The Sainsbury’s advert is based on the true story. This actually happened at Christmas time in World war 1. The english and Germans came together for Christmas Day, exchanged presents and played football together. The next day, the soldiers did not want to fight each other but officers threatened to shoot any man who did not fight the opposition for desertion! It’s a well known incident. Shows the strength of love!
@Broken Native we ain't a socialist nation. The left would like us to be but fortunately for the rest of us they are the minority. And the high court just ruled that being woke wont be allowed to affect the freedom of speech in the UK and it's perfectly ok and peoples right to offend others 😁 I would call that a victory for common sense.
Dear god man, the 2014 Sainsbury’s advert gets me every time. It was such an incredible moment in history, it almost feels hard sometimes to believe it really happened, but it really did.
Not all english are gentle, and we haven't always been gentle, but I feel what you mean, which is the most important thing, so I hope we can look to creating a peaceful world, together, in which our only and common enemy is bad weather, or other natural disasters. no more troubles! We love you too.
You haven't been to Yorkshire, then, mate. I live right on the outskirts of Bradford (Asian majority) and a lot of people in my area absolutely hate it
The Irn Bru add is a spoof of the iconic animated film "The Snowman" which was based on the childrens book by Raymond Briggs. It's on every Christmas in the UK. The song "Walking in the air" was originally sung by choir boy Paul Auty in the 1982 film. However in 1985 a new recording was made which reached No.5 in the UK charts and made it's singer, choir boy Aled Jones, a star.
@@speleokeir thats okay, easy mistake. v only telling you for respect to him.. not to be a dick or anything... edit your comment and il delete mine if you like?
The parents in the sainsbury's musical advert were the kids' real parents, and had no idea what they were going to be watching, so their reactions are real 😊
If you're thinking of another of these, the John Lewis Ad with the song "Somewhere Only We Know" sung by Lily Allen - nice animation, very popular when it broadcast
I am surprised she does not know about the actual snowman animation. Every time I watch that advert I fall about laughing....Im falling through the air :p
I first encountered that ad through another reaction vid, and then a TV programme was broadcast a week later about the most popular British Christmas ads and I caught the part which included this, and my mum exploded with laughter upon seeing it.
I think you need to know the original Snowman film to really appreciate the humour in the ad. The Snowman from the film is so sweet and kind, it's that unexpected contrast that makes it so funny.
I'm a grown man, 57 now, ex Army, with a Grandfather who fought in the Great War and a Dad who fought in the second. If I cry watching this Sainsbury's ad (which I am), you most certainly are allowed!
The John Lewis advert 2014 actually happened on Xmas day 1914 between Britain and Germany they stopped the war and had a game of footie...Merry Xmas 🎄xx
Hi .First time I've seen your channel and I'm mightily impressed .You've got style ,humour and an excellent personality .I'm a Brit and it's nice to see someone from America that gets our sense of humour as well as you do .You're fantastic and keep up the good work .
We do Christmas adverts differently. Definitely the best. They're so emotional, the Sainsbury's WW1 advert is by far the greatest Christmas advert I've ever seen. It's even more emotional when you know it really happened.
I'd never seen that Irn Bru one before, that is hilarious! It's based on a heartwarming kids Christmas animation from the early 80's, and I just love the way they've subverted it with the cruel twist :D
Not too cruel, the kid lived in the end but Vanessa stopped it before he popped out of the hole he made upon landing, considering the kid was taunting the snowman he kind of got what he deserved.
@Leo Oliver How many of your family and friends died from in war from ww1 till now Leo ? Did you serve Leo?me and many of my friends and family have and I didn't say I cried Leo .😖
@Leo Oliver So far in two statements you've called the general public fickle morons, filmmakers have been making money from war for years Paul McCartney's pipes of peace was on the same subject. If it keeps important events alive it's fine in my book.
