John Lewis Christmas advert 2018 featuring Elton John

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2024

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  • @MFelicity777
    @MFelicity777 6 років тому +1068

    Made me cry......he wrote the soundtrack for an entire generation.

    • @bwats79
      @bwats79 6 років тому +17

      There should be a s at the end of generation....

    • @richtmusic
      @richtmusic 5 років тому +5

      Absolutely 💓

    • @ish9506
      @ish9506 4 роки тому +7

      His music spoke to everybody. That’s how special it is

    • @Noah-jl3sk
      @Noah-jl3sk 3 роки тому +2

      Made me cry to

    • @bruceski2133
      @bruceski2133 3 роки тому

      Do you fly on 777s? Just wondering. Bruce

  • @dafyd242
    @dafyd242 6 років тому +519

    if you are over 50, this man's gift is the music of your life.

    • @karinathompson7390
      @karinathompson7390 6 років тому +8

      I'm 55 this man has been the soundtrack of my teenage years 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

    • @martinuzunov9346
      @martinuzunov9346 6 років тому +21

      Not over fifty, still proud to be alive along side with him and to have grown up with his music - our music.

    • @SOMD-THC
      @SOMD-THC 6 років тому +6

      dafyd242 cannot wait to she his movie that should be out soon. Happy Holidays!

    • @Talledo12
      @Talledo12 6 років тому +27

      I'm 19 and I love his music wtf

    • @terryx1254
      @terryx1254 6 років тому +20

      I'm 12 and I like this song

  • @edmary21
    @edmary21 6 років тому +1040

    My mom gave me a toy stethoscope when I was 7 years old and today I am a doctor. This is the most heart touching comercial I've ever seen because this happened to me too but in a different way. Thank you mom for that gift that changed my life and gave to me a passion to live for. ♥♥

    • @Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective
      @Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective 6 років тому +16

      Bless you Doc I've got to agree. Merry Christmas to you and your Mom.

    • @officialdrowsy
      @officialdrowsy 6 років тому +18

      This is exactly the point so many people missed in the commercial bc they were too busy complaining that it was not festive enough.

    • @1mexfighter
      @1mexfighter 5 років тому +2

      WOW! !!

    • @Cardinalplonker
      @Cardinalplonker 5 років тому +8

      I got a toy gun but I didn't go out shooting people!

    • @Cardinalplonker
      @Cardinalplonker 5 років тому +2

      @@walmartrotisseriechicken Dang???? WTF??

  • @jasonfideler1927
    @jasonfideler1927 6 років тому +1177

    Literally one of the best commercials I've seen. Heartwarming

    • @arla7247
      @arla7247 6 років тому +3

      would make a beautiful pro life commercial

    • @jasonfideler1927
      @jasonfideler1927 6 років тому +23

      For real you had to turn this political? 🙄

    • @arla7247
      @arla7247 6 років тому +5

      @@jasonfideler1927 Didn't mean to do that , just thought what a gift he is to the world , and thankful he is here. Sorry , didn't mean to be a down for you.

    • @melgrant7404
      @melgrant7404 6 років тому +1

      Rather have McDonald's new ad
      More festive

    • @samglover4923
      @samglover4923 4 роки тому +3

      @@melgrant7404 shut up

  • @fabriziomata9004
    @fabriziomata9004 Рік тому +32

    Best ad in history. Undeniable.

  • @Orleans11
    @Orleans11 6 років тому +249

    I would love to have seen Elton's reaction when he first saw it.

  • @elliesheridan8003
    @elliesheridan8003 Рік тому +51

    4 years later and it still gives me goosebumps

  • @tippski5229
    @tippski5229 6 років тому +344

    The look of the mother as she gazes upon her precious son is beyond words. Excuse me, I've got something in my eye.

    • @NAMBAPIANO
      @NAMBAPIANO 4 роки тому +26

      Though she was heartless in real life....

    • @button.house101
      @button.house101 4 роки тому +3

      @@NAMBAPIANO exactly

    • @PK-it9yt
      @PK-it9yt 4 роки тому +11

      @@NAMBAPIANO Nah, I don't believe that. She was a piece of work with occasional mood swings but judging by what I read from Eltons book she wasn't really a bad person and they had good times too. Hard to say much about their relationship as an outsider other than it surely must have been difficult but calling her heartless just like that? That's a bit too harsh.

