), and there is a slight comparison. Overall though, I do recommend it if you like a good soda.
They actually got Robin Shaw, the artist for this ad, to do The Snowman & The Snowdog. Apparently he was really intimidated meeting Raymond Briggs who had written the original film. Briggs thought this ad was excellent XD
@M G: I am surprised that it isn't shown in England, the animator is English and a good friend of Raymond Briggs whom did the original Snowman and he used the same technique. I saw a countdown of the adverts on Channel 5 the other day and they interviewed him and he said that he hopes to do another sequel but, hopes he doesn't have to wait another 12 years to do it. I remember the old 80's advert of Irn Bru [ we still lived in England then] and the slogan was "Barr's Irn Bru, made in Scotland from Girders".
@@personface5457 Don't be daft. That advert is pure Scottish. The product, the Falkirk Wheel, the Forth Bridges, Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle, Nessie, the Monarch of the Glen (stag), the Glen Finnan viaduct, Eilean Donan Castle, the Glasgow Concert Hall, George Square, the pisstaking.
Love this advert Scottish know how to have a laugh I will miss this advert and the baby one (that is THE best!) when I move back down to my native England *sob sob*.......thank goodness for youtube! Happy Christmas Everyone! Have the best 2014 ever I intend to xxx
It's midnight of the first day of December in the Philippines for me today and that's how I played this ad hehe. Happy First Day of December and Merry Christmas.
We're walking in the air... I'm sipping on an Irn Bru... My chilly snowman mate Says he would like some too I tell him 'Get your own'... He looks like he is going to cry... I tell him once again 'The Irn Bru is mine!!' Now I'm falling through the air... I wonder where I'm going to land... He nicked my Irn Bru and let go of my hand :(
This is from a movie I watched as a kid. One of my favorite movies. I think it's called "The Snowman" released in 1982. The movie is only about 30mins long though.
as an american who’s had irn bru, i’m jealous that i have to travel 45 miles to a hole in the wall british shop to buy it. but worth every trip i’ve made for the coffee crisp that i get to go with it.
"He nicked my irn bru and let go of my hand..."
Deserved it.
I mean he was like here you go then was like nae get te feck serves him right 😂
Aradica me too
Ewan Henderson I don't know why this is so funny, I can't even read this properly with an Scottish accent, I just imagine how it's like in my head and even that wasn't coherent
WTF! Type in english.
Drunk Scottish Wean
My drugs just had a seizure
The effort, the respect to the original material, the humour, just absolutely wonderful. An instant classic.
What’s the original material?
@CDankies a movie called "The Snowman" I believe. Similar style and same characters I believe but the advert adapts a different story
Not the silent version thats on tv now
its not Christmas in Scotland until this ad comes on the telly ;)
Annoying
True
I you know it
Declan Maclaren so annoying that you chose to watch and comment on it in April?? Haha!
Shoutout to us Scots
This is the greatest commercial I've ever seen
It’s advert pal it’s naw America
Advert
Adddddddddddddd this
Same.
Greatest ad I've never seen
Until today
It's the SPLAT at the end that gets me
Jason Kent me too
Yup
"Now i'm falling through the airrr" lol
Me too!
An emphatic +1.
"I tell him get your own, he looks like he's going to cry". That commercial is hilarious; one of the best holiday commercial I've seen. Thanks Nostalgia Critic !
This commercial came out in my country when I was a teenager and it was a big hit in Scotland. Six years later I was mind blown to see it again on the Nostalgia Critics count down.
> Kidnapping
> Attempted Homicide
> THEFT
*MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE*
I like how you put THEFT in all caps as though it's more significant compared to kidnapping and attempted homicide.
Okay, the snowman didn't kidnap the kid. The kid willingly went with him. The homicide and theft are kinda obvious.
😂THANKS
Canais Young so
It’s like getting a dog
To make kids follow you
They are willing because they trust anyone
This comment is worth living for ahahaha
Not only a great advert but the animation and tune make this a fantastic Irn Bru advert
And Irn Bru didn't make the animation nor the tune, but okay...
I didn't say Irn Bru did make the animation or the tune, I just said the animation and the tune made it a great advert
@@RNC200711 You seem to be unaware that this advert is a parody of this animation and the music.
Why is everyone getting so pressed about you saying it’s a good advert lmao everyone knows the original you guys aren’t special give over lol
@@caolanclarke4585 Thing is - very surprisingly, many people do NOT seem to know this. You can see that in the many comments here and on socials. I'm not saying op doesn't know the original, not am I disagreeing with their comment, I'm merely saying that "everyone knows" is incorrect. Every time I happen to see this shared on socials, I see many people asking what it's referring to, what the song is, etc.
I go to the same highschool as the kid who sung this. Poor guy's in his twenties now and all the old teachers wont stop talking about his voice XD
The very same thing is happening to Aled Jones, too!