@Leo Oliver it's not a tactic it was for remeberence day and if you look closely it had a popy at the end and I remember when it came out and we learned about it in School it's a really story
The 2012 John Lewis advert - using Gabrielle Aplin's cover of 'The Power of Love' (which was itself originally a christmas-season song back in the '80s, by Frankie Goes To Hollywood) - probably the most beautiful song rendition I've ever heard. Surprised it's not here.
The 'elton john' advert touched on his strained relationship with his mother Sheila . which led to them not speaking for over 20 years. and they were only reconsiled in the last few years of her life (she died in 2017)
So the Irn - Bru ad is kind of based on the movie the snowman, where the song walking in the air is from. Irn - Bru decided to make a parody of the song and the story. So as you can see this kid isn't sharing his Irn - Bru with the snowman and the snowman gets really mad so he takes his Irn - Bru and drops him. This is an iconic Scottish ad and it never changed until 2018 or 2019. Also Irn - Bru is a fizzy drink or as the Americans would call it "soda". Hope this cleared everything up.
There's a follow up to the Snowman Irn Bru advert. Irn Bru are known for their funny adverts. The tagline from the 70's onwards is "Made in Scotland from girders".
Some information for you. Irn-Bru is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after whisky).Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow. As well as being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be bought where there is a significant community of people from Scotland.The brand also has its own tartan.It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.
The Irn-Bru is a satire on an institution called "The Snowman " that is shown every year in the UK. It is so loved that we know they are doing a homage rather than a critique.
Late on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing carols and patriotic songs and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. Messages began to be shouted between the trenches. The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man's land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football. They also buried casualties and repaired trenches and dugouts. After Boxing Day, meetings in no man's land dwindled out.
watch the 2011 and 2013 John lewis adverts in that order those are by far the best ever Christmas adverts. the 2011 advert is the one that started the whole Christmas advert thing
In the Irn Bru ad, the kid doesn't die. He lands in a snow drift and you see him climb out at the very end of the ad. There is also a sequel ad where he get's his revenge on the snowman.
The Irn Bru advert is based on the famous and very heartwarming and wholesome animated film, called 'The Snowman'. That's where the music is from. Though the lyrics are very different in the advert, 'the irn bru is mine'. ;) It's a parody and ends with a bit of dark humour, which Brits love. :)
My great grandfather was in the Hertfordshire regiment in WW1, I looked up their history expecting to hear a heartwarming story of the 1914 Christmas truce. Nah, they waited until the Germans came towards their trenches singing , then ambushed and massacred them.
The Sainsbury’s ad always gets me. I remember watching it in history class when covering the war it’s amazing that they really do stop to play football
been watching your videos Vanessa,so respectful to the british,had to smile while you were watching the Sainsburys advert,'oh,chocolate,well that helps during war' followed by 'sorry',so british :) Merry Christmas to you and your family.
The McDonald's one at the end - during the Christmas season the carrot bags at McDonald's are rebranded as "Reindeer Treats", and it used to be common to leave out a carrot for the reindeer (along with the Sherry and Mince pie for father Christmas)
A Christmas Tradition over here is the Pantomime. It's an event for all the family to get involved in and makes you feel young again. However there are a few exceptions one you should see is Sinderella by comedian Jim Davidson - warning though its strictly adults only but seriously funny
The football match is true. Called The Christmas Day Truce, the advert was based upon written accounts from those brave soldiers who fought in the trenches. Here in Britain, the christmas advert is a huge thing here just like the christmas number one song in the charts. The Iron Bru soda drink advert video is basically pinched from a very traditional and much beloved Christmas short movie called The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, it was released in the 80s and even has a cameo by the great David Bowie at the very beginning.
