Holiday and Seasonal Commercials

[Haleth]

Just saw the Cadbury Easter bunny try out commercial.  Happy spring!

[InDueTime]

I usually don't care for most of the tax ads I see. But, I like this TaxSlayer ad.

 

Edited March 1, 2024 by InDueTime

[KWalkerInc]

On 11/1/2023 at 6:12 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

And I didn't see the teenagers trying to hide from the chainsaw maniac ad this year.

That one is back this year!  It was on my recording of a baseball game a day or two ago.

[mmecorday]

I've been seeing a lot of Christmas ads lately. And not just the Balsam Hill ad that's been running for a while. Wayfair is already airing its Christmas commercials and there's one for Crocs with people getting all giddy decorating their ugly wiffle ball shoes. 

[Palimelon]

Gotta love how Halloween isn't even done and Christmas is being advertised.

In a decade or so we'll probably start seeing Christmas commercials on July 5th.

[Tom Holmberg]

54 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

I've been seeing a lot of Christmas ads lately. And not just the Balsam Hill ad that's been running for a while. Wayfair is already airing its Christmas commercials and there's one for Crocs with people getting all giddy decorating their ugly wiffle ball shoes. 

Fortunately all I'm seeing is the new OTC ED cream ad. 😉

[chitowngirl]

Old Navy has a Christmas commercial airing 🙄

[Prevailing Wind]

I keep seeing this creepy doll, "Baby Alive."  Doesn't mention Xmas, but why else advertise a doll nobody in their right mind would want?

[Gramto6]

On 10/18/2024 at 11:12 AM, Palimelon said:

Gotta love how Halloween isn't even done and Christmas is being advertised.

In a decade or so we'll probably start seeing Christmas commercials on July 5th.

There is nothing commercial about Thanksgiving. In other words, no money to be made, so it is on to Christmas straight from Halloween, only they aren't even waiting for Halloween to be over!!

Fortunately(???), this year, we also have the political ads and the ever present Medicare supplement ads to dilute the Christmas pool some for a while....

[Palimelon]

Maybe, but Thanksgiving commercials were a thing back in the day. Not sure if they still are, since when I watch non-streaming TV, commercials for me are for toilet breaks, running to the kitchen, replying back on whatsapp, etc.

Granted, even before Thanksgiving, Christmas commercials would creep in anyway lol

 

Edited October 20, 2024 by Palimelon

[Haleth]

I'd take year round Christmas commercials if the political ads would go away.

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, Haleth said:

I'd take year round Christmas commercials if the political ads would go away.

Soon. They'll go away soon and then the Medicare Advantage ads will increase.

 

[chessiegal]

People turn 65 every day, people move - Medicare ads are with us forever.

[proserpina65]

On 10/18/2024 at 7:16 PM, chitowngirl said:

Old Navy has a Christmas commercial airing 🙄

I saw that one today.  Ugh.

[InDueTime]

Since there haven't been much for Halloween ads, here's a couple that I saw that I liked.

 

 

 

 

[mmecorday]

I saw very few Halloween commercials this year. Christmas is refusing to stay in its lane this year. 

[chessiegal]

15 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

I saw very few Halloween commercials this year. Christmas is refusing to stay in its lane this year. 

Me too. Other than the Reese's Kit Kat trick or treating commercial people seem to hate, but I think is funny, I did see the Geico chain saw ad, but it was after Halloween. As for Christmas, let's blame it on Hallmark. They start airing their treacly sweet Christmas movies 24/7 in October.

[DXD526]

A local radio station has already switched to all Christmas music. They did this on Friday, so at least they waited until after Halloween. At least.

Also heard an Xmas commercial on the radio today. Aside from the Balsam Hill spots, which I've seen a few times, no TV ads yet. I'll enjoy it while it lasts...

[dleighg]

58 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

A local radio station has already switched to all Christmas music.

Do you live in the lower Hudson Valley? I put a local station on while I was doing some tedious task in the kitchen on Friday and was dumbfounded. Apparently that's their "thing." Do we really need two months of Christmas music? I just wanted some low key "old people's music" like they usually play.

[Haleth]

This may be my new favorite commercial.

 

[Ohiopirate02]

8 hours ago, Haleth said:

This may be my new favorite commercial.

 

The Love Actually bit really put it over the top for me. 

[Bastet]

3 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

The Love Actually bit really put it over the top for me. 

That cracked me up, and I frakkin' hate that movie.

[mmecorday]

The Zales commercial that uses the song "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" needs to go on a blind date with Art the Clown. 

[JustHereForFood]

I don't watch regular TV a lot anymore, so I usually manage to avoid commercials, unless they appear on youtube and can't be clicked away. But this one seems to be so popular that I've seen an article about it, so I had to look it up. It's pretty ok, I think, obviously very timely with the idea of being in our own bubbles.

