I am so pleased that a 'middle aged woman' is starring with an animal in the John Lewis 2022 advert and I'm still crying now. I'm 52 years old and have been alone since my boyfriend died from the 'Swine Flu' in 2010. I was diagnosed with Bipolar in 2015 and still my medication is yet to be sorted! However, I'm more alone now than I've ever been and just feel forgotten and not worthy of anyone's time or love. All of the time I want to die and not be alive and know 100% fact, that if it wasn't for my Westie 'Star', I would just give up and end it all. I always find hope in his eyes and the unconditional love this animal has for me, I have to carry on living. If all humans around the world, had just an ounce of unconditional love for other human beings, then this world of ours and every one in it would be living in a better, kinder world. Thank you John Lewis.
Alison I'm so sorry for all that's happened to you, and that you feel that way. Please please keep on keeping on, the love in your dogs eyes is real, and I really hope you can find some happiness in your life again, keep on living your life, you never know what might be around the corner, happiness and love might find you, and your dog needs you! Stay safe and I hope you can feel better one day x
@@SamCleggMusic spook is a kitten..full of mischief and mayhem!...iv got an11 year old puppy full of mischief and mayhem n sleeps!!!. hope you and yours all ready Sam!5 more sleeps!!!!!
Very hard hitting and well thought out ad. I will be helping by buying the song. Just had shock of our life with husband diagnosed serious illness and all we have for company are our pets. Who knows what is around the corner. I can’t see clearly for tears. Best Ad I’ve seen this Christmas and for years.
Hi sorry you have had news with your husband ,I hope things will get easier for you both ,yes loving pets are a real help .Did you are Sam's other Xmas videos ? Last year and it's he year before ( the one with h the staffy dog in is brill.) X
Thank you for helping out and purchasing the single. I am so sorry about your husband, life can be so cruel. I hope that you have a nice Christmas. Thanks again for your lovely comment and support.
Once again Sam you have done it! Absolutely beautiful. I lost my 5 year old calico cat in October after she was hit by a car. She was my girl miss her very much. Thank you once again for a fantastic story that gets everyone in the feelings. Merry Christmas
Thank you Samuel. I am so sorry about your loss, that must have been a horrible thing to go through. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Thanks for your lovely comment.
This video is so emotional I have 4 cats I don’t think I could imagine one of my cats getting hit by a truck. I can’t live without any of my cats. Very good song.
I wouldn’tve related to this song if it was say 2020 or 2021. But ever since 1 February 2023, ive been scarred by the loss of my Auntie’s car, Oreo, in a car accident. I really can relate to this song a lot.
This hits like a truck when you have a pet like I do. Genuinely, sometimes, pets can mean more to you then literally anything else in your life. I'd be lost without my dog, I really would. Best advert I've seen from John Lewis in years. Absolutely outstanding advert, with a equally heartwarming message ❤
My gosh, I'm depressed now. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good video with lots of emotion and great visual story telling. My problem with this advert is that Christmas is meant to be the happiest time of the year, and we all deserve 2 months of happiness on TV. Since the turn of the decade, life has been miserable for all of us and I guess every time I see the shortened version of this commercial, I will feel bad for myself. I can feel that this Christmas isn't going to be good😢
Beautiful video! I can totally relate to the message. I'm 65, adopted at birth, mentally abused until I was thrown out at 18, never had a christmas, any gifts were sold by my mother, any money she kept for herself, homeless most of my life, now disabled and unable to leave the house, no family, no friends. I don't know what its like to be loved. dirt poor all my life, 5 years ago, I took in a baby chinchilla, found abandoned in a house by workmen. He changed my life, he gave me a reason to live. If anything happened to him, I'd do anything for him. I dreamed of owning a parrot, but I didn't have a home, and there's no way I could afford one. The person who abandoned Buzz was evil and cruel, but I'm so glad they did, because he's everything to me. I think this SHOULD be the John Lewis Christmas advert, because after seeing this, the real one can only be a let down! This video is amazing!