The guy that sang this is on good morning britian or something like that
Realy?
I went to the same youth theatre as the guy that sung this!
TYT YLT
I had irn bru for the first time when I was in Scotland. I must say that as an American, this drink is better than anything I've had here.
Agreed! I spent a summer in Edinburgh several years ago and got hooked on Irn-Bru while there. Drank it every day! Whenever I come across it in the states, I always buy one. Good memories! :)
+Yee Haha when my American friend came to Scotland she said it was just a rip off of some drink they had back home in Michigan.
It used to outsell coca cola, but I think 'energy drinks' (caffeinated sugar water) are outselling everything now. There was an Irn Bru 'Fiery' energy drink but it was limited edition only. I suspect it's advert might not be allowed in the US (and quite a few of the others)
yea boi As long is it is made with cane sugar and not that aspartame crap!!
Remember that taste, because they changed the recipe to avoid the sugar tax.
You will Never taste it again.
I am walking in the air,
Sipping on an irn bru
My chilly snowman mate
Says he would like some too
I tell him get your own
He looks like he is going to cry
I tell him once again the irn bru is mine
Now I’m falling through the air
I don’t know where I’m going to land
He nicked my irn bru
And let go of my hand
Its - I wonder where I'm going to land
Steven sux4life and -We’re waking in the air
@@jamiechalmerss yup
Thankies ^^
Thanks so much
Naming some of the Scottish landmarks featured in this -
The Falkirk Wheel, the Forth Rail and Road bridges, Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness (complete with monster), the LNER 'Mallard' locomotive crossing the viaduct at Glenfinnan, Eilean Donan Castle, Glasgow Royal Opera House, Glasgow's George Square.
Honorary iconography mention to 'The Monarch of the Glen' painting of a Moorland stag of the Highlands.
@@danielp157 You're welcome. You've prompted me to give a little more detail, the name of the locomotive crossing the viaduct.
2023 and I’ve just seen this on the TV! Love how it’s still going strong after all these years - best Christmas advert ever 😀
I'm glad it's still on but I'm disappointed this year with the condensed version. Has lost the landmarks we know & love and has cut out the song totally so not as funny. Being Scottish Irn Bru is still my favourite ginger over Coca-Cola.
@@Jinty92 yeah as a fellow Scot I’m disappointed with that too, but when I want to watch the full version I just visit here 😀
A marvellous homage. RIP Raymond Briggs.
It’s not Christmas in Scotland till this ad hits our tellies 🎅
Love it when this comes on every year just as iconic as the Coca Cola truck in scotland
jiiuuiii
But the cola truck is tasteless and styleless shit
I actually never saw this commercial before the Nostalgia Critic brought it up. (Maybe it's because I live in the U.S.?) But as someone who loved the original short, this is hilarious, and beautifully done.
TheHeroOfTomorrow Irn Bru is a Scottish drink
Exactly.
Doug is from Chicago.
linkLoverAG he was born in italy
@@symmetra-one-trick what does it taste like? Is it like iced tea?
I'm British but before this summer, I had never been to Scotland before. Whilst I was there, I made it my mission to try Irn-Bru. *The experience was phenomenal! It is the only drink known to mankind that doesn't have one clear flavour, rather a mix that goes so well together. Truly an unmistakable classic* 💖👏👏
Irn Bru is now available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
@@CA-ee1etYep. I buy it every time I pop into a shop for a drink 👌
Nostalgia Critic brought me here. Got to say, the animators for this commercial did a fantastic job recreating the animation of the classic "Snowman" short. It was hilarious that the opening of the soda is what brought that snowman to life, also the fact that he dropped that bratty kid practically 50 ft. from the air to claim the prize. At least the kid's okay, figured the commercial wouldn't go that dark. lol
sfighter00 Irn bru is very addictive. I fact it's used to get baby's out there mother's wombs. doesn't always work
Mental Micky O-O
sfighter00 I am not making that one up. Look it up
2019 and this appears in my recommended at Christmas
Best Christmas advert ever! Bring it back!
The emotional rollercoaster I went through, watching this ad for the first time...
This is so funny as hell. When he said "Im falling in the air" and "my irn bru" It is so funny.
These ads are hilarious but honestly, that is some beautiful animation.
Big Irn Bru fan from America. Best commercial ever!
OMG! I can't believe I just stumbled upon this just this year! This is an awesome commercial!
That is why you should always share things with others at Christmas.
Just like many others, NC brought me here. I'm glad he did, I wouldn't have known about this commercial otherwise. This is hilarious.
Love it when this Festive Favourite Comes to Find me via my Recommended,,
Merry Christmas Y'all~
I definitely know that so many people in britian have remembered this when they were young
I get recommended this 9 years later after a crazy year. I love IRN BRU XTRA. It’s the best.
