Marks & Spencer launch second Christmas advert with Hollywood A-lister amid backlash

The Beatles have launched an official Christmas jumper ahead of the festive season.The sweater pays homage to the band’s infamous ‘Abbey Road’ album cover, with the Fab Four wearing red Santa hats as they stride across the iconic crossing.As described in a press release, the top is also “set in a winter wonderland surrounded by a snowscape scene and traditional Fair Isle Christmas motifs with The Beatles logo above” and the “subtle and stylish grey knit is finished with red sleeves and hems for a festive touch”.Social enterprise and Christmas Jumper pioneers notjust clothing and Earth Merch have teamed up with Apple Corps Ltd. to launch the new ethically made jumper to celebrate the release of The Beatles’ Number One hit ‘Now And Then’.

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The first look at John Lewis's Christmas advert is a highlight of the festive season every year, and this year's is no exception. The 2023 John Lewis Christmas ad sees a young boy grow a mischievous Venus flytrap in place of a traditional Christmas tree with tenor Andrea Bocelli providing the rousing soundtrack. And if this has got you hankering for some new cosy clothes and festive knits, here's how you can buy one of the exact jumpers seen on screen – and for 20% off its usual price.

It’s official, the countdown to Christmas is finally upon us, as department store John Lewis once again kept up their tradition of releasing a heartwarming advert to spread some much needed holiday cheer this festive season. This year, the joyful advert features a break from tradition, when a young boy called Alfie accidentally grows a Venus fly trap, called Snapper, rather than a Christmas tree to hang his holiday ornaments on.

John Lewis has defended the content of its new Christmas advert following criticism from some viewers on social media. The 2023 upbeat festive ad was shown for the first time today (Thursday, November 9) and follows the light-hearted story of a young boy whose grow-your-own Christmas tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap.

Available today (November 9) via Decca, the new track ‘Festa’ is the latest to be featured in the annual advert by John Lewis – which has become a staple of the festive period in recent years.“I am delighted to take part in this wonderful and unique tradition of Christmas storytelling,” said Bocelli of his contribution. “It is very special for me given the great support this will bring to both the John Lewis and Andrea Bocelli foundations.

The John Lewis Christmas advert for 2023 has a heartwarming meaning behind its song with Italian lyrics. This year John Lewis has introduced us to a Venus flytrap named Snapper and is all about celebrating how Christmas traditions have changed and differ from home to home.To accompany the advert is the festive tune sung by opera legend Andrea Bocelli, which features the Italian phrase "La Vita e una festa", which means "Life is a celebration".

It's the most wonderful time of the year - and what better way to celebrate it than with the release of the annual Christmas adverts?

This year, John Lewis' Christmas advert centres around a young boy who wants to grow his own Christmas tree - but not everything is as it seems. The tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap which causes chaos for the family.

This year's John Lewis Christmas advert comes with a big range of merchandise, including ‘Snapper, The Perfect Tree.' The department store's festive advert is an exciting sign for many TV watchers that the festive season has finally begun.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham is ready to ring in the holidays. Apple dropped the trailer for Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas, set to debut globally on Nov. 22 on the streamer.

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The countdown to Christmas has officially begun as our favourite supermarkets release a stint of festive adverts, bringing back some of the iconic characters. One of which is loveable Kevin the Carrot who takes centre stage in Aldi's Christmas adverts, and this year he has one wish.

Aldi has officially unveiled its advert for Christmas this year - and it features the return of the much beloved character, Kevin the Carrot.

M&S has faced even more backlash online after a nightmare week that saw the retailer issue an apology for a social media post. After the release of the M&S Christmas advert, which shows a host of celebs like Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Hannah Waddingham destroying some festive 'traditions', a screenshot of the advert was posted on Instagram.

Michael Bublé is a classic part of every Christmas and now he's even landed a starring role in Asda's festive advert for 2023.

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Tan France has defended Marks & Spencer after a Christmas Instagram post sparked social media backlash.The controversy started when the high-street retailer posted a photo showing Christmas hats in green, red and silver being burned in a fireplace – with some social media users branding the post "disgusting" as the colours are similar to those of the Palestinian flag. Queer Eye star Tan, 40, who appears in the brand's Christmas advert alongside Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Hannah Waddingham, has now taken to social media to defend the post.Taking to his Instagram Story, Tan shared a close-up photo of his face, to which he added the text: "The ad was shot in AUGUST, so.....

Marks & Spencer has apologised after an outtake from its Christmas advert sparked outrage on social media.The video clip, which was posted to the high-street retailer's Instagram page, saw paper Christmas hearts burning in a fireplace, alongside the caption: "This Christmas, do only what you love...like saying no to paper hats." However, followers were quick to point out that the burning hats were the colours of the Palestinian flag, with many social media users labelling the video "disgusting." Replying to the original post, one commenter wrote: "This is absolutely vile you should be ashamed of yourselves." Another agreed writing: "Absolutely disgusting. Even if it was recorded in August you should have reshot this image or used technology to make changes.

The countdown to Christmas is officially on and retailers have wasted no time in launching their Christmas adverts for the 2023 festive season. Marks & Spencer led the way on 1 November with the release of its very honest festive campaign featuring Hannah Waddingham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and there's plenty more ads to come.