    • @NAMBAPIANO
      @NAMBAPIANO 4 роки тому +2

      @@PK-it9yt have you watched rocket man? Cause it did not look like that there.

    • @PK-it9yt
      @PK-it9yt 4 роки тому +11

      @@NAMBAPIANO Biographical movies are known to dramatize certain events for an impactful story. And in this case I'm going to trust a book that goes through Eltons life much more thoroughly than a 2 hour movie that has a lot of these dramatized scenes.

  • @evansclan4eva49
    @evansclan4eva49 Рік тому +25

    My wife and I rolled our eyes before watching this, cynically thinking self promotion. We were teary at the end. A lovely commercial.

  • @wags3016
    @wags3016 6 років тому +257

    There are tears in my eyes.

  • @janestumpf586
    @janestumpf586 6 років тому +181

    Beautiful tribute to his Mum

    • @itsmehiyaluv
      @itsmehiyaluv 6 років тому +3

      Jane Stumpf I was thinking the same thing.

  • @j_cara
    @j_cara Місяць тому +9

    I wish they would bring this John Lewis ad back. It’s the best John Lewis ad made.

  • @ghostlyboo7103
    @ghostlyboo7103 Місяць тому +9

    My music teacher showed us this video in class and me and my friend actually cried. Music is so beautiful ❤

  • @liricacinemistica1634
    @liricacinemistica1634 Рік тому +19

    Coming back here after knowing that he did his last concert. I get so emotional with this commercial, it's so beautiful.
    He had such a brilliant career!

  • @MJ-oi5wb
    @MJ-oi5wb 3 роки тому +25

    they should play this every year. It still makes me cry to this day

  • @alexstone1547
    @alexstone1547 5 років тому +39

    One of the most emotional ads ever

  • @christmylife4654
    @christmylife4654 Місяць тому +3

    I lost my husband this year too... Only Jesus Christ can take away the pain and heal your broken heart.
    "He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds" Psalm 147 v 3❤

  • @AlexBadenes
    @AlexBadenes 6 років тому +36

    First Christmas without my parents, this song is one of my favorites and it’s for you....Dad & mum...I will always love iu

  • @lisamelroy2855
    @lisamelroy2855 6 років тому +236

    This is really beautiful. One gift can change someone's life. Music and the arts matter.

    • @kessuperstara
      @kessuperstara 6 років тому

      tell that to the thousands of artists with several jobs to pay for their art, because it doesn't pay for itself.

    • @lisamelroy2855
      @lisamelroy2855 6 років тому +7

      @@kessuperstara That's my point, although maybe I didn't express it as clearly as I should have. The arts matter, to the artists and to the people who appreciate it. The arts need support, including financial.

  • @luckyotter623
    @luckyotter623 6 років тому +99

    I can't stop watching this commercial. Perfect in every way.

  • @mattyboi0915
    @mattyboi0915 4 роки тому +35

    This gave me the chills the first time I saw it. It is the best commercial ever.

  • @juanpablovargas7170
    @juanpablovargas7170 4 роки тому +4

    I gave my kids a medium tail piano in 2008 and the four of them are excelent! all grown ups! all play the piano! the piano is the best gift ever! this commercial shows that

  • @barreflynn
    @barreflynn 6 років тому +26

    made me cry. those were my fingers when I was five. now I am 70

  • @frama7844
    @frama7844 27 днів тому +5

    Man, after 6 years, I still get wet eyes, when watching this🥲

  • @McFraneth
    @McFraneth 5 років тому +14

    Worried I was a sociopath as the 2019 ad left me entirely unmoved. Watched this one to check and shed a tear. Personality disorder diagnosis negative. Phew!

  • @billt8504
    @billt8504 6 років тому +43

    Jesus! Now I'm balling my eyes out! I'm losing my mom to alzheimers and I haven't cry about it until today because I have to be strong for her. The combination of the lyrics and the visuals just put me over the edge. Thanks, I guess.