This was made for the 100 year anniversary for the truth and then bars of chocolate was sold in Sainsbury’s stores and every single penny of profit went to a The Royal British Legion a charity that supports servicemen that have fallen on hard times 🥰🥰🥰
Don't worry, Vanessa. That was most people's reaction to that Sainsbury's ad. Even big burly men who insist that they don't cry claimed to have something in their eyes that was making them water! :)
Irn Bru - it is its own thing. Can't really compare it to anything else. You need the background of The Snowman animation (where you will have heard the song) and Irn Bru's advertising style to get fully understand it. Doing a Christmas advert in this way is probably the best demonstration of the Scottish sense of humour lol.
Just to explain the McDonalds ending Vanessa. In the UK Father Christmas comes down the chimney to bring presents for the children often put it large stockings left for this purpose . It is traditional to leave a mince pie and a drink for him and a carrot for his reindeer . The next morning most of the pie, most of the drink and most of the carrot are gone. Reindeer treats here are just an alternative to give the reindeer. The ad is using it as a mechanic to show the child within the adolescent in the same way the child within is showing the difference in reaction to his mum from when he was a child. Well that's how I read it :)
They had to move troops around after the christmas truce and bring in snipers from elsewhere to start the fighting again. Even when everyone went back to the trenches, they ignored eachother on patrols and pretended not to see any shots they could take and so on. It went on for about a week, then the generals relocated troops, made sure the enemy knew they were relocated, and fired sniper shots at the enemy trenches to make them think the new troops were firing.
Wow. I'd completely forgotten that amazing Sainsbury's Christmas ad from 2014. Vanessa, don't apologise for crying at that, you're not the only one. OK, so I'm an old softie, but that ad was amazing. Should have been made into a full length movie but then I would have been blubbing for an hour and a half!
I'd forgotten that Sainsbury's ad. Big old Englishman with four kids & a grandkid, I've teared up too. Of all the things people all over the world have in common, collective stupidity should convince us how similar we really are!
your face was priceless in the iron brew! Honestly you need to watch the snowman for the reference, and develop a dark humour to you counter-balance all the saccharine. It will add your Christmas digestion x
Sainsbury’s 2014 Christmas advert is based on the Christmas Truce in 1914 the bar of Belgian chocolate featured in the advert sold out in Sainsbury’s Grimsby store where i worked at the time, i returned from my annual November visit to WW1 battlefields after paying my respects to local lads in cemeteries and commemorated on memorials in Belgium and France and laying a wreath during The Last Post Ceremony at The Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper Belgium to the advert and the bar of chocolate been sold in store. Just down the road from Prowse Point British Military Cemetery is a cross placed by The Khaki Chums a reanactment group in memory of the 1914 Christmas Truce. After the 1914 Christmas Truce both sides forbid any more fraternising with the enemy. There is a film called “Joyeux Noel” filmed in English, French and German and using British, French and German actors about the 1914 Christmas Truce filmed a number of years ago. The IRN Bru pronounced Iron Brew used scenes from The Snowman film made in the 1980s the song Walking In The Air sung by a teenage choir boy called Aled Jones (from Wales) who has released lots of albums since then.
I love this!! The Sainsburys ones are my all time fav! the musical one with the plug!! makes me laugh every time!! and the war one is just so beautiful, especially knowing its meant to have happened in real life! :( I just think its just British culture to cry at the Xmas adverts haha going into work and asking did you see the John Lewis advert is a good start to a December morning (Although they've lost their touch ) x
Its nothing to be ashamed of young woman, crying over that advert, it is very moving when you know the context of it, and how it must have been to been in that place and time. You must have a very sensitive and loving heart, which is very refreshing to see, stay safe and keep smiling!
The Sainsbury advert 2014 was the hundred year anniversary of the 1914 Christmas ceasefire that took place along various parts of the front line in WWI. Shows that underneath everything we are all humans that share the same simple wants and desires .
The Sainsbury’s advert is based on the true story. This actually happened at Christmas time in World war 1. The english and Germans came together for Christmas Day, exchanged presents and played football together. The next day, the soldiers did not want to fight each other but officers threatened to shoot any man who did not fight the opposition for desertion! It’s a well known incident. Shows the strength of love!
