Meet excitable Edgar: John Lewis launches 2019 Christmas ad

The retailer’s latest festive offering features an accident-prone dragon

John Lewis Christmas advert

John Lewis has unveiled its 2019 Christmas advert, complete with the customary slowed-down pop classic and tear-jerker story.

The big reveal of the department store chain’s festive TV ad is one of the media events of the year and the campaign tends to stick to a “safe formula”, says The Guardian.

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