This hit me really hard. I love the important message in it. This year will be my first Christmas with out my little dog Buddy. This advert shows just how much our pets mean to us.
I had to let my best friend Archie go this year. He has been at my side every day since I took him home. He was at my side when I married my wife, he was there to meet my son and protect him. I miss him so much, I would give anything just to have one more walk with him. I still don’t feel the same without him. It was a beautiful advert.
Hi Lisa 8836 my ♥️ bleeds for you I know how you feel four years ago I had to put down my precious cat she was the last link to my mother who passed away two years previously if hope meet with her again over the rainbow bridge you will meet your beloved 🐶 agin Ann Murphy Ireland
I have two OAP cats both 22 years old. One has dementia and it breaks my heart when I see her all confused. They are my life as I have no family now. Pets, whatever your choice of a pet is, are important all year round but Christmas they add that little sparkle.
I lost the most wonderful cat two years ago, shortly before Christmas under similar circumstances (supervised walk outside with my pets and he bolted and was coming back at the same time as a truck. It's still really difficult, even though there are other animals in my life). I'm so glad the plot of this one didn't end in the same way my story did. I recognize so many of these feelings here and they're really beautifully done!
I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Animals give us so much love, they really do pull on our heart strings. It was very sad how your cat died. Cherish the memories, I hope they ease the pain a little. Take care X
Another great video for 2022 My heart was in my mouth watching that kitten in the road, then the trip to the vet Another lump in my throat and a tear in my eye (dam onions again) Then the kitten sharing Christmas dinner with her, that was it, suddenly I had something to do in my shed Thanks Sam I bought the same record twice, one from itunes and one from Amazon
Thank you and apologies for the late reply. Thank you so much for supporting the charity single and leaving a lovely comment. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! :)
WOW....whoever makes these alternative adverts smashes out of the park....much better than the John Lewis one thats too political/government funded......Well done...really enjoyed it xx
Thank you, I make an alternative advert every year, but there are a few who do the same. I love seeing other people's alternate adverts as they often have a message that can't / isn't portrayed on TV. Thank you again xx
This has us all crying so much here. My 16yr old autistic daughters therapy cat looked identical to this kitten… she went missing on 4th August and there has been no sightings since. My daughters world has been turned upside down as she says ‘her best friend’ left her 😢
I run a cat rescue charity. Let's hope that anyone buying a kitten for Christmas 'to keep them company' doesn't end up ditching it on the new year. How long has the phrase 'not just for Christmas' been used?
Lost our Bella boo in September after she became ill, and our baby boy Tigger on 23rd December last year after he contracted a severe Infection. This video is heartbreaking and I blubbed the whole way through 😭😭😭💔
I relate to it too. It’s very much my life at 62, with my three rescue cats. This ripped my heart out but it’s so well done. Thank you for the happy ending here.
Thank you for supporting the charity single! Oh yes “Don’t Let Me Go” was certainly a hard hitter. I tried to make this one a little bit more happier in the end. Thank you for your continued support! 😊
Pets out of the reach of most folk now as the Insurance rip- off industry means any treatment way off the scale expensive. Heart goes out to those now having to choose between food for their pet or food for themselves. In my experience they are prioritising pets💓
I can't watch the rest of this. I lost my beautiful cat last year a week before Christmas to a car accident. Still haven't got over it. Don't think I will.
Omg Sam, you have me in tears again, was listening to "don't let me go" earlier and was wondering if you would do another song for this year. Congratulations on another masterpiece
I love this advert I think it’s nice to see it’s not only the elderly that don’t have a companion at Christmas time.. made me want to ring John Lewis and ask them to tell the lady and cat to come to my house for Christmas 💔 xx lovely advert (I know it’s not real b4 some smart arse says 🙄) ❤
Sam, love your work but I think it would be better if you had used a dog, cats are very independent but dogs really pull at the heartstrings I speak as an owner of dog and cat. Loved the previous advert with the staffie reduced me to tears not so with this one.
