John Lewis is a British retailer that operates department stores, home goods stores, supermarkets, and online and catalog businesses. Each year, it starts the Christmas season early. Let’s look at John Lewis’ fun Christmas 2017 ad.

John Lewis’ Fun Christmas 2017 Ad

For Christmas 2017, John Lewis features Moz the Monster.

As reported by Alexandra Jardine for Advertising Age:

“This year’s much-anticipated John Lewis Christmas spot is the story of a huge, friendly monster who hides out under a child’s bed and becomes his best friend. The story concerns Joe, a little boy who first hears the snoring, farting monster under his bed and crossly puts up a sign on his door saying “No Monsters Allowed.” However, he comes to be friends with the seven-foot creature, playing with him every night — although when his father looks in, all he can see is Joe alone in his bed.”

“The nighttime fun takes its toll when he starts falling asleep in class and even during a soccer game. On Christmas morning, he finds a badly-wrapped gift under the tree — could it be from the monster? It’s a night light, which has the miraculous effect of making the monster disappear and letting him get some sleep — although he can still get his friend back in a second by switching the nightlight off.”

John Lewis posted a YouTube video on November 9, 2017. Within 10 days, there were well over 8.2 million views! Here’s the video.

In addition to the video, John Lewis operates a dedicated, interactive Moz the Monster Web site. Click Moz’s image to create your own monster, play with the monster, and take a selfie.