The release of the John Lewis Christmas advert is a monumental event in the British calendar.

In the years gone by, the retailer has managed to make its customers sob and laugh over their festive ads – and expectations are always extraordinarily high.

This year, the John Lewis 2025 advert centres on a teenage boy who gives his dad a vinyl of Alison Limerick’s classic dance hit Where Love Lives for Christmas.

The dad is transported back to a joyful 90s dancefloor, before he and his son share a heartfelt embrace over the gift and their shared passion for music.

As is often the case, the advert has proven polarising. Metro‘s TV Editor Sabrina Barr described it as the retail giant returning to its ‘tear-jerking best’, while others haven’t been as moved by the message.

Metro has taken a lo

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