Here are the best Christmas ads from around the world

Full of magic, sentimentality and lots of Christmas cheer, these ads are sure to get you in the festive spirit.

Ads from Italy, England, New Zealand and Belgium are among the Christmas offerings

Ads from Italy, England, New Zealand and Belgium are among the Christmas offerings Source: (YouTube)

Australia

An American family are shown that nothing beats the perfect Aussie Christmas in this ad by Aldi.
Myer brings us a story about four Christmas ornaments embark on the journey of a lifetime to save Santa's star.
Cate Blanchett asks the question "How do you Christmas?", for David Jones.

New Zealand

New Zealand Airlines has a history of creating great ads, and this one, starring Ronan Keating and child actor Julian Dennison, offers a great Southern Hemisphere Christmas alternative with Summer Wonderland.

Poland

This ad by Allegro, the Polish online auction site, has been viewed almost 3 million times, and is sure to tug at your heart strings.

Belgium

Ikea's #OperationTreenapping presents a nice message about togetherness, with typical Ikea quirkiness.

Italy

Things get very 'girl power' in this Lidl ad which claims that while Santa gets all the glory, Christmas would suck without women.

Portugal

Christiano Ronaldo stars in this bizarre ad for telecommunications company MEO, in which the football plays Macauley Culkin's role in Home Alone.

Ireland

Ballymena has produced a sweet love story about a couple of teddy bears.

Germany

Supermarket chain Edeka remind viewers about what's important at the time of year when everyone is busy.

USA

An unexpected holiday visitor finally receives the warm welcome he's always yearned for, with a bit of help from an Apple product.
Two old friends, an Imam and a Priest, meet up and discover they share a problem, in this lovely story by Amazon Prime.
Macy's gets sentimental with this celebration of #OldFriends.

United Kingdom

England go all out on their Christmas ads, and one of the most anticipated is the yearly offering from department store John Lewis. Usually a tear-jerker, this one brings the smiles.
Coming home for Christmas is the theme of this cute ad by Heathrow Airport.
H&M have gone all out with this film starring Adrian Brody and directed by Wes Anderson.
Santa Forgot is a poignant tale by Alzheimer's Research UK, and is narrated by Stephen Fry.
Boots pays tribute to the half a million UK women who work every year on Christmas Day, including paramedics, firefighters, volunteers, nurses and carers.


And the final word goes to Stop Funding Hate, the campaign tackling racist tabloids.


 


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