Top Advert Songs & Products in the UK
Advert: Tesco – Christmas 2011 Music: The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York Download track from iTunes Download / CD from Amazon Tesco’s 2011 festive ad features an instrumental version of one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, from the Pogues and the late and lamented Kirsty MacColl.
Advert: Toys R Us – Christmas 2011 Music: Specially Recorded – I’m a Toys R Us Kid This Toys R Us Christmas ad features an updated version of the “I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid” jungle.
Advert: Waitrose – School of Christmas Magic Music: Special Arrangement – Carol of the Bells Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal star in this Christmas advert with recipe ideas to make Christmas 2011 magical. ‘Carol of the Bells’ is based on a pre-Christian traditional folk chant from the Ukraine that was re-worked by Composer Mykola Leontovych … Read more
Advert: Asda – Extra Special Christmas Desserts Music: Special Arrangement – Winter Wonderland This is the first is a series of Asda adverts featuring Leiths School of Food and Wine. Winter Wonderland was composed by Felix Bernard and Dick Smith in 1934, and has been recorded by more than 150 different artists.
Advert: Carphone Warehouse – Time For An Upgrade Music: The Stranglers – Waltzinblack Download track from iTunes Download / CD from Amazon This is one of two current Carphone Warehouse adverts featuring Waltzinblack (the other promotes Christmas gift cards). The instrumental track originally opened the Stranglers’ 1981 concept album The Gospel According to The Meninblack, … Read more
Advert: HTC – Sensation XL Music: SebastiAn – Holloback / X Hollow This ad for the HTC Sensation XL handset features an unreleased track by French dance artist with penchant for misplaced capitalisation SebastiAn. HTC UK say the track is called Holloback. Other sources call it X Hollow. Whichever, it’s not yet available.