Such a good advert, so nostalgic I love it
'He knicked my IRN-BRU and let go of my hand' quite literally in January 2018. We are a few days before the new recipe comes and it's hearbreaking. R.I.P IRN-BRU 1901-2018
@American pie: Should never tamper with the classics. I remember when they brought our Classic Coca Cola and it was disgusting and the went back to the original recipe after it received a thumbs down from the public.
Its sad, they took out a load of sugar
0:42 it was at this moment he realised HE F***** UP
I wonder where I'm going to land
Crazii Defuse cue the MLG sad song.
Maybe next time, he'll just give him the Irn Bru.
BWF
This is one of the most beautiful yet funniest commercial ever and they got the actual singer to sing a spoof of it XD
Hardly. The original Snowman was made in the early 80s, this was made in 2006. Why would someone think it was the same choirboy?!
you know christmas is here when this ad plays on the telly!
Geesh, Kid! You got yourself a Magic Snowman that can make you Fly...
I think you should at least give him a little sip!
U miss the message of the clip:
irn bru tastes so extraordinary good that even the magical ability to fly is insignificant in comparison.
You underestimate how good irn bru is
I’ve just seen this for the first time..my life is complete
I'm drinking my first IRN-BRU soda while watching this! Thank you so much!
It’s that time of year again! Makes me laugh every time! 😂
my art teacher knows the kid that sung this! haha love this advert,only in Scotland :) x
Fantastic locations, brilliantly animated and truly funny, now THAT'S a great Christmas ad.
Best Christmas ad ever hands down
I don't even know the real lyrics to this Christmas song - every time it comes on in the mall, this is what I think of :D
It is by far the best advert ever & I share it on Facebook every year
Back in my young days, in the 2000s, Irn Bru was being imported to Russia. It was unusual, but I paid it no mind.
Then it disappeared until the late 2010s. I was older and knew much better. And after knowing mainly generic stuff from the shelves Irn Bru felt refreshing and nice! Oh, how I miss it...
LOL. Never seen this before, but someone recommended it in a newspapers comments. What a brilliant advert.
Love it! Years and years and I still giggle at this
had never heard of Irn-Bru until I read Stuart MacBride's books. Then found all of the WONDERFUL Irn-Bru adverts ~ this & the sequel definitely some of the best 😊
best christmas ad ever!!
I saw this on Nostalgia Critic and could not stop laughing - it took such a dark turn!
I’m proud of my Scottish culture.
As you should be. This is an animated masterpiece, just as the beloved Irn Bru drink is. 👏👏
Funny that your SNP is destroying it with gimmigrants.
100% one of the best adverts ever made xD
Loved this parody so much, I ordered Irn Bru off Amazon. Shipped from overseas, it was pricey but worth it.
Piekna Reklama Kochana Szkocja .Fajnie sie tu żyje .
And.. **THIS**.. is how you make pop-culture.. :^)
Greeting fro m Dubai.
So plot summary of how I'm here. Saw this ad years ago, wanted to try Irn-Bru. I have a British friend from years ago, who by an incredible coincidence knew my wife before we started dating, and was friends with my neighbor (he was kidnapped in Russia while on assignment, and reassigned to the UK, and befriended her family.) Like I said, really bizarre coincidence. My neighbor sponsored her years ago, and she moved to the US, about 15 miles up the road from me, and got married. Her house got flooded while visiting family for Christmas, and my wife caught it while checking in during work. During their extended stay in the UK, they asked us if we wanted anything. I asked for an Irn-Bru.
So now I will try it.
And it's actually really good. Kinda like a cream soda/butterscotch/little hint of licorice/orange cream. This would sell pretty good in the US I think. I'm in the Northern US Rockies, so I don't know if altitude is doing anything, but it's nowhere as fizzy as something say like a sprite. It's similar to a cream soda also in that regard, and I consider that a plus because I'm not a fan of overly carbonated soda. A local drink to my region is Ironport (Cuban root beer mixed with Caribbean spices, I'd describe it like 2/3 root beer, 1/6th cream soda, 1/6 Jackson Hole blend licorice soda, various spices), and there is a slight comparison.
Overall though, I do recommend it if you like a good soda.
The animation of that Highland Stag is beautifully done!
This has to be my favvvvourite Christmas advert... Love it!❤️
*CRAZY SCOTSMAN HAS JOINED THE CHAT*
The art is gorgeous!
This is the original 25-minute movie. It's beautifully done. ruclips.net/video/fkUeH7DUdM4/видео.html
They actually got Robin Shaw, the artist for this ad, to do The Snowman & The Snowdog. Apparently he was really intimidated meeting Raymond Briggs who had written the original film. Briggs thought this ad was excellent XD
This reminds me of when I lived in Scotland! They don't show it in England therefore I'm resorting to youtube to get me into the Christmas spirit!!!