  • @aranguren12
    @aranguren12 3 роки тому +23

    This is a spectacular ad. To reflect back on such a legacy... I almost cried haha.
    My parents gifted me a book when I was 8, and even though I'm not a writer (yet), books changed my entire life.

  • @gavinjones7998
    @gavinjones7998 6 років тому +127

    Pretty sure the timeline for the clips is as follows:
    2018->1989->1986->1975->1973->1971->1969->1965 (pub)

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 4 роки тому

      What is the 1975 concert?

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 4 роки тому

      It's actually 1976, not 1975.

    • @dyinglight91
      @dyinglight91 4 роки тому +2

      @@starprincess66 that’s the dodgers stadium concert from 1975

    • @starprincess66
      @starprincess66 4 роки тому +5

      @@dyinglight91 it's his US Tour of 1976

    • @gaminglegend
      @gaminglegend 3 роки тому +3

      Here's the order of the clips I think:
      2018 ---> 2005 (Red Piano) ---> 1989 ---> 1986 (Australia) ---> 1975 (Dodger Stadium) ---> 1974 (Private Jet) ---> 1971 (BBC Studios) ---> 1970 (Recording Studio) ---> Mid 60s (Pub) ---> Early 60s (Royal Academy of Music) ---> 1950s

  • @cenerie
    @cenerie 2 роки тому +3

    Brought tears to my eyes. One of the best commercials of all time that summarizes a beautiful life (so far) in 2 minutes.

  • @nabilmattar2322
    @nabilmattar2322 6 років тому +57

    Very impressive.
    How wonderful to watch in few minutes flashback of decades of great career ,passing through different great performances of a great song through out time , landing when he was a teen age boy playing piano further back through school days , to discover at the end that this piano was a Christmas gift from his mother in his childhood.
    Wonderfully crafted video .

    • @poppyandpinky
      @poppyandpinky 4 роки тому +5

      A gift from his Grandmother!!!!!! I played Grandma in the commercial!!!! It was me who gave it to him.

    • @button.house101
      @button.house101 4 роки тому

      Are people like forgetting this is a *Christmas* advert and an advert for *Jhon Lewis*

  • @zackiee3
    @zackiee3 Рік тому +4

    Why do I always cry when I watch this?…

  • @jimspinsrattling7255
    @jimspinsrattling7255 4 роки тому +2

    Still by far the best John Lewis advert in my opinion....

  • @angelairion3185
    @angelairion3185 6 років тому +13

    This by far is one of the BEST commercials that I've seen ! EJ is amazing that the message is truly an incredible one.

  • @ethanprice5972
    @ethanprice5972 6 років тому +27

    I know the advert's purpose was celebrating gift giving and its significance during this time of year. Yet as musicians, more often than not, we have to give all credit and thanks to our parent(s) for their support in our passion for music. I will always cherish my first instrument given to me by my mom. Her love for music and her endeavor to instill that same love in me, will always be foremost in my heart.

  • @aidankearney493
    @aidankearney493 6 років тому +30

    Beautiful, and what a gift to the world has Elton's music 🎶 been.

  • @wachik9144
    @wachik9144 3 роки тому +8

    I keep coming back to this. It's so emotionally wonderful.

  • @Epsa_
    @Epsa_ 3 роки тому +2

    Growing up to Eltons music must’ve been a gift in itself

  • @chegaffney4207
    @chegaffney4207 6 років тому +75

    I’m not crying I swear💔😭

  • @emilysauriol1484
    @emilysauriol1484 6 років тому +56

    my dad is a teacher. in a staff meeting he recently had, he had shown this video to the staff. at the end of the video he stated that in math, even if you show one way to solve a problem, that could make it click for a kid. what my dad was trying to get across is that a kid might be so close to the answer, and all they needed was something to set it off. now ever since that kid found that strategy and solved that math question, maybe he’s a huge mathimatition, or a coder for a video game, who knows. the little things matter.

  • @paulmuaddib3470
    @paulmuaddib3470 3 місяці тому +2

    Im not crying you are...dads never stop being silly 🙏🏽

  • @benmenneken1854
    @benmenneken1854 3 роки тому +3

    This is storytelling at its best.

  • @josealfredotiburzi1347
    @josealfredotiburzi1347 3 роки тому +2

    Speechless. The best promo or comercial or whatever it is, or was... EVER.

