1. It isn't officially Christmas until the Coca-Cola truck advert airs during an X Factor break. Perhaps the most famous Christmas advert of all time, the holidays are coming…
2. The Christmas wonderland that is Toys R U uses an evocative theme tune to transport viewers right back to their childhood memories with their 1990 advert.
3. As soon as the supermarkets stock them, the British public stock up. Quality Streets are top notch in the Christmas confectionery stakes and this late 90s lollipop lady advert still tugs on the heart strings today.
4. Marks and Spencer is always a big contender in the Christmas advert battlefield. In 2009 the store used a twinkling soundtrack and bunch of famous faces including Wallace & Gromit and Stephen Fry.
5. John Lewis is always successful when it comes to Christmas adverts. The department store tells heart-warming stories to melt everyone's hearts during the festive season. This snowman one currently has nearly five million YouTube hits.
6. Following the snowman's success, the 2013 John Lewis advert was highly anticipated and the department store didn't fail. The £7 million campaign contained an animated woodland tale featuring a bear and a hare.
7. In 2011 Argos took a satirical approach to the annual advert tradition. The store used alien characters to mock the way humans do their Christmas shopping.
8. Drugstore giant Boots concentrated on the act of present-giving as a way of sending a message to those you love in 2012.
9. This Yellow Pages advert first aired in 1992. The genius advert proved that there isn't just one use for the telephone directory.
10. This simple but effective Budweiser advert is over 25 years old yet it still gets aired every year. It features all things Christmassy to get you in the mood for the festive season.
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