Sappy Christmas Ads Can Be Good, Sometimes
The Kohls Christmas ad hints at this year's dark times while still maintaining the sugary sweet feel of the holiday. It's that time of year for sappy Christmas ads. Most are silly, too sticky sweet, or just plain annoying and dumb. A few ads do manage to cut through my inner Scrooge and I end up liking them. Despite the obligatory sugary sweet tone. What follows are this year's nominees of ads that actually are OK. Oddly, the weight of this terrible year has lead to a large group of good ads. I think this bodes well for the arts when we get out of this pandemic, judging from the creativity of some of these ads. Feel free to respond to agree, or disagree, or suggest your own ads. In each video, click on the YouTube logo to watch it there. If you do that, the videos will be bigger on your screen and easier to view . One of my favorite comes from Kohls , of all places. Supposedly, ad experts say this is the most effective seasonal ad of the year, ...