  • @bonniebrush94
    @bonniebrush94 Місяць тому +2

    Beautiful compilation! A fitting tribute to his longevity in the entertainment business.

  • @amunhotep9188
    @amunhotep9188 6 років тому +3

    One of the few adverts I want to watch again and again

  • @bluesboy25000
    @bluesboy25000 6 років тому +12

    I watched this at work and nearly teared up at my desk. Perfection.

  • @ajvalencia5867
    @ajvalencia5867 6 років тому +18

    Not a artist today gives that energy into a performance the way he did when he jumped on the piano to get the crowd into it

  • @susieowen6360
    @susieowen6360 4 роки тому +6

    Makes me cry....years gone by...some people sadly now just a memory. 😭

  • @dosenwurst101
    @dosenwurst101 3 роки тому +5

    Still my favourite Christmas advert. Simply beautiful

  • @thecoolguy7324
    @thecoolguy7324 2 роки тому +8

    This is a better retelling of his life than the actual movie about him

  • @tomhinton7099
    @tomhinton7099 6 років тому +28

    Absolutely wonderful. Stunning. A trip down memory lane. Thank you.

  • @DanValjean79
    @DanValjean79 Рік тому +2

    I cry like baby everytime I rewatch this. So beautiful.

  • @FLAVIACOLLADO
    @FLAVIACOLLADO 6 років тому +8

    I'm not crying! It's just a memory inside my eye! 😞

    • @VivienLadyO
      @VivienLadyO 5 років тому

      That is a beautiful and original and entirely fitting way to put it .......

  • @alessandrorigobello7551
    @alessandrorigobello7551 5 років тому +3

    Moving. A lifelong listening to this absolute masterpiece. Such a honouring video to a genius.

  • @seanlloyd273
    @seanlloyd273 9 місяців тому +3

    Visiting the greatest commercial ever created 5 years later

  • @michaelgillespie3040
    @michaelgillespie3040 2 роки тому +1

    When he looks at the piano as a little boy in those he found his calling, I got to see him in Jacksonville for Father's Day for my daughter I will never forget it we both cried right when he came out

  • @joesamm1190
    @joesamm1190 7 місяців тому +3

    they nailed the casting for his mother and grandmother

    • @poppyandpinky
      @poppyandpinky Місяць тому +1

      Thank you!! This is grandma speaking!

  • @ridealongwithnicolle1581
    @ridealongwithnicolle1581 2 роки тому +2

    The best Christmas advert by far!

  • @juanmanuelsalazar4350
    @juanmanuelsalazar4350 4 роки тому +3

    A los doce años mi vieja y mi viejo me regalaron mi primera batería.hoy con casi 30 años sigo sentandome detrás de esa misma batería para tocar un rato de rock n roll cada vez que puedo. Algunos regalos son más que regalos ... Son parte de lo que va a ser tu vida

  • @adman0828
    @adman0828 6 років тому +57

    So well done. Brilliant. In a world of crap and hacking it together, thank God for companies like John Lewis.

  • @paulgallagher4041
    @paulgallagher4041 4 роки тому +1

    Who has the audacity to dislike this??

  • @okiedokie4358
    @okiedokie4358 6 років тому +10

    I really love this advert plus love Eltons music it’s about how something like a gift could transform your life, so it is different from the other Christmas adverts they do but original

  • @GhostJumpGaming
    @GhostJumpGaming Рік тому

    To this day still the best commercial I've ever seen.

  • @nkswrkbl
    @nkswrkbl 29 днів тому +3

    Best xmas commercial ever made?

  • @madmatzac
    @madmatzac 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful commercial. It’s amazing how a gift can show our gifts we can share with the world.

  • @jeffputnam3517
    @jeffputnam3517 6 років тому +47

    Okay I’m crying...😪

  • @daviddecouto5183
    @daviddecouto5183 4 роки тому +7

    In two minutes this commercial mops the floor with the two-hour Glee episode known as “Rocketman.”

  • @petrus666love
    @petrus666love 4 роки тому +1

    How much is a lifetime of memories worth, priceless.

  • @jstnshea
    @jstnshea 4 роки тому +124

    It's like watching Rocketman in two and a half minutes!

