It’s been the talk of the Stylist office – and we imagine – work places all over the UK: the impact of the Christmas John Lewis advert.

Every year we can’t wait to see what the brand has come up with and after crowding around one person’s desk to watch it unison debates will inevitably unfold over which advert has been the best, from the Moz the Monster to Monty the Penguin.

John Lewis’ efforts have sparked a trickle effect on many of the other department stores and big brands, who for years now have also elevated their Christmas adverts to short film-like level productions, each one including a perfectly picked, usually exclusively recorded, soundtrack.

Because, let’s face it, the music is really part of the magic, isn’t it? In 2013’s Bear and the Hare Lily Allen enchanted us with an acoustic version of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know, which felt like a stand out music moment. Last year’s advert was, of course, all about the music, being based around the life of legendary Elton John. And this year sees Excitable Edgar scorch snowmen as Dan Smith belts out a new version of REO Speedwagon’s Can’t Fight This Feeling in the background – a tune which, incidentally, Stylist staff have been humming non-stop for the last week.

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