There’s a memorial on the spot where this event took place, it’s of a steel framed football with a handshake inside, very poignant.
Historically, the first person to leave the trenches and walk into no-mans-land was a German.
Why have you , used a lower case, For my Life Loving humans , ?..
Why? .. Why !
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that football match took place on christmas day.. they stopped the war for a moment to have peace on Christmas day.
@Broken Native we ain't a socialist nation. The left would like us to be but fortunately for the rest of us they are the minority. And the high court just ruled that being woke wont be allowed to affect the freedom of speech in the UK and it's perfectly ok and peoples right to offend others 😁 I would call that a victory for common sense.
We probably lost on penalties, mind
@@ianwarner8989 as per bloody usual hahaha.
@@ianwarner8989 😂😂😂😂, made my day.
@@ianwarner8989 we did lose i watch some documentry and they said we lost the match and the ref was a german but at least we won the war
"a kid is drinking it so it's definitely not beer"
Oh my dear, you haven't been to Scotland have you 😁
Irn Bru, made with Girders. lol. Yes, I'm that old.
Part of UK has under age drinking as legal, the valleys in Wales.
@@jameshumphreys9715 kids can drink supervised in the home from 5
@@JareddarArt Luckily you were young enough to forget it was actually made "from" girders....
@@HighHoeKermit actually that is exactly what I said. It was the advertising slogan of the day.
Dear god man, the 2014 Sainsbury’s advert gets me every time. It was such an incredible moment in history, it almost feels hard sometimes to believe it really happened, but it really did.
I am from Egypt
And I love British people because they are gentle and I am Muslim and love all people
Not all english are gentle, and we haven't always been gentle, but I feel what you mean, which is the most important thing, so I hope we can look to creating a peaceful world, together, in which our only and common enemy is bad weather, or other natural disasters. no more troubles! We love you too.
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We love you too
You haven't been to Yorkshire, then, mate. I live right on the outskirts of Bradford (Asian majority) and a lot of people in my area absolutely hate it
I like those who like me, like respect, it has to be earned.
The 1914 advert is probably the best advert of all time!
Agreed mate 100%
Yes 1000000%
The Irn Bru add is a spoof of the iconic animated film "The Snowman" which was based on the childrens book by Raymond Briggs. It's on every Christmas in the UK.
The song "Walking in the air" was originally sung by choir boy Paul Auty in the 1982 film. However in 1985 a new recording was made which reached No.5 in the UK charts and made it's singer, choir boy Aled Jones, a star.
peter auty
@@DefMettle Doh. Yes, Peter NOT Paul. Think I my brain was confusing that he was a member of St. Paul's cathedral choir!
@@speleokeir thats okay, easy mistake. v
only telling you for respect to him.. not to be a dick or anything... edit your comment and il delete mine if you like?
The parents in the sainsbury's musical advert were the kids' real parents, and had no idea what they were going to be watching, so their reactions are real 😊
Yeah you need to watch the making of the big night in to understand the ad
The Sainsburys ad 1914 actually happened, a real story
Same with that Irn Bru one too.
it's my favorite advert
Haha watching this as a British person made me laugh how many things in the adverts went over her head😂😂
😂🤣totally
Not nice , and anyway how would you be like if you did the same with Austrian TV adverts ?
@@welshpete12 I'm so confused. Mate it's a joke. It was a good vedio just a thing I found funny, it's not bad to not get everything 😂😂
@@welshpete12 this just shows that this has gone completely over your head too 🤔 WE Are not laughing at her . Stand down keep your hair on 😁
"he nicked my irn bru and let go of my hand" splat lmao
If you're thinking of another of these, the John Lewis Ad with the song "Somewhere Only We Know" sung by Lily Allen - nice animation, very popular when it broadcast
Agree, can't believe it wasn't on here
i am from England the british and germans meeting in no mans land was true this really did happen thats what makes this advert so emotional
Yes - a relative of mine was there.