Hi Catherine, thank you so much for your comment. Thank you, yes I spent a long time on my advert with my staffie, Charlie. I filmed this only a few weeks ago and it was quite rushed compared to my previous two adverts which I put more time and effort into. This year for me was really hectic and it came to October and I hadn't written a song or finalised a plot. I do have a good idea for next year though. Thanks for the continued support.
What a wonderful song, and beautiful and poignant video 📹 As someone who is on my own this Christmas, with 3 🐶🐶🐶 dogs and 2 cats, I can relate to the storyline. I send you my very best wishes for Christmas 🎄 and a very Happy, Peaceful, and Healthy New Year 🎉
Thank you Alison, I’m really glad that you liked the song and video. Thank you so much, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year too! 😊 🎉 thank you again for your continued support.
This was stunning absolutely phenomenal, god my heart started beating so fast when she got the phone call from the vets and when I saw her put her hand in her chest, knowing that was a sigh of relief, it literally made me she’d so many tears, this is one of the greatest Christmas ads to date, absolutely outstanding work, these ads of your get even more fantastic every year. Bravo dude, absolutely magical! 👏👏👏
Another great song, video, and charity campaign! I've purchased the track via Amazon Music and shared this UA-cam post via my Twitter account, urging everyone to contribute. I trust you have a happy and sociable Christmas.
Thank you William, that means a lot. Thank you so much for purchasing and sharing the video. Thank you I hope so, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
@@SamCleggMusic It's a pleasure; I always enjoy your seasonal productions, albeit with a tear in my eye. 'Though I have cousins who'd welcome me at Christmas, since my elderly mother died I've chosen to spend the days around Christmas Day on holiday. I think that to spend it in familiar surroundings would prove too emotional.
Thank you Kobi for your continued support! I hope they were happy tears hehe. Thank you so much for supporting the charity campaign and my adverts/videos.😊
Loneliness is a terrible thing and it’s right to remind us. The song is poignant and beautiful. My worry is using a kitten at Christmas, knowing how many pets get abandoned straight after Christmas.
As a Brit in Australia I am very impressed by this advertisement. It is a very sad subject but it is being brought to attention which is fabulous. Loneliness does not seem to be addressed in Australia. Australia is a horrible uncaring place to live in my opinion and this lovely advertisement shows me yet again the UK is so much nicer than Australia.
Catherine, I had to leave London with my parents in 1968 and have never really settled in Australia. Have been back several times but like you, my family keeps me here.
Well done Sam 😊 You certainly write and sing very moving songs, and all for charity and a good cause, that is so nice 😊 I’m not a cat person, but I can relate to the video, as that is just how I am with my lovely dog Bella 🐶 As you said, our pets mean so much to us, I know how you love your Charlie 🐶 😊 Wishing you every success with the single, I’m buying it now 👍 I’ve sent you an email message xxx
Thank you Brian, I’m glad that you liked it. I’m glad that you can relate to the video, yes Bella is a cutie. And yes true Charlie is like a brother. Thank you again Brian! Xxx 😊
I think it should have been someone lonely who has lost a loved one and then on Christmas Day they open a mystery present with a kitten in it - she is then happy
That is a good idea. I know a lot of people say you shouldn't buy a pet for Christmas, but if you were to look after it I personally can't see the harm.
@@carrie-anneking3461 I'm not saying the the point they're putting over has been done badly, I'm saying it didn't feel very much a Christmas advert. It felt more fitting for a charity to release something like this
I know what you mean .we have always had cats in our house. But the last two i had were my Daughters. I carried on looking after them when she passed.they gave me so much joy.there both gone now sadly.but i just remember all the cats we ever had and the happiness they gave us and the love we gave them.each one with different characters so i look back at that.we still have them in our hearts dont we?.
