{"id":25520,"date":"2022-11-09T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1735454"},"modified":"2022-11-09T23:02:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:02:29","slug":"john-lewiss-best-christmas-ad-revealed-as-voted-for-by-fans","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/john-lewiss-best-christmas-ad-revealed-as-voted-for-by-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lewis\u2019s best Christmas ad revealed \u2013 as voted for by fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Christmastime is known as a time for joy, celebration and people coming together \u2013 however, if there\u2019s one thing which people remain divided on around the holiday season, it\u2019s which John Lewis advert is the best of the bunch.<\/p>\n<p>Each year the department store brings out another of its famed, tear-jerking adverts, and every time the question gets raised again as to which year hit the hardest or brought us the most joy.<\/p>\n<p>Well, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">a new ad on the way<\/a>, we at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0decided to put this question to the people and settle the argument once and for all. In our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/best-john-lewis-christmas-advert-vote-favourite-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">exclusive poll<\/a>, the people have spoken, and they\u2019ve spoken decisively.<\/p>\n<p>With a whopping 24 per cent of the overall vote, well out in front of any of its competition, 2016\u2019s ad <strong>Buster the Boxer<\/strong> came out on top.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/john-lewis-buster-7aba775.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/john-lewis-buster-7aba775.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1489388\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/john-lewis-buster-7aba775.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> John Lewis Christmas advert.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The advert saw Buster watching on jealously as woodland creatures enjoyed his owners\u2019 new trampoline before he could. The following day he got his paws all over it \u2013 and it clearly struck a chord with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The next most voted-for advert was 2013\u2019s offering The Bear and the Hare with 16 per cent of the vote, followed by 2011\u2019s The Long Wait with 10 per cent, 2019\u2019s Excitable Edgar with nine per cent and 2014\u2019s Monty the Penguin with eight per cent. Shadows (2007), The Journey (2012) and The Man on the Moon (2015) all got six per cent, while The Boy and The Piano (2018) also got six per cent.<\/p> <p>Clues (2008), The Feeling (2009), A Tribute to Givers (2010), Moz the Monster (2017) and Unexpected Guest (2021) all got two per cent, while Give a Little Love from 2020 brought up the rear with just one per cent.<\/p>\n<p>This result differed substantially from <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>\u2018s own\u00a0ranking, which you can <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/john-lewis-christmas-adverts-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">check out here<\/a>. Meanwhile, as the festive season starts to get under way and more and more commercials debut, you can find out list of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/best-christmas-adverts-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">this year\u2019s best right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find something to watch with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667900325374000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G2c7_FAYz3431qFxW1wHd&quot;\">Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. <span class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\">For more\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark3uu44ojdo\" contentpasted0=\"\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">from<\/span>\u00a0the biggest stars in TV, listen to the<\/span><b><span class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\">\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;ContentPasted0&quot;\" title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark9jmjihtwn&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">View<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;mark3uu44ojdo&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">From<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;markv95fkj5k2&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">My<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;markd6fom5fg6&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">Sofa<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;searchHighlight&quot;\">podcast<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 09 November 2022 at 12:00 am Christmastime is known as a time for joy, celebration and people coming together \u2013 however, if there\u2019s one thing which people remain divided on around the holiday season, it\u2019s which John Lewis advert is the best of the bunch. 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