Hi from Scotland. Iron bru is a Scottish product and we all thought that ad was so funny. Your reaction was priceless. Merry Xmas🎄
I am surprised she does not know about the actual snowman animation. Every time I watch that advert I fall about laughing....Im falling through the air :p
I first encountered that ad through another reaction vid, and then a TV programme was broadcast a week later about the most popular British Christmas ads and I caught the part which included this, and my mum exploded with laughter upon seeing it.
I think you need to know the original Snowman film to really appreciate the humour in the ad. The Snowman from the film is so sweet and kind, it's that unexpected contrast that makes it so funny.
Been over 30 years since tasted Irn Bru. Not had one since!
Sainsbury’s 2014 - the best Christmas advert I’ve ever seen. I cried like a baby.
The Macdonalds 2020 ad is basically bringing back your inner child at Christmas which is what it's all about
I cried at the Sainsbury's 1914 advert.
I loved the "WHAT!!" reaction at the end of the Irn-Bru advert ⛄8:21 🤣🤣
You re not human if you don't get choked by the 2014 Sainsbury's Xmas advert
My favourite series are the Heathrow Airport ads with the Teddy bears. The music really made the difference.
Me too, missed them this year
I'm a grown man, 57 now, ex Army, with a Grandfather who fought in the Great War and a Dad who fought in the second. If I cry watching this Sainsbury's ad (which I am), you most certainly are allowed!
Another one you might enjoy is the John Lewis 2015 advert, "Man on the Moon" . Happy Christmas.
their tiny dancer advert was another good one
Old man who's a long way away from the festivities gets sent the one gift that lets him see more clearly all the festivities he's not a part of.
The wonderful Aurora singing half the world away is amazing she was also the voice that Elsa heard in frozen 2
The John Lewis advert 2014 actually happened on Xmas day 1914 between Britain and Germany they stopped the war and had a game of footie...Merry Xmas 🎄xx
Sainsbury advert gets me so much I love that it's based on truth as well! I cried so much!
4:40 he's saying "Er ist nicht bewaffnet" "he's not armed"/ "he has no weapons"
Hi .First time I've seen your channel and I'm mightily impressed .You've got style ,humour and an excellent personality .I'm a Brit and it's nice to see someone from America that gets our sense of humour as well as you do .You're fantastic and keep up the good work .
We do Christmas adverts differently. Definitely the best. They're so emotional, the Sainsbury's WW1 advert is by far the greatest Christmas advert I've ever seen. It's even more emotional when you know it really happened.
That Irn-Bru advert was pure savagery but hilarious at the same time.
I'd never seen that Irn Bru one before, that is hilarious! It's based on a heartwarming kids Christmas animation from the early 80's, and I just love the way they've subverted it with the cruel twist :D
Not too cruel, the kid lived in the end but Vanessa stopped it before he popped out of the hole he made upon landing, considering the kid was taunting the snowman he kind of got what he deserved.
Most people cry to the sainsbury's a ww1 ad it's a true story so touches people deeply. 🌹
@Leo Oliver How many of your family and friends died from in war from ww1 till now Leo ? Did you serve Leo?me and many of my friends and family have and I didn't say I cried Leo .😖
@Leo Oliver So far in two statements you've called the general public fickle morons, filmmakers have been making money from war for years Paul McCartney's pipes of peace was on the same subject. If it keeps important events alive it's fine in my book.
@Leo Oliver it's not a tactic it was for remeberence day and if you look closely it had a popy at the end and I remember when it came out and we learned about it in School it's a really story
@Leo Oliver they just reanactied a story why you so pressed just chill
@Leo Oliver no problem mate, have a good Christmas. 👍
The 2012 John Lewis advert - using Gabrielle Aplin's cover of 'The Power of Love' (which was itself originally a christmas-season song back in the '80s, by Frankie Goes To Hollywood) - probably the most beautiful song rendition I've ever heard. Surprised it's not here.