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I am so pleased that a 'middle aged woman' is starring with an animal in the John Lewis 2022 advert and I'm still crying now. I'm 52 years old and have been alone since my boyfriend died from the 'Swine Flu' in 2010. I was diagnosed with Bipolar in 2015 and still my medication is yet to be sorted! However, I'm more alone now than I've ever been and just feel forgotten and not worthy of anyone's time or love. All of the time I want to die and not be alive and know 100% fact, that if it wasn't for my Westie 'Star', I would just give up and end it all. I always find hope in his eyes and the unconditional love this animal has for me, I have to carry on living. If all humans around the world, had just an ounce of unconditional love for other human beings, then this world of ours and every one in it would be living in a better, kinder world.
Thank you John Lewis.
Alison I'm so sorry for all that's happened to you, and that you feel that way. Please please keep on keeping on, the love in your dogs eyes is real, and I really hope you can find some happiness in your life again, keep on living your life, you never know what might be around the corner, happiness and love might find you, and your dog needs you! Stay safe and I hope you can feel better one day x
Finally something with animals, I was fed up of screaming children every year.
Thank you Liz, I am glad you enjoyed it.
I wouldn't know what to do without my furbabies Callie and Freddie they are my life and family, as a cat lover this teared me up
Sam ! U an angel for animals..my daughter got a little bolt of lightning called spook... because of you
Thank you Christine. Awe hehe, is spook a kitten? :)
@@SamCleggMusic spook is a kitten..full of mischief and mayhem!...iv got an11 year old puppy full of mischief and mayhem n sleeps!!!. hope you and yours all ready Sam!5 more sleeps!!!!!
Just told my daughter Laura u text!! She buzzed!!.thank you Sam!!
Well Mavis is adorable dude!!!!!🤗🤗
Very hard hitting and well thought out ad. I will be helping by buying the song. Just had shock of our life with husband diagnosed serious illness and all we have for company are our pets. Who knows what is around the corner. I can’t see clearly for tears. Best Ad I’ve seen this Christmas and for years.
Hi sorry you have had news with your husband ,I hope things will get easier for you both ,yes loving pets are a real help .Did you are Sam's other Xmas videos ? Last year and it's he year before ( the one with h the staffy dog in is brill.) X
@@heyho5520 hi thank you, no I’ve not seen the previous videos I must have a look. X
Thank you for helping out and purchasing the single. I am so sorry about your husband, life can be so cruel. I hope that you have a nice Christmas. Thanks again for your lovely comment and support.
That got me right in the feels. I don't know what I'd do without my cat Daisy
The mad cat lady...
The UK is full of them lol hahaha. Happy Christmas everyone. May 2023 change your lives for the better.
Why is women liking cats mad? Are men who have pets mad too? 🤪 Geezuz
@@charliekane135 you aint from England are you? If you were English you would get the joke.
@@jackdobson1992 I get the joke, I just think it's a bit outdated
I'm Scottish btw . . and female 😉
@@charliekane135 have you got a wee moggy lol. Aye my dads from Edinburgh. Love Edinburgh its a great city.
@@jackdobson1992 No wee moggy sadly. I'm much further North 😊
Once again Sam you have done it! Absolutely beautiful. I lost my 5 year old calico cat in October after she was hit by a car. She was my girl miss her very much. Thank you once again for a fantastic story that gets everyone in the feelings. Merry Christmas
Thank you Samuel. I am so sorry about your loss, that must have been a horrible thing to go through. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Thanks for your lovely comment.
This video is so emotional I have 4 cats I don’t think I could imagine one of my cats getting hit by a truck. I can’t live without any of my cats. Very good song.
balled my eyes out can’t lie
Beautiful, best one yet.
Love from Sylvia UK.
Many thanks!
Animals are the greatest healers of the human soul.
I wouldn’tve related to this song if it was say 2020 or 2021. But ever since 1 February 2023, ive been scarred by the loss of my Auntie’s car, Oreo, in a car accident. I really can relate to this song a lot.
I’m so sorry to hear about your Auntie’s cat.
