John Lewis Christmas advert 2018 featuring Elton John

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  • Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2018
  • THE 2018 John Lewis Christmas advert stars Sir Elton John and tells the story of why some gifts are more than just a gift.
    The ad, called The Boy and the Piano, begins with a dressing-gown clad Sir Elton gently tapping out the opening bars to Your Song - his first big hit, released in 1970.
    Viewers are then taken through key moments in his life, including stadium tours, travelling on a private jet, playing at his local pub and performing at a school.
    It ends with four-year-old Elton running down stairs on Christmas morning, unwrapping a gift of a piano given to him by his grandmother - a present that changed his life forever.
    We then see Sir Elton playing the final few notes of Your Song, reflecting on his career.
    At each stage of his life the performance of Your Song is a recording of Sir Elton’s voice from that time.
    The 71-year-old superstar is currently on a Farewell Tour around the US.
    Sir Elton, now married to David Furnish, features in the present-day scenes, while five actors take on the role of him at various stages of his life.
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Комментарии • 728

  • @MFelicity777
    @MFelicity777 5 лет назад +1001

    Made me cry......he wrote the soundtrack for an entire generation.

    • @bwats79
      @bwats79 5 лет назад +16

      There should be a s at the end of generation....

    • @richtmusic
      @richtmusic 4 года назад +4

      Absolutely 💓

    • @ish9506
      @ish9506 3 года назад +5

      His music spoke to everybody. That’s how special it is

    • @Noah-jl3sk
      @Noah-jl3sk 3 года назад +2

      Made me cry to

    • @bruceski2133
      @bruceski2133 3 года назад

      Do you fly on 777s? Just wondering. Bruce

  • @edmary21
    @edmary21 5 лет назад +1006

    My mom gave me a toy stethoscope when I was 7 years old and today I am a doctor. This is the most heart touching comercial I've ever seen because this happened to me too but in a different way. Thank you mom for that gift that changed my life and gave to me a passion to live for. ♥♥

    • @Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective
      @Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective 5 лет назад +16

      Bless you Doc I've got to agree. Merry Christmas to you and your Mom.

    • @officialdrowsy
      @officialdrowsy 5 лет назад +18

      This is exactly the point so many people missed in the commercial bc they were too busy complaining that it was not festive enough.

    • @1mexfighter
      @1mexfighter 5 лет назад +2

      WOW! !!

    • @Cardinalplonker
      @Cardinalplonker 4 года назад +8

      I got a toy gun but I didn't go out shooting people!

    • @Cardinalplonker
      @Cardinalplonker 4 года назад +2

      @@walmartrotisseriechicken Dang???? WTF??

  • @dafyd242
    @dafyd242 5 лет назад +508

    if you are over 50, this man's gift is the music of your life.

    • @karinathompson7390
      @karinathompson7390 5 лет назад +8

      I'm 55 this man has been the soundtrack of my teenage years 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

    • @martinuzunov9346
      @martinuzunov9346 5 лет назад +21

      Not over fifty, still proud to be alive along side with him and to have grown up with his music - our music.

    • @SOMD-THC
      @SOMD-THC 5 лет назад +6

      dafyd242 cannot wait to she his movie that should be out soon. Happy Holidays!

    • @Talledo12
      @Talledo12 5 лет назад +27

      I'm 19 and I love his music wtf

    • @terryx1254
      @terryx1254 5 лет назад +20

      I'm 12 and I like this song

  • @jasonfideler1927
    @jasonfideler1927 5 лет назад +1143

    Literally one of the best commercials I've seen. Heartwarming

    • @arla7247
      @arla7247 5 лет назад +3

      would make a beautiful pro life commercial

    • @jasonfideler1927
      @jasonfideler1927 5 лет назад +23

      For real you had to turn this political? 🙄

    • @arla7247
      @arla7247 5 лет назад +5

      @@jasonfideler1927 Didn't mean to do that , just thought what a gift he is to the world , and thankful he is here. Sorry , didn't mean to be a down for you.

    • @melgrant7404
      @melgrant7404 5 лет назад +1

      Rather have McDonald's new ad
      More festive

    • @samglover4923
      @samglover4923 4 года назад +3

      @@melgrant7404 shut up

  • @Orleans11
    @Orleans11 5 лет назад +230

    I would love to have seen Elton's reaction when he first saw it.

  • @tippski5229
    @tippski5229 5 лет назад +327

    The look of the mother as she gazes upon her precious son is beyond words. Excuse me, I've got something in my eye.

    • @NAMBAPIANO
      @NAMBAPIANO 3 года назад +24

      Though she was heartless in real life....