  • @bastianleejones
    @bastianleejones 3 роки тому

    Soooo heartrending and wonderful - when the little boy opens his present .....

  • @gloriamauro6299
    @gloriamauro6299 Місяць тому

    He's wonderful! I love these Amazon Christmas commercials.

  • @matt0928
    @matt0928 4 роки тому +1

    One of the best commercial in my whole life

  • @sanedcab1Mexico
    @sanedcab1Mexico 6 років тому

    I am barely 50, but his music is certainly a huge part of my life!

  • @KahnSkins
    @KahnSkins 6 років тому +5

    Gifts should be thoughtful and more to do with joy and less to do with money, this commercial encompasses that perfectly.

  • @nickniehaus1763
    @nickniehaus1763 2 роки тому +1

    Agreed. Some gifts are much much more than a gift.

  • @abdulazizabdullahiyakubu7210
    @abdulazizabdullahiyakubu7210 3 роки тому

    “How wonderful life is...” the best christmas advert ever.

  • @ninapim7803
    @ninapim7803 Місяць тому +2

    That was beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @rojasproductionpictures6320
    @rojasproductionpictures6320 4 роки тому +5

    Even if his voice changes, he is a living legend 😊😊

  • @LadyYoop
    @LadyYoop 6 років тому +2

    I am in tears....this is so beautiful...THANK YOU....so WELL DONE!

  • @kenwattler9584
    @kenwattler9584 3 роки тому +2

    Me and my wife loved it! Thank you so much. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

  • @jamesd.wheeler6190
    @jamesd.wheeler6190 6 років тому

    It felt comforting to have witnessed most of the different stages of career!

  • @MegAplin
    @MegAplin Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing your gift. We treasure your music.

  • @sandspringsgirl
    @sandspringsgirl 6 років тому +34

    I love this so much!

  • @ArchitectKnight
    @ArchitectKnight 4 роки тому

    I'm 14 and I love his music and always will.

  • @marioh.3633
    @marioh.3633 4 роки тому +5

    Superb!! Every time that I watch it like more..greetings from 🇺🇾

  • @ahcooper6283
    @ahcooper6283 6 років тому +1

    Made me cry. Well done, John Lewis.

  • @Cattitude48
    @Cattitude48 Рік тому +1

    Thinking of The Great John Lewis today.

  • @PanauMileHighClub
    @PanauMileHighClub 4 роки тому

    I'm not crying, i just have a Grand Piano in my eye.

  • @tjberte
    @tjberte Рік тому

    It's impossible to measure, but if I was asked, "what is the greatest commercial of all time?"...this is it.

  • @Gabriel-fj2es
    @Gabriel-fj2es 4 роки тому +3

    When Christmas is coming i always love see this video.

  • @cga9964
    @cga9964 4 роки тому

    This commercial made me cry. Although English is not my first language, I came to understand the message.

  • @danalyze
    @danalyze 6 місяців тому

    I'm so glad I got to see him live in his last show

  • @nyko9631
    @nyko9631 8 місяців тому

    I remember watching this commercial some years ago it was beautiful ❤

  • @Barb5001
    @Barb5001 6 років тому +3

    The pint of this is, music appreciation can start when you are very young

  • @annemeredith6673
    @annemeredith6673 6 років тому +3

    This is a brilliant commercial. Many of us have a similar story. Mine was a typewriter. Some gifts are indeed more than a gift.

  • @teabiscuit6352
    @teabiscuit6352 6 років тому +1

    Some how these adverts get better than the one before by touching so many hearts so congrats and merry Christmas!!!

  • @JoseCastilloSánchez-c3v
    @JoseCastilloSánchez-c3v Рік тому

    No me cansaré de escuchar y ver este anuncio y canción, el mejor de la historia de la publicidad

  • @calicush
    @calicush 4 роки тому

    This ad means so much more to me now

  • @NabilahKhairunnisa
    @NabilahKhairunnisa 5 років тому +1

    I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweating. 🥺❤❤

  • @rowan1325
    @rowan1325 2 роки тому

    Always brings me to tears...so beautiful

  • @sevasti_
    @sevasti_ 4 роки тому

    The best commercial I've ever seen