The John Lewis Christmas advert for 2017 features a young boy called Joe and his imaginary friend, Moz the Monster who have so much fun together, it keeps the boy awake at night.
For Christmas, Joe receives a star projection light to help him finally get a good night’s sleep. It’s become a tradition for UK TV advert fans to eagerly await the launch of the John Lewis Advert in November. All previous John Lewis commercials can be found here.
The music in the 2017 John Lewis advert
Music: Golden Slumbers (Beatles Cover) | Artist : Elbow
The music in the John Lewis Christmas 2017 advert is a cover version of the Beatles Golden Slumbers recorded and performed by English indie-rock band Elbow who are also launching a new ‘Best of Elbow’ album.
Golden Slumbers was recorded by the Beatles in 1969 as the B side of their classic 1969 Abbey Road, the song is based on the poem The Cradle Song, written by dramatist Thomas Dekker in 1603.