    • @beansontoast9924
      @beansontoast9924 3 года назад +3

      @@NAMBAPIANO exactly

    • @PK-it9yt
      @PK-it9yt 3 года назад +9

      @@NAMBAPIANO Nah, I don't believe that. She was a piece of work with occasional mood swings but judging by what I read from Eltons book she wasn't really a bad person and they had good times too. Hard to say much about their relationship as an outsider other than it surely must have been difficult but calling her heartless just like that? That's a bit too harsh.

    • @NAMBAPIANO
      @NAMBAPIANO 3 года назад +1

      @@PK-it9yt have you watched rocket man? Cause it did not look like that there.

    • @PK-it9yt
      @PK-it9yt 3 года назад +9

      @@NAMBAPIANO Biographical movies are known to dramatize certain events for an impactful story. And in this case I'm going to trust a book that goes through Eltons life much more thoroughly than a 2 hour movie that has a lot of these dramatized scenes.

  • @wags3016
    @wags3016 5 лет назад +249

    There are tears in my eyes.

  • @janestumpf586
    @janestumpf586 5 лет назад +168

    Beautiful tribute to his Mum

    • @itsmehiyaluv
      @itsmehiyaluv 5 лет назад +3

      Jane Stumpf I was thinking the same thing.

  • @elliesheridan8003
    @elliesheridan8003 10 месяцев назад +32

    4 years later and it still gives me goosebumps

  • @fabriziomata9004
    @fabriziomata9004 7 месяцев назад +10

    Best ad in history. Undeniable.

  • @lisamelroy2855
    @lisamelroy2855 5 лет назад +232

    This is really beautiful. One gift can change someone's life. Music and the arts matter.

    • @kessuperstara
      @kessuperstara 5 лет назад

      tell that to the thousands of artists with several jobs to pay for their art, because it doesn't pay for itself.

    • @lisamelroy2855
      @lisamelroy2855 5 лет назад +6

      @@kessuperstara That's my point, although maybe I didn't express it as clearly as I should have. The arts matter, to the artists and to the people who appreciate it. The arts need support, including financial.

  • @evansclan4eva49
    @evansclan4eva49 11 месяцев назад +10

    My wife and I rolled our eyes before watching this, cynically thinking self promotion. We were teary at the end. A lovely commercial.

  • @alexstone1547
    @alexstone1547 4 года назад +39

    One of the most emotional ads ever

  • @barreflynn
    @barreflynn 5 лет назад +22

    made me cry. those were my fingers when I was five. now I am 70

  • @luckyotter623
    @luckyotter623 5 лет назад +97

    I can't stop watching this commercial. Perfect in every way.

  • @mattyboi0915
    @mattyboi0915 4 года назад +33

    This gave me the chills the first time I saw it. It is the best commercial ever.

  • @liricacinemistica1634
    @liricacinemistica1634 11 месяцев назад +13

    Coming back here after knowing that he did his last concert. I get so emotional with this commercial, it's so beautiful.
    He had such a brilliant career!

  • @gavinjones7998
    @gavinjones7998 5 лет назад +125

    Pretty sure the timeline for the clips is as follows:
    2018->1989->1986->1975->1973->1971->1969->1965 (pub)

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 3 года назад

      What is the 1975 concert?

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 3 года назад

      It's actually 1976, not 1975.

    • @dyinglight91
      @dyinglight91 3 года назад +2

      @@starprincess66 that’s the dodgers stadium concert from 1975

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 3 года назад +3

      @@dyinglight91 it's his US Tour of 1976

    • @gaminglegend
      @gaminglegend 3 года назад +3

      Here's the order of the clips I think:
      2018 ---> 2005 (Red Piano) ---> 1989 ---> 1986 (Australia) ---> 1975 (Dodger Stadium) ---> 1974 (Private Jet) ---> 1971 (BBC Studios) ---> 1970 (Recording Studio) ---> Mid 60s (Pub) ---> Early 60s (Royal Academy of Music) ---> 1950s

  • @AlexBadenes
    @AlexBadenes 5 лет назад +33

    First Christmas without my parents, this song is one of my favorites and it’s for you....Dad & mum...I will always love iu

  • @MJ-oi5wb
    @MJ-oi5wb 2 года назад +19

    they should play this every year. It still makes me cry to this day

  • @McFraneth
    @McFraneth 4 года назад +13

    Worried I was a sociopath as the 2019 ad left me entirely unmoved. Watched this one to check and shed a tear. Personality disorder diagnosis negative. Phew!