My cats are my babies now. I'm blessed to have them. Crying my heart out at this beautiful video.
This hits like a truck when you have a pet like I do. Genuinely, sometimes, pets can mean more to you then literally anything else in your life. I'd be lost without my dog, I really would.
Best advert I've seen from John Lewis in years. Absolutely outstanding advert, with a equally heartwarming message ❤
Thank you Kieran.
Balled my eyes out. My Westie kept me laughing. She's gone to the great above now😪
So sorry for your loss.
So did I
Beautiful! Love the Kitto!
Thank you! 😊
My gosh, I'm depressed now. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good video with lots of emotion and great visual story telling. My problem with this advert is that Christmas is meant to be the happiest time of the year, and we all deserve 2 months of happiness on TV. Since the turn of the decade, life has been miserable for all of us and I guess every time I see the shortened version of this commercial, I will feel bad for myself. I can feel that this Christmas isn't going to be good😢
as someone who lost my wonderful cat a few months back, this made me sob, i couldnt even finish the video
Omg my heart was in my mouth for that woman and kitten. A pet is forever not just for Xmas.
Yes I totally agree ,but I don't think she got the kitten for Christmas as she's decorating for the " big day !"
@@heyho5520 I was just pointing out that is what some folk do. Especially during the covid outbreak. A lot of pets were just dumped.☺️
Beautiful video! I can totally relate to the message. I'm 65, adopted at birth, mentally abused until I was thrown out at 18, never had a christmas, any gifts were sold by my mother, any money she kept for herself, homeless most of my life, now disabled and unable to leave the house, no family, no friends. I don't know what its like to be loved. dirt poor all my life, 5 years ago, I took in a baby chinchilla, found abandoned in a house by workmen. He changed my life, he gave me a reason to live. If anything happened to him, I'd do anything for him. I dreamed of owning a parrot, but I didn't have a home, and there's no way I could afford one. The person who abandoned Buzz was evil and cruel, but I'm so glad they did, because he's everything to me. I think this SHOULD be the John Lewis Christmas advert, because after seeing this, the real one can only be a let down! This video is amazing!
This hit me really hard. I love the important message in it. This year will be my first Christmas with out my little dog Buddy. This advert shows just how much our pets mean to us.
I had to let my best friend Archie go this year. He has been at my side every day since I took him home. He was at my side when I married my wife, he was there to meet my son and protect him. I miss him so much, I would give anything just to have one more walk with him. I still don’t feel the same without him. It was a beautiful advert.
Hi Lisa 8836 my ♥️ bleeds for you I know how you feel four years ago I had to put down my precious cat she was the last link to my mother who passed away two years previously if hope meet with her again over the rainbow bridge you will meet your beloved 🐶 agin Ann Murphy Ireland
So sorry for your loss of your beloved Dog. I lost my Cat to cancer after Christmas. I miss her every day.
This made me cry like a baby! Oh my goodness!
So glad I made it to the end, almost stopped it😢. So many people having to give up their animals, sad time for all
I have two OAP cats both 22 years old. One has dementia and it breaks my heart when I see her all confused. They are my life as I have no family now. Pets, whatever your choice of a pet is, are important all year round but Christmas they add that little sparkle.
I lost the most wonderful cat two years ago, shortly before Christmas under similar circumstances (supervised walk outside with my pets and he bolted and was coming back at the same time as a truck. It's still really difficult, even though there are other animals in my life). I'm so glad the plot of this one didn't end in the same way my story did. I recognize so many of these feelings here and they're really beautifully done!
I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Animals give us so much love, they really do pull on our heart strings. It was very sad how your cat died. Cherish the memories, I hope they ease the pain a little. Take care X
You do brilliant Christmas adverts, I've just subscribed and ill buy the single
Thank you so much, I am really glad you like my Christmas adverts. Thank you for subscribing and supporting the charity single!
Oh my word, this is so powerful. 😢😢❤️💙
Thank you for watching and leaving a nice comment Susan.
