Tree Decorations Save Christmas in Another Delightful Spot From Myer and Aardman

Australian Retailer Returns With Its Cute Animated Characters

Published On
Nov 15, 2016

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Australian retailer Myer won us over last year with its animated holiday spot, a collaboration with Aardman that saw Christmas decorations brought to life with Aussie accents and humor. Now it's back with a sequel by agency Clemenger BBDO