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This year's melancholic effort introduces prickly protagonist Snapper the Venus flytrap

The retailer’s Christmas ads have included a snowman, a bear and a hare, Monty the Penguin, Moz the Monster, Excitable Edgar and even Sir Elton…

At last, John Lewis has stopped trying to make us blub – and decided to show us a 20ft Venus flytrap showering a horrified family with regurgitated headphones. This is progress

As the nation enjoys the annual dose of festive cheer from the department store, let’s look back at the big tunes that have featured in previous years…

Which is your favourite John Lewis Christmas advert? From the bear and the hare to the man on the moon, have your say by voting in MailOnlines poll of the retailers top Christmas commercials.

After a 14-year partnership, the quintessentially British store has axed the UK advertising agency behind its festive campaigns in favour of an edgy French outfit called Megaforce.

The British department store, which last year racked up an eye-watering £100million loss, is pinning its hopes on Saatchi & Saatchi to turn its fortunes around.

Ed Sheeran’s victory over the heirs of Let’s Get it On songwriter Ed Townsend has parallels to an Oxfordshire court case.

Ed Sheeran’s victory over the heirs of Let’s Get it On songwriter Ed Townsend has parallels to an Oxfordshire court case.

It was one of advertising’s best-kept secrets – but no longer. Court documents released this week reveal the exhaustive process followed by Adam&EveDDB to make John Lewis’s lauded Christmas ads. With the account about to change hands, here’s what the retailer’s new agency can expect.