  • @billt8504
    @billt8504 5 лет назад +40

    Jesus! Now I'm balling my eyes out! I'm losing my mom to alzheimers and I haven't cry about it until today because I have to be strong for her. The combination of the lyrics and the visuals just put me over the edge. Thanks, I guess.

  • @nabilmattar2322
    @nabilmattar2322 5 лет назад +57

    Very impressive.
    How wonderful to watch in few minutes flashback of decades of great career ,passing through different great performances of a great song through out time , landing when he was a teen age boy playing piano further back through school days , to discover at the end that this piano was a Christmas gift from his mother in his childhood.
    Wonderfully crafted video .

    • @poppyandpinky
      @poppyandpinky 3 года назад +5

      A gift from his Grandmother!!!!!! I played Grandma in the commercial!!!! It was me who gave it to him.

    • @beansontoast9924
      @beansontoast9924 3 года назад

      Are people like forgetting this is a *Christmas* advert and an advert for *Jhon Lewis*

  • @aranguren12
    @aranguren12 2 года назад +21

    This is a spectacular ad. To reflect back on such a legacy... I almost cried haha.
    My parents gifted me a book when I was 8, and even though I'm not a writer (yet), books changed my entire life.

  • @ethanprice5972
    @ethanprice5972 5 лет назад +25

    I know the advert's purpose was celebrating gift giving and its significance during this time of year. Yet as musicians, more often than not, we have to give all credit and thanks to our parent(s) for their support in our passion for music. I will always cherish my first instrument given to me by my mom. Her love for music and her endeavor to instill that same love in me, will always be foremost in my heart.

  • @chegaffney4207
    @chegaffney4207 5 лет назад +74

    I’m not crying I swear💔😭

  • @emilysauriol1484
    @emilysauriol1484 5 лет назад +55

    my dad is a teacher. in a staff meeting he recently had, he had shown this video to the staff. at the end of the video he stated that in math, even if you show one way to solve a problem, that could make it click for a kid. what my dad was trying to get across is that a kid might be so close to the answer, and all they needed was something to set it off. now ever since that kid found that strategy and solved that math question, maybe he’s a huge mathimatition, or a coder for a video game, who knows. the little things matter.

  • @aidankearney493
    @aidankearney493 5 лет назад +30

    Beautiful, and what a gift to the world has Elton's music 🎶 been.

  • @alexpreckler8791
    @alexpreckler8791 5 лет назад +169

    His parents made a good investment buying to him a piano😂😂

    • @martinuzunov9346
      @martinuzunov9346 5 лет назад +7

      He ever paid them back you think? That baby grand probably costs half a house.

    • @markw3598
      @markw3598 5 лет назад +4

      His parents didn't buy him the piano.

    • @bb22602
      @bb22602 5 лет назад +22

      His grandmother gave him her piano.

    • @samglover4923
      @samglover4923 4 года назад +4

      Martin Uzunov the piano was a gift, and it’s an upright, not baby grand. And baby grands can actually be pretty cheap

    • @darryloscroft8515
      @darryloscroft8515 3 года назад

      @@martinuzunov9346 It wasn't a baby grand -it was an upright. If it was second hand (even new) : nothing like half the cost of a house.

  • @angelairion3185
    @angelairion3185 5 лет назад +13

    This by far is one of the BEST commercials that I've seen ! EJ is amazing that the message is truly an incredible one.

  • @tomhinton7099
    @tomhinton7099 5 лет назад +29

    Absolutely wonderful. Stunning. A trip down memory lane. Thank you.

  • @adman0828
    @adman0828 5 лет назад +57

    So well done. Brilliant. In a world of crap and hacking it together, thank God for companies like John Lewis.

  • @juanpablovargas7170
    @juanpablovargas7170 4 года назад +2

    I gave my kids a medium tail piano in 2008 and the four of them are excelent! all grown ups! all play the piano! the piano is the best gift ever! this commercial shows that

  • @dosenwurst101
    @dosenwurst101 2 года назад +6

    Still my favourite Christmas advert. Simply beautiful

  • @daviddecouto5183
    @daviddecouto5183 4 года назад +6

    In two minutes this commercial mops the floor with the two-hour Glee episode known as “Rocketman.”

  • @jstnshea
    @jstnshea 3 года назад +122

    It's like watching Rocketman in two and a half minutes!

  • @bluesboy25000
    @bluesboy25000 5 лет назад +12

    I watched this at work and nearly teared up at my desk. Perfection.

  • @wachik9144
    @wachik9144 2 года назад +8

    I keep coming back to this. It's so emotionally wonderful.