@@SamCleggMusic oh thank you. ❤️
Another great video for 2022
My heart was in my mouth watching that kitten in the road, then the trip to the vet
Another lump in my throat and a tear in my eye (dam onions again)
Then the kitten sharing Christmas dinner with her, that was it, suddenly I had something to do in my shed
Thanks Sam
I bought the same record twice, one from itunes and one from Amazon
Thank you and apologies for the late reply. Thank you so much for supporting the charity single and leaving a lovely comment. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! :)
So very ,very good Sam ! You are soooooo talented ! Xx
OMG this video made me cry so hard. What a powerful and emotional story.
Thank you for watching, I’m glad you liked it 😊
I prefer this advert to the one anout the man learning to use a skateboard
Thank you Vanessa
Tears running down my cheeks as my cats and dogs are my family. This is beautiful well done you
My cats are my family also
How sad was this advert.x
This song gets better every time.! I love you Sam x
Beautiful
Thank you
@@SamCleggMusic you are most welcome
Wow that hit me right in the feels 😭
Four legged friend are priceless 💖 never alone
Strong bond lovely cat very lucky cat lived
WOW....whoever makes these alternative adverts smashes out of the park....much better than the John Lewis one thats too political/government funded......Well done...really enjoyed it xx
Thank you, I make an alternative advert every year, but there are a few who do the same. I love seeing other people's alternate adverts as they often have a message that can't / isn't portrayed on TV. Thank you again xx
This has us all crying so much here. My 16yr old autistic daughters therapy cat looked identical to this kitten… she went missing on 4th August and there has been no sightings since. My daughters world has been turned upside down as she says ‘her best friend’ left her 😢
So sorry to hear that Sam
I run a cat rescue charity. Let's hope that anyone buying a kitten for Christmas 'to keep them company' doesn't end up ditching it on the new year. How long has the phrase 'not just for Christmas' been used?
Just think how busy you'll be. You'll be in your element.
Great Stuff
Thank you Maureen.
Very emotional and so true. Well done
Thank you 😊
Made me cry, brilliant though makes you think x
Lost our Bella boo in September after she became ill, and our baby boy Tigger on 23rd December last year after he contracted a severe Infection. This video is heartbreaking and I blubbed the whole way through 😭😭😭💔
Hit me like a brick. Sitting here crying
Just watched this with my family me,mum and my sister tears were running down our cheeks so sad
This literally IS my life. Well done Sam, very moving. 😿😢🎄
I’m glad I could represent real life in my video. Thank you so much for your lovely comment I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
I relate to it too. It’s very much my life at 62, with my three rescue cats. This ripped my heart out but it’s so well done. Thank you for the happy ending here.
That was so beautiful wow bring tears to me eyes
What name of your cat charity
79p well spent. I was braced for it this time. But the 1st one you did with the Staffy literally broke me for about 2 days. Hope it goes viral.
Thank you for supporting the charity single! Oh yes “Don’t Let Me Go” was certainly a hard hitter. I tried to make this one a little bit more happier in the end. Thank you for your continued support! 😊
Sorry. Bit confused. This isn't THE John Lewis Christmas Ad is it? Really should be though. Definitely. This is a masterpiece.
The kitten is so cute so much that the song fits in with this beautiful ad
Yes she is very cute and thank you for your kind comment.
Always love John Lewis Christmas ad's
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Pets out of the reach of most folk now as the Insurance rip- off industry means any treatment way off the scale expensive. Heart goes out to those now having to choose between food for their pet or food for themselves. In my experience they are prioritising pets💓
I pay £10 a month direct debit to the PDSA and I take my baby girls there if they need a vet. You can pay £5 if £10 is too much.
