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06th Nov 2015

VIDEO: The new John Lewis Christmas ad is another emotional whack to the head

Stop making us feel stuff, John Lewis!

Tony Cuddihy

First it was the rabbits, now it’s the man on the moon, and we’re feeling very tired and emotional.

Loneliness is the theme of the latest John Lewis Christmas ad, who use a cover of Oasis’ Half The World Away – sung by Norwegian singer Aurora Aksnes – to break your cold, cold heart.

(The song, incidentally, will be familiar to fans of The Royle Family.)

This really is something special, leave your cynicism at the door.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuz2ILq4UeA

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