The John Lewis Christmas TV adverts have proved to be a hit every year, with the short film often telling an emotional and heart-warming story that is designed to spread some festive cheer. The adverts have become such big news, that many people will have a firm favourite. From one of the first ones until now, and including characters such as Moz the Monster and Monty the Penguin, here are all of the John Lewis Christmas adverts.
7. The Bear and the Hare (2013)
Lily Allen’s cover of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know” was the soundtrack to this animated advert of a friendship between a bear and a hare. The hare's gift of an alarm clock to ensure that the bear wakes up for Christmas earned the tagline 'give someone a Christmas they'll never forget.' Photo: YouTube/John Lewis
8. Monty the Penguin (2014)
This heart warming advert featured a cover of John Lennon’s “Real Love” by Tom Odell and told the story of one boy's penguin toy, and his ideal gift of companionship. Photo: YouTube/John Lewis
9. The Man on the Moon (2015)
This advert sought to highlight loneliness in elderly people, and showed an old man living on the moon and a young girl's quest to communicate with him. In the end she manages to send him a Christmas gift. The advert was set to a cover of Oasis’ “Half The World Away” by Norwegian artist Aurora. Photo: YouTube/John Lewis
10. Buster the Boxer (2016)
Set to Randy Crawford’s “One Day I’ll Fly Away”, performed by electronic trio Vaults, this advert shows Buster the Boxer getting his dream of bouncing on a trampoline, after seeing a range of wildlife doing so the night before. Photo: YouTube/John Lewis
11. Moz the Monster (2017)
This advert shows the development of a friendship between a child and the monster under his bed. It's set to a cover of the Beatles song “Golden Slumbers” by Elbow. Photo: YouTube/John Lewis
12. The Boy and the Piano (2018)
The first celebrity appearance on the John Lewis Christmas advert was Sir Elton John. The advert looks back on the singers career, and how it all began with the gift of a piano when he was a young boy. Photo: YouTube/John Lewis