Loving this new advert for pets at home
Oh my goodness watched several times made me cry each time. The song is beautiful and am a proud owner of it. Thank you 🙏 Just beautiful ❤️
Hi Dee thank you for the lovely message and supporting the charity single 🥰
Don't think John Lewis need to come up with an idea this year. you've just given it to them
Just bought it ♥
Thank you 💗
Can’t watch without crying …you have done a lovely video Sam yet again u bring a tear to my eyes this year …but in a good way ❤️
I can't watch the rest of this. I lost my beautiful cat last year a week before Christmas to a car accident. Still haven't got over it. Don't think I will.
Ok you had me in tears. Well done❤
OMG I’m in tears…..
Awesome Ad but Very Sad
I spend most of my Christmas’s alone with my Cats 🐾
Really enjoyed that song and video, I could feel that lady’s pain and sadness. Love it. 💕
Thank you Marcella.
Oh I love it! Beautiful! And not woke good old fashioned advert❤️xxxx❤️
Omg that was brilliant 👏
Thank you so much Susan! I am really glad you liked it!
Omg Sam, you have me in tears again, was listening to "don't let me go" earlier and was wondering if you would do another song for this year.
Congratulations on another masterpiece
Thank you Alan for your kind words. Thank you for still supporting "Don't Let Me Go", it means a lot that you still like listening. Thanks again! 😊
Wow ,wow and WOW again ! What a brilliant song and a touching video ! Well done Sam ,I hope you raise a lot for charity x good luck x
I love it.
I love this advert I think it’s nice to see it’s not only the elderly that don’t have a companion at Christmas time.. made me want to ring John Lewis and ask them to tell the lady and cat to come to my house for Christmas 💔 xx lovely advert (I know it’s not real b4 some smart arse says 🙄) ❤
Thank you for your lovely comment. ❤
@@SamCleggMusic You're very welcome. You have a great voice xx
Sam, love your work but I think it would be better if you had used a dog, cats are very independent but dogs really pull at the heartstrings I speak as an owner of dog and cat. Loved the previous advert with the staffie reduced me to tears not so with this one.
Hi Catherine, thank you so much for your comment. Thank you, yes I spent a long time on my advert with my staffie, Charlie. I filmed this only a few weeks ago and it was quite rushed compared to my previous two adverts which I put more time and effort into. This year for me was really hectic and it came to October and I hadn't written a song or finalised a plot. I do have a good idea for next year though. Thanks for the continued support.
Well done again Sam…excellent!…just purchased on iTunes…Brian
Thank you so much Brian!
Well done, Sam Clegg. Keep up the great work. 😀
Thank you my good friend Harrison! 😊
It's very sad video at the start about loneliness. You're welcome, Sam. 😢
What a wonderful song, and beautiful and poignant video 📹 As someone who is on my own this Christmas, with 3 🐶🐶🐶 dogs and 2 cats, I can relate to the storyline. I send you my very best wishes for Christmas 🎄 and a very Happy, Peaceful, and Healthy New Year 🎉
Thank you Alison, I’m really glad that you liked the song and video. Thank you so much, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year too! 😊 🎉 thank you again for your continued support.
So sad I’m in tears
This is a beautiful song thanks Sam x
Thank you Mary! x
This was stunning absolutely phenomenal, god my heart started beating so fast when she got the phone call from the vets and when I saw her put her hand in her chest, knowing that was a sigh of relief, it literally made me she’d so many tears, this is one of the greatest Christmas ads to date, absolutely outstanding work, these ads of your get even more fantastic every year. Bravo dude, absolutely magical! 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m really glad that you liked the advert and the plot. Thank you for watching. 😊
Another great song, video, and charity campaign! I've purchased the track via Amazon Music and shared this UA-cam post via my Twitter account, urging everyone to contribute. I trust you have a happy and sociable Christmas.
Thank you William, that means a lot. Thank you so much for purchasing and sharing the video. Thank you I hope so, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
@@SamCleggMusic It's a pleasure; I always enjoy your seasonal productions, albeit with a tear in my eye. 'Though I have cousins who'd welcome me at Christmas, since my elderly mother died I've chosen to spend the days around Christmas Day on holiday. I think that to spend it in familiar surroundings would prove too emotional.