  • @FLAVIACOLLADO
    @FLAVIACOLLADO 5 лет назад +8

    I'm not crying! It's just a memory inside my eye! 😞

    • @VivienLadyO
      @VivienLadyO 4 года назад

      That is a beautiful and original and entirely fitting way to put it .......

  • @susieowen6360
    @susieowen6360 3 года назад +6

    Makes me cry....years gone by...some people sadly now just a memory. 😭

  • @alessandrorigobello7551
    @alessandrorigobello7551 4 года назад +3

    Moving. A lifelong listening to this absolute masterpiece. Such a honouring video to a genius.

  • @okiedokie4358
    @okiedokie4358 5 лет назад +10

    I really love this advert plus love Eltons music it’s about how something like a gift could transform your life, so it is different from the other Christmas adverts they do but original

  • @cenerie
    @cenerie Год назад +2

    Brought tears to my eyes. One of the best commercials of all time that summarizes a beautiful life (so far) in 2 minutes.

  • @LadyYoop
    @LadyYoop 5 лет назад +2

    I am in tears....this is so beautiful...THANK YOU....so WELL DONE!

  • @ajvalencia5867
    @ajvalencia5867 5 лет назад +18

    Not a artist today gives that energy into a performance the way he did when he jumped on the piano to get the crowd into it

  • @Epsa_
    @Epsa_ 3 года назад +2

    Growing up to Eltons music must’ve been a gift in itself

  • @amunhotep9188
    @amunhotep9188 5 лет назад +3

    One of the few adverts I want to watch again and again

  • @josealfredotiburzi1347
    @josealfredotiburzi1347 2 года назад +2

    Speechless. The best promo or comercial or whatever it is, or was... EVER.

  • @peg8742
    @peg8742 5 лет назад +3

    My favorite EJ song.
    What a wonderful commercial.
    He is pretty magnificent.

  • @suzannereilman4516
    @suzannereilman4516 5 лет назад +5

    ...how UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!
    Maaaa-jor case of da feels...:)!!!👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

  • @madmatzac
    @madmatzac 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful commercial. It’s amazing how a gift can show our gifts we can share with the world.

  • @DanValjean79
    @DanValjean79 Год назад +2

    I cry like baby everytime I rewatch this. So beautiful.

  • @benmenneken1854
    @benmenneken1854 2 года назад +2

    This is storytelling at its best.

  • @jeffputnam3517
    @jeffputnam3517 5 лет назад +47

    Okay I’m crying...😪

  • @marioh.3633
    @marioh.3633 4 года назад +5

    Superb!! Every time that I watch it like more..greetings from 🇺🇾

  • @teabiscuit6352
    @teabiscuit6352 5 лет назад +1

    Some how these adverts get better than the one before by touching so many hearts so congrats and merry Christmas!!!

  • @zackiee3
    @zackiee3 6 месяцев назад +2

    Why do I always cry when I watch this?…

  • @sandspringsgirl
    @sandspringsgirl 5 лет назад +35

    I love this so much!

  • @kenwattler9584
    @kenwattler9584 2 года назад +1

    Me and my wife loved it! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

  • @honeybabybyrd2875
    @honeybabybyrd2875 5 лет назад

    I can only hope that I encouraged my children this much. Beautiful video and beautiful music!

  • @ridealongwithnicolle1581
    @ridealongwithnicolle1581 Год назад +2

    The best Christmas advert by far!

  • @jimspinsrattling7255
    @jimspinsrattling7255 3 года назад +1

    Still by far the best John Lewis advert in my opinion....

  • @loribadgero1035
    @loribadgero1035 5 лет назад

    Thank you for sharing that piece of your life with us!

  • @NabilahKhairunnisa
    @NabilahKhairunnisa 4 года назад +1

    I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweating. 🥺❤❤

  • @rojasproductionpictures6320
    @rojasproductionpictures6320 4 года назад +5

    Even if his voice changes, he is a living legend 😊😊

  • @jamesd.wheeler6190
    @jamesd.wheeler6190 5 лет назад

    It felt comforting to have witnessed most of the different stages of career!

  • @rndllmrls16
    @rndllmrls16 5 лет назад +2

    amazing feeling, the thrue christmas feeling, Love it!!

  • @petrus666love
    @petrus666love 4 года назад +1

    How much is a lifetime of memories worth, priceless.