 

And while I'm here, I liked this one last year:

 

 

[voiceover]

@Haleth: thanks for the Watt Family ad, which I had not seen, but have now saved to my phone so I can watch it on the regular.

But I actually came to this thread to post this:

 

[peacheslatour]

Do they even show this one anymore?

[proserpina65]

1 minute ago, peacheslatour said:

Do they even show this one anymore?

I haven't seen it in decades.

[peacheslatour]

45 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I haven't seen it in decades.

Really? They were showing it here up until the 2020s.

[Browncoat]

I saw the Hershey's Kisses bells just now!  And it was the original.  Whew!

[Lisa418722]

10 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I saw the Hershey's Kisses bells just now!  And it was the original.  Whew!

That commercial and the M&M's with Santa are my favorite holiday commercials.  

[Gharlane]

 

[chessiegal]

17 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I saw the Hershey's Kisses bells just now!  And it was the original.  Whew!

Me too!

[proserpina65]

On 11/18/2024 at 12:24 PM, peacheslatour said:

Really? They were showing it here up until the 2020s.

I don't remember seeing it after maybe the late 1990s/early 2000s.  Not saying they haven't shown it in my market, just that I haven't seen it.

6 hours ago, Gharlane said:

 

Ugh, AI.

[chitowngirl]

First sighting of the Hershey Kisses “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” commercial for me!

I miss that Noelco commercial! THAT was the start of the season! 

Edited November 25, 2024 by chitowngirl

[Kimmmmmm]

On 11/8/2024 at 7:05 PM, Bastet said:

That cracked me up, and I frakkin' hate that movie.

Me, too!!

[marceline]

On 11/19/2024 at 8:21 AM, Gharlane said:

 

I hate this ad. I don't have big problems with AI but this is just so plastic.

[Shrek]

I love the John Travolta as Santa ad, something about Santa dancing to the Bee Gees tickles me, oh & being Santa suits JT. 

[Crashcourse]

I love this commercial! 🤣 

 

[CrazyInAlabama]

On 11/28/2024 at 4:59 PM, marceline said:

I hate this ad. I don't have big problems with AI but this is just so plastic.

That is so blah compared to the Coca Cola polar bears commercials. 

[InDueTime]

I found this DoorDash ad funny. However, I wonder why the gift wasn't in a separate bag from the store in order to keep it hidden.

 

On 11/18/2024 at 7:16 PM, Browncoat said:

I saw the Hershey's Kisses bells just now!  And it was the original.  Whew!

I saw the original and the other one. The original appears more frequently, however.

On 12/5/2024 at 5:17 PM, CrazyInAlabama said:

That is so blah compared to the Coca Cola polar bears commercials. 

Agreed. This one will always be my favorite, despite polar bears and penguins living on different sides of the world.

 

 

[proserpina65]

13 hours ago, InDueTime said:

I saw the original and the other one. The original appears more frequently, however.

I've seen both, but the last few times, it's been the reworked one.  I think this was such a missed opportunity for Hershey.  They could've had a really cute commercial featuring the father and daughter making cookies without despoiling the bells one.  As it is, we all just complain about it.

[Woopwoopkitty]

On 11/15/2024 at 10:05 AM, mmecorday said:

The Zales commercial that uses the song "¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" needs to go on a blind date with Art the Clown. 

I don’t know what that means.   But I will say that if they will immediately stop playing that, I will not only. Invite Lume lady to go for happy hour drinks, I will go clothes shopping with the original “dancing” Jardiance lady.

Edited December 16, 2024 by Woopwoopkitty

[InDueTime]

On 11/19/2024 at 5:41 AM, Lisa418722 said:

That commercial and the M&M's with Santa are my favorite holiday commercials.  

Up until a few days ago, I never knew it had a sequel.

 

On 11/19/2024 at 7:21 AM, Gharlane said:

 

I saw that crappy ad, and wondered to myself what was pulling the sleigh at the end. There's no reindeer.

[Tom Holmberg]

Finally, now we can go back to drug ads! 😁

[Haleth]

And tax filing and weight loss programs. 

[chessiegal]

I haven't noticed the weight loss ads ever going away. They advertise all year long.

[Haleth]

I guess that’s true with the new drugs. I was thinking more about the traditional programs, like whatever Marie Osmond was selling.  

[Browncoat]

I have see the Corona palm tree ad about five times today.  

[Tom Holmberg]

18 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I have see the Corona palm tree ad about five times today.  

That's okay.  It's short and not objectionable. You could be seeing Jardiance ads.

Edited December 27, 2024 by Tom Holmberg

[proserpina65]

On 12/26/2024 at 5:30 PM, Haleth said:

And tax filing and weight loss programs. 

And Peloton commercials.

On 12/26/2024 at 5:43 PM, chessiegal said:

I haven't noticed the weight loss ads ever going away. They advertise all year long.

They definitely ramp up in early January, though, due to people who make "lose weight" one of their New Year's resolutions.