A festive survivor to determine the best and worst singles for John Lewis ads over the years.

The previous round has seen the following two songs eliminated;

2019: Taken By Trees – Sweet Child o' Mine

The 2009 advertisement was the first for John Lewis by agency Adam & Eve (now part of DDB Worldwide), who went on to create the subsequent Christmas campaigns. Featuring a cover of the Guns N' Roses song "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Taken by Trees, the commercial features young children opening gifts usually given to adults such as a coffee machine and a laptop. With the tagline "Remember how Christmas used to feel", the final scene shows a girl unwrapping a camera and becoming a woman.

2018: Elton John – Your Song

Beginning with Elton John playing the opening notes of "Your Song", he then reminisces about his life and career in reverse, eventually culminating with Christmas Day in the 1950s when he received a piano for Christmas from his mother.

As a teaser for the advert, ITV changed the theme tunes on several of its programmes to piano arrangements prior to its premiere, and some John Lewis & Partners stores hid the "Lewis" from their signage to leave only "John". In 2019, the commercial won the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial.

2009: Taken By Trees – Sweet Child o' Mine
2010: Ellie Goulding – Your Song
2011: Slow Moving Millie – Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
2012: Gabrielle Aplin – The Power Of Love
2013: Lily Allen – Somewhere Only We Know
2014: Tom Odell – Real Love
2015: Aurora – Half The World Away
2016: Vaults – One Day I'll Fly Away
2017: Elbow – Golden Slumbers
2018: Elton John – Your Song
2019: Bastille – Can't Fight This Feeling
2020: Celeste – A Little Love
2021: Lola Young – Together In Electric Dreams
2022: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox feat. Puddles Pity Party – All The Small Things
2023: Andrea Bocelli – Festa
2024: Richard Ashcroft – Sonnet

Here is a Spotify playlist to assist you;



You have around 48 hours for this round before the next round begins. Two more songs will be eliminated. Please select your three least favourite songs from the list above. ^_^

Bastille again and going for Lily now!

Hard to pick now! But going for the most recent two left

Vaults and Tom.

Tom Odull & Vaults. LEAVE Bastille alone!

Lily & Tom

Awww man now my fave is in trouble

Vaults again and now also Celeste.

Bastille is the only one I don’t like left. Also pipped for Aurora but that’s close in my affections to Tom Odell and Vaults too

good to see Tom O'Dull set to leave

can we get Celeste out too?

Bastille and Celeste

 

Tom Odell going so soon would be a travesty

I actually rather like Taken By Trees, it's not better the original but still charming.

 

Still going with Tom & Lily x

Vaults and Aurora!

It seems the final two male artists are in danger of being eliminated, make sure to cast your vote today to save them!

Male vocalists anyway, Vaults were also 2/3 male ;)

Vaults and Bastille.

Bastilly Allen

Omg I almost chode my 3 faves!!

 

 

God these judt got worse snf worse. Ellie through to Lily had by far the best

Bastille is so underrated