  • @rowan1325
    @rowan1325 2 года назад

    Always brings me to tears...so beautiful

  • @juanmanuelsalazar4350
    @juanmanuelsalazar4350 3 года назад +3

    A los doce años mi vieja y mi viejo me regalaron mi primera batería.hoy con casi 30 años sigo sentandome detrás de esa misma batería para tocar un rato de rock n roll cada vez que puedo. Algunos regalos son más que regalos ... Son parte de lo que va a ser tu vida

  • @heladofrugele4811
    @heladofrugele4811 3 года назад +2

    I love this commercial with all my soul 🥺💞💞

  • @matt0928
    @matt0928 4 года назад +1

    One of the best commercial in my whole life

  • @theincredibleimpression
    @theincredibleimpression 3 года назад

    Wow! That's deep! Touching and so memorable!

  • @MegAplin
    @MegAplin 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing your gift. We treasure your music.

  • @Gabriel-fj2es
    @Gabriel-fj2es 3 года назад +3

    When Christmas is coming i always love see this video.

  • @ohiwantyoutobelieve
    @ohiwantyoutobelieve 5 лет назад

    I cried, I cried a lot. Beautiful.

  • @santam.3603
    @santam.3603 5 лет назад +3

    All this is great,YOU'RE GREAT💕

  • @thecoolguy7324
    @thecoolguy7324 2 года назад +7

    This is a better retelling of his life than the actual movie about him

  • @Cattitude48
    @Cattitude48 Год назад +1

    Thinking of The Great John Lewis today.

  • @abdulazizabdullahiyakubu7210
    @abdulazizabdullahiyakubu7210 2 года назад

    “How wonderful life is...” the best christmas advert ever.

  • @alyxbryce4031
    @alyxbryce4031 5 лет назад

    Just crumpled into an emotional heap🥰🥰major feels❤️🤘🏻

  • @marisolgomez1582
    @marisolgomez1582 5 лет назад +18

    Loved this!!! ♥

  • @margarethess6583
    @margarethess6583 5 лет назад

    I love everything about this!

  • @jazzrengue
    @jazzrengue 5 лет назад +23

    Loved it!!

  • @bastianleejones
    @bastianleejones 2 года назад

    Soooo heartrending and wonderful - when the little boy opens his present .....

  • @snidelywhiplash
    @snidelywhiplash 2 года назад +1

    Whenever I need a good blub, I just come watch this.

  • @snobbypolitics7792
    @snobbypolitics7792 5 лет назад

    WOW!!!! Absolutely amazing!

  • @GhostJumpGaming
    @GhostJumpGaming Год назад

    To this day still the best commercial I've ever seen.

  • @andrewm514
    @andrewm514 5 лет назад +1

    Beautifully done. Love it big time .

  • @michaelgillespie3040
    @michaelgillespie3040 Год назад +1

    When he looks at the piano as a little boy in those he found his calling, I got to see him in Jacksonville for Father's Day for my daughter I will never forget it we both cried right when he came out

  • @nyko9631
    @nyko9631 Месяц назад

    I remember watching this commercial some years ago it was beautiful ❤

  • @dianeo7300
    @dianeo7300 5 лет назад +1

    WOW!! Huge tears in my eyes . . .

  • @ahcooper6283
    @ahcooper6283 5 лет назад +1

    Made me cry. Well done, John Lewis.

  • @williameajp
    @williameajp 2 года назад

    Eternas Gracias por Compartir este Tesoro.🥺💞💞
    Abrazos!

  • @annemeredith6673
    @annemeredith6673 5 лет назад +3

    This is a brilliant commercial. Many of us have a similar story. Mine was a typewriter. Some gifts are indeed more than a gift.

  • @NandoMC7960
    @NandoMC7960 5 лет назад

    WOW!... I just LOVE IT... from head to toe... LOVE it!!!

  • @gaminglegend
    @gaminglegend 3 года назад +4

    Here's the order of the clips I think:
    2018 (Home) ---> 2005 (Red Piano) ---> 1989 (Changing Room)---> 1986 (Australia) ---> 1975 (Dodger Stadium) ---> 1974 (Private Jet) ---> 1971 (Top of the Pops) ---> 1970 (Recording Studio) ---> Mid 60s (Pub) ---> Early 60s (Royal Academy of Music) ---> 1950s (Home)

  • @sanedcab1Mexico
    @sanedcab1Mexico 5 лет назад

    I am barely 50, but his music is certainly a huge part of my life!

  • @danieljaya1657
    @danieljaya1657 4 года назад +6

    This is so wholesome but if you saw the movie the mother was a complete bit 😂😂

  • @marinafiorito2570
    @marinafiorito2570 Год назад

    Simply wonderful 🎼💯❤️❤️❤️