The Top 12 Nostalgic Christmas Commercials

Considering that Christmas has become a yearly battle between crass consumerism and family values, it’s a little unusual that Christmas commercials are beloved by all. Every holiday season, companies pull out the stops to promote their products with yuletide cheer, competing with each other to make the most money by exploiting the spirit of giving and family-friendly holiday iconography.

But some of these commercials succeed so beautifully at capturing the spirit of the holidays in spite of their capitalistic intentions that they become perennial classics, on par with “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as mini-television events. These commercials became ingrained in the pop culture consciousness, establishing themselves as classics in-and-of themselves. 

Nostalgic Christmas commercials are among our favorite parts of the holidays, perhaps because we’ve grown cynical in an era in which even the season of giving can be commercialized, but probably because regardless of their context, these nostalgic Christmas commercials warm our hearts year after year. Just because it’s a commercial doesn’t mean it can’t be meaningful.

Here we present our picks for The Top 12 Nostalgic Christmas Commercials. Season’s greetings, everybody. Don’t forget to hug your families and go out and buy something.

 

Slideshow: The Top 12 Nostalgic Christmas Commercials

 


William Bibbiani is the editor of CraveOnline’s Film Channel and the host of The B-Movies Podcast and The Blue Movies Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.

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