Watch the John Lewis 2023 Christmas advert as it is finally released
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt's the most wonderful time of the year - and what better way to celebrate it than with the release of the annual Christmas adverts?
John Lewis has become the latest retailer to release its highly-anticipated festive advert today (Thursday November 9). This year's is an upbeat tale of a young boy whose grow-your-own Christmas tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap as it firmly sidesteps the nation’s woes for the festive season.
The ad – a long-established feature of the UK’s festive retail landscape – is titled ‘Snapper, The Perfect Tree’ and follows the boy as he lovingly nurtures the plant from a seed bought at a local market, in the belief he is cultivating a perfect Christmas tree.
The fast-growing plant becomes an equally big personality who wants to join in all the fun of Christmas, before the inevitable tear-jerking moment when he is cast out into the cold to make way for a traditional tree. READ MORE: Tesco launches FREE Santa's grotto in stores and has to pause online bookings because of demand READ MORE: Manchester's Christmas Parade and Toy Processions are back for 2023 with city's FREE Festive Sundays However, the boy is determined for Snapper to have a place in the celebrations, which soon sees him back in the fold, as the ad ends with the strapline ‘Let your traditions grow’.
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