@M G: I am surprised that it isn't shown in England, the animator is English and a good friend of Raymond Briggs whom did the original Snowman and he used the same technique. I saw a countdown of the adverts on Channel 5 the other day and they interviewed him and he said that he hopes to do another sequel but, hopes he doesn't have to wait another 12 years to do it. I remember the old 80's advert of Irn Bru [ we still lived in England then] and the slogan was "Barr's Irn Bru, made in Scotland from Girders".
Brilliant! makes me proud to be SCOTTISH! 😀
British;)
@Jamie Meli I know;)
@@personface5457 Don't be daft. That advert is pure Scottish. The product, the Falkirk Wheel, the Forth Bridges, Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle, Nessie, the Monarch of the Glen (stag), the Glen Finnan viaduct, Eilean Donan Castle, the Glasgow Concert Hall, George Square, the pisstaking.
@@alicemilne1444 the fried Mars bars too
Love this advert Scottish know how to have a laugh I will miss this advert and the baby one (that is THE best!) when I move back down to my native England *sob sob*.......thank goodness for youtube! Happy Christmas Everyone! Have the best 2014 ever I intend to xxx
Irn Bru ads are the best ever, but this one beats the rest by far :)
"Now I'm falling through the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaair"
That's when I die. It's so perfect
This is such a great friggin commercial. I wonder what iron brew tastes like
@Paige Cole is it canned tea?
Apparently like Inca Kola, but apparently even more like Cola Champagne🍾
This is the best Advert... Ever!!
Nothing comes close to it
Except for the sequel... !!!
Scotland, IRN BRU has bumped you up a notch on my ‘Favourite Countries List’
OMG this is so freaking funny! XD
Always hilarious! Fantastic iconic ads - always look forward to them! :D
you know its Christmas when this classic emerges lmao
The singer sounds very similar to the original. Well done Irn-Bru people! XD
Favourite Christmas ad ❤️🏴
It's officially Christmas!!!
+anawesomechannel MERRY CHRISTMAS
This is on christmas!!
anawesomechannel yay
CHRISTMAS 2017
jamieleah’s x Christmas 2019
This never fails to make me laugh!
0:51 lmao XD Kudos to channel 4 and raymond briggs for the OG bc if it werent 4 them (pun intended), we wouldnt have this irn bru parody
Bloody brilliant I have never seen that before! :)
What a great way to end 2020! Watching this advert and laugh so hard at the ending xD
I watch this every year, give it all the awards 🥳🥳🥳
😆 Holy shit, he just dropped the brat to his death over a freaking soda can. 😂
the kid survived.
MrAwesomeness360 in Scotland it's a fizzy drink, not soda. how dare you
littles sod should have shared ^_^
The drink would've become even cooler
+Reuben Addington "Fizzy drink"? I'm not sure about Scotland but in England we call it "pop".
Phenomenal adverts my absolute favourite RIP RAYMOND BRIGGS the original film is my favourite :)
Now THIS is an advert. Funny, memorable and we know what it's advertising! Shame we don't have them anymore.
The best comedy Christmas advert ever.
This takes me back to childhood. This is hilarious!
It's midnight of the first day of December in the Philippines for me today and that's how I played this ad hehe. Happy First Day of December and Merry Christmas.
How have I not seen this before now?! this is amazing!!
I'm so glad I found this. Irn bru is legit my favourite drink 😂😂😂
We're walking in the air...
I'm sipping on an Irn Bru...
My chilly snowman mate
Says he would like some too
I tell him 'Get your own'...
He looks like he is going to cry...
I tell him once again
'The Irn Bru is mine!!'
Now I'm falling through the air...
I wonder where I'm going to land...
He nicked my Irn Bru and let go of my hand :(
A great example of parody that respects the original while also poking fun at it, love it!
R.I.P Raymond Briggs (1934-2022)
Let's hope we get Part 3 in memory of him.
And that's why you should never mess with a snowman when it wants to have a sip of your drink
+Charlie's Channel It'll let you fall
A 1 minute whistlestop tour of Scotland brought to you by a flying snowman there in association with IRN-BRU
Irn bru is my favourite drink 💛🧡
still the best add irn-bru has made its the only add i look forward for around December
This is from a movie I watched as a kid. One of my favorite movies. I think it's called "The Snowman" released in 1982. The movie is only about 30mins long though.
The landmarks are beautifully done.
Superb ad and very moving. Merry Christmas to everyone.
as an american who’s had irn bru, i’m jealous that i have to travel 45 miles to a hole in the wall british shop to buy it. but worth every trip i’ve made for the coffee crisp that i get to go with it.
Technically, any liquid can destroy snow.
*so the kid was trying to save their life*