Oh god damn it, another one that has had me in tears. I absolutely love your stuff, you always get it spot on. Off to buy the single.
Thank you Kobi for your continued support! I hope they were happy tears hehe. Thank you so much for supporting the charity campaign and my adverts/videos.😊
Loneliness is a terrible thing and it’s right to remind us. The song is poignant and beautiful.
My worry is using a kitten at Christmas, knowing how many pets get abandoned straight after Christmas.
Exactly what i was thinking. Leave all animals out of everything where stupid humans are involved.
Looks like my kitty norman!!!
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As a Brit in Australia I am very impressed by this advertisement. It is a very sad subject but it is being brought to attention which is fabulous. Loneliness does not seem to be addressed in Australia. Australia is a horrible uncaring place to live in my opinion and this lovely advertisement shows me yet again the UK is so much nicer than Australia.
As a Brit living in Australia, I feel the same as you. I wish I could go back there to live but I'm too old now.
@@norah3810 Good to know I am not alone in my feelings. I wish I could go home to the Country I did not choose to leave. Family keeps me here in Aust.
Catherine, I had to leave London with my parents in 1968 and have never really settled in Australia. Have been back several times but like you, my family keeps me here.
@@norah3810 My life exactly but 1977 for me
Another wonderful song Sam, thank you 😊
Thank you Barry! 😌😊
@@SamCleggMusic you are always welcome Sam, you are an awesome singer and person 😊
Well done Sam 😊 You certainly write and sing very moving songs, and all for charity and a good cause, that is so nice 😊
I’m not a cat person, but I can relate to the video, as that is just how I am with my lovely dog Bella 🐶
As you said, our pets mean so much to us, I know how you love your Charlie 🐶 😊
Wishing you every success with the single, I’m buying it now 👍
I’ve sent you an email message xxx
Thank you Brian, I’m glad that you liked it. I’m glad that you can relate to the video, yes Bella is a cutie. And yes true Charlie is like a brother. Thank you again Brian! Xxx 😊
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So cute litte cat ar chrismas this so sed too
Brilliant video and song 👍 is this the actual advert that will be on telly for John Lewis? C
omg i'm a puddle on the floor now with 8 cats looking at me like WTF
I think it should have been someone lonely who has lost a loved one and then on Christmas Day they open a mystery present with a kitten in it - she is then happy
That is a good idea. I know a lot of people say you shouldn't buy a pet for Christmas, but if you were to look after it I personally can't see the harm.
Amazing
Thank you Alison! 😊
@@SamCleggMusic you are so welcome
@@SamCleggMusic you are so welcome sam
Any relation to my (South Africa's National Treasure) magnificent Johnny Clegg?
No, but my dad name is John lol.
Don’t know about anyone else but I reckon this will send suicide rates up 😮
Omg 😭
JL should have used this advert instead of the rubbish one thats showing now.
I understand what point they're trying to put across, but this seemed more of a charity advert than a xmas advert. Very confusing 🤔
It is a charity advert 😊
They're not trying to put across, they put the message across very well
@@carrie-anneking3461 I'm not saying the the point they're putting over has been done badly, I'm saying it didn't feel very much a Christmas advert. It felt more fitting for a charity to release something like this
Lovely sentiment but ive lost too many cats to see the festive side to this.
Thank you for expressing my feelings towards this advert. Mind they’ll be waiting for us.
I know what you mean .we have always had cats in our house. But the last two i had were my Daughters. I carried on looking after them when she passed.they gave me so much joy.there both gone now sadly.but i just remember all the cats we ever had and the happiness they gave us and the love we gave them.each one with different characters so i look back at that.we still have them in our hearts dont we?.
@@kathleenlynch5763 definitley the best family members but this is just unneccesarily heartbreaking for a christmas advert ❤️
What - no transgender black aliens in the John Lewis advert this year?
Very offended , where da black ppl.. don't wanna see no whiteys in my non offensive TV adverts during christmas