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Evening Standard
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Vicky Jessop

Lidl Christmas advert 2023 review: trying to play John Lewis at its own game

It’s about time there was a good old fashioned weepy Christmas ad. Whereas most of this year’s entries have attempted to jolly us all up - presumably, deploying Michael Bublé (Asda) or merry house parties (Waitrose) is an attempt to distract us from the misery that is the cost of living crisis – Lidl is attempting to play John Lewis at its own game.

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