"He drank my Iron Brew an let go of my haand" whys this first time ive seen this😂
It’s a classic as well haha, the landmarks are clever too
Me too, I've never seen it. I laughed so much.
He "nicked" my Irn Bru and let go of my hand.
We do have Coca-Cola Christmas adverts, with the lorry convoy with Santa Claus on the back.
Don't worry, I'm pretty sure most of the country cried when that WW1 ad first came out
the sainbury`s 1914 is based on real events, they has a football match under truce for xmas.
The snow man film made my Christmas every year as a child.
You did well to keep from crying as long as you did, (respect) what an amazing selection. Love your channel.
The 'elton john' advert touched on his strained relationship with his mother Sheila . which led to them not speaking for over 20 years. and they were only reconsiled in the last few years of her life (she died in 2017)
So the Irn - Bru ad is kind of based on the movie the snowman, where the song walking in the air is from. Irn - Bru decided to make a parody of the song and the story. So as you can see this kid isn't sharing his Irn - Bru with the snowman and the snowman gets really mad so he takes his Irn - Bru and drops him. This is an iconic Scottish ad and it never changed until 2018 or 2019. Also Irn - Bru is a fizzy drink or as the Americans would call it "soda". Hope this cleared everything up.
irn bru pronounced iron brew... it's made of real girders and the song is a parody of the snowman movie,
and if you'd watched the end of the ad you'd have seen the kid was fine.
The Scots pronounce the "r" in iron and the "o" hardly at all.
There's a follow up to the Snowman Irn Bru advert. Irn Bru are known for their funny adverts. The tagline from the 70's onwards is "Made in Scotland from girders".
Hahahaha. “It’s made of real girders”. Good one!! 😛🤣🤣🤣
Some information for you.
Irn-Bru is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after whisky).Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow.
As well as being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be bought where there is a significant community of people from Scotland.The brand also has its own tartan.It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.
The Irn-Bru is a satire on an institution called "The Snowman " that is shown every year in the UK. It is so loved that we know they are doing a homage rather than a critique.
Late on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing carols and patriotic songs and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. Messages began to be shouted between the trenches.
The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man's land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football. They also buried casualties and repaired trenches and dugouts. After Boxing Day, meetings in no man's land dwindled out.
We leave carrots out for reindeer :) McDonald's sell little bags of carrots, and at Christmas they label them "reindeer treats"
watch the 2011 and 2013 John lewis adverts in that order those are by far the best ever Christmas adverts. the 2011 advert is the one that started the whole Christmas advert thing
you had me laughing out loud - not a savage snowman at all, the kid wouldn't share his Irn-Bru :)
These Xmas ads always go straight for the heart. They hope and most often invoke the spirit of Christmas.
In the Irn Bru ad, the kid doesn't die. He lands in a snow drift and you see him climb out at the very end of the ad. There is also a sequel ad where he get's his revenge on the snowman.
The Irn Bru advert is based on the famous and very heartwarming and wholesome animated film, called 'The Snowman'. That's where the music is from. Though the lyrics are very different in the advert, 'the irn bru is mine'. ;) It's a parody and ends with a bit of dark humour, which Brits love. :)
my Grandfather took part in this 1914 lasted all day he was in the Loyal north Lancashire regiment
My great grandfather was in the Hertfordshire regiment in WW1, I looked up their history expecting to hear a heartwarming story of the 1914 Christmas truce. Nah, they waited until the Germans came towards their trenches singing , then ambushed and massacred them.
The Sainsbury’s ad always gets me. I remember watching it in history class when covering the war it’s amazing that they really do stop to play football
been watching your videos Vanessa,so respectful to the british,had to smile while you were watching the Sainsburys advert,'oh,chocolate,well that helps during war' followed by 'sorry',so british :) Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks for stamping all over my childhood Irn Bru! Almost as bad as Lidl stabbing Aldi's Kevin the Carrot last year
The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most emotional moments in history
The McDonald's one at the end - during the Christmas season the carrot bags at McDonald's are rebranded as "Reindeer Treats", and it used to be common to leave out a carrot for the reindeer (along with the Sherry and Mince pie for father Christmas)
that war one that you liked best, really did happen
A Christmas Tradition over here is the Pantomime. It's an event for all the family to get involved in and makes you feel young again. However there are a few exceptions one you should see is Sinderella by comedian Jim Davidson - warning though its strictly adults only but seriously funny
I love Vanessa's voice, it's so relaxing and soothing.
The football match is true. Called The Christmas Day Truce, the advert was based upon written accounts from those brave soldiers who fought in the trenches. Here in Britain, the christmas advert is a huge thing here just like the christmas number one song in the charts. The Iron Bru soda drink advert video is basically pinched from a very traditional and much beloved Christmas short movie called The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, it was released in the 80s and even has a cameo by the great David Bowie at the very beginning.
This was made for the 100 year anniversary for the truth and then bars of chocolate was sold in Sainsbury’s stores and every single penny of profit went to a The Royal British Legion a charity that supports servicemen that have fallen on hard times 🥰🥰🥰
I’m the same I’m 80 and still cry when I watch that ,
Don't worry, Vanessa. That was most people's reaction to that Sainsbury's ad. Even big burly men who insist that they don't cry claimed to have something in their eyes that was making them water! :)
The most special thing about this video was YOU. What a beautiful, caring and intelligent lady.
At the beginning and end, Elton is playing his first piano that he got for Christmas, all those years ago. He still owns it.
You have to try Irn Bru, I think you might like it. My partner and me love your videos, Happy Christmas 🎄
'''especially during the war'' 😂 I see your getting a British sense of humour 😂
Irn Bru - it is its own thing. Can't really compare it to anything else. You need the background of The Snowman animation (where you will have heard the song) and Irn Bru's advertising style to get fully understand it. Doing a Christmas advert in this way is probably the best demonstration of the Scottish sense of humour lol.
i loved the mcdonalds 2020 one it made me cry but the ones that will always be the most iconic are the john lewis ads
The ad was released exactly 100 years after it actually happened.
“Least I’ve got some emotions” 😂😂😂 every cloud has a silver lining
You know the song from the film 'The Snowman' originally sang by Aled Jones
Just to explain the McDonalds ending Vanessa. In the UK Father Christmas comes down the chimney to bring presents for the children often put it large stockings left for this purpose . It is traditional to leave a mince pie and a drink for him and a carrot for his reindeer . The next morning most of the pie, most of the drink and most of the carrot are gone. Reindeer treats here are just an alternative to give the reindeer. The ad is using it as a mechanic to show the child within the adolescent in the same way the child within is showing the difference in reaction to his mum from when he was a child. Well that's how I read it :)
Tami Elizabeth Allaway thanks, I left it open as I assumed that it was something like that but wasn't sure enough of the detail.
Okay, I win. I cried during the McDonald's advert. :)
Don’t be ashamed at the ww1 commercial and your tears.
You are moved by the greatest moment of human victory that ever existed.
The Irn Bru Ad..
I used to watch those movies when I was really young…
Also I think Sainsbury’s enjoys tugging at the heart strings.
Edit: Sainsbury’s
They had to move troops around after the christmas truce and bring in snipers from elsewhere to start the fighting again.
Even when everyone went back to the trenches, they ignored eachother on patrols and pretended not to see any shots they could take and so on. It went on for about a week, then the generals relocated troops, made sure the enemy knew they were relocated, and fired sniper shots at the enemy trenches to make them think the new troops were firing.
loved your reaction! the "250 Year Anniversary Advert or Lloyds Bank" is also an excellent ad.
"I know this song from somewhere." " He is flying with a snowman." 🤣😂🤣
Wow. I'd completely forgotten that amazing Sainsbury's Christmas ad from 2014. Vanessa, don't apologise for crying at that, you're not the only one. OK, so I'm an old softie, but that ad was amazing. Should have been made into a full length movie but then I would have been blubbing for an hour and a half!
It's nice to see an honest cry! nothing wrong with it lass u cry away!
The snowman irn bru advert is based on the snowman movie which is on every Christmas eve
I agree the Sainsbury's War Advert is definitely the best one here in the UK! Just found your channel and this is my first view :)
I'd forgotten that Sainsbury's ad. Big old Englishman with four kids & a grandkid, I've teared up too. Of all the things people all over the world have in common, collective stupidity should convince us how similar we really are!
If you enjoyed the Sainsbury 1914 advert, might I suggest the film JOYEUX NOEL (2005), which also deals with the WWI "Truce of 1914."
You know that song because it's a classic from that cartoon but specifically for the advert, they replaced the lyrics and made a new animation
Great video, missed out on the John Lewis Christmas ads!
your face was priceless in the iron brew! Honestly you need to watch the snowman for the reference, and develop a dark humour to you counter-balance all the saccharine. It will add your Christmas digestion x
Irn brew song is walking in the air from the book/film the snowman
Merry xmas
Haven't seen you Vanessa in ages and miss your excellent content hope all is well with you and look forward to seeing some stuff soon
The WWI Xmas football game was so well done.
As brits, we look forward to the Xmas ads. It's tradition. We text our friends to check out if they've seen the new sainsbury or tesco advert yet? 🇬🇧👍
Sainsbury’s 2014 Christmas advert is based on the Christmas Truce in 1914 the bar of Belgian chocolate featured in the advert sold out in Sainsbury’s Grimsby store where i worked at the time, i returned from my annual November visit to WW1 battlefields after paying my respects to local lads in cemeteries and commemorated on memorials in Belgium and France and laying a wreath during The Last Post Ceremony at The Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper Belgium to the advert and the bar of chocolate been sold in store. Just down the road from Prowse Point British Military Cemetery is a cross placed by The Khaki Chums a reanactment group in memory of the 1914 Christmas Truce. After the 1914 Christmas Truce both sides forbid any more fraternising with the enemy. There is a film called “Joyeux Noel” filmed in English, French and German and using British, French and German actors about the 1914 Christmas Truce filmed a number of years ago. The IRN Bru pronounced Iron Brew used scenes from The Snowman film made in the 1980s the song Walking In The Air sung by a teenage choir boy called Aled Jones (from Wales) who has released lots of albums since then.
Best ad this year is definitely the Disney "from our family to yours". Im a 60 year old grown assed man and i cry each time.
I love this!!
The Sainsburys ones are my all time fav! the musical one with the plug!! makes me laugh every time!! and the war one is just so beautiful, especially knowing its meant to have happened in real life! :( I just think its just British culture to cry at the Xmas adverts haha going into work and asking did you see the John Lewis advert is a good start to a December morning (Although they've lost their touch ) x
Heathrow airport adverts with the teddy bears is a winner
Its nothing to be ashamed of young woman, crying over that advert, it is very moving when you know the context of it, and how it must have been to been in that place and time. You must have a very sensitive and loving heart, which is very refreshing to see, stay safe and keep smiling!
The Sainsbury advert 2014 was the hundred year anniversary of the 1914 Christmas ceasefire that took place along various parts of the front line in WWI. Shows that underneath everything we are all humans that share the same simple wants and desires .
I like the Sainsbury's 2018 Christmas advert, especially the the plug in the background. Like the Irn Bru ad aswell but never seen it on TV before.
these christmas ads are one of the best part of christmas especially the john lewis ones here in old blightey
I cried laughing at both the Irn Bru ad (never seen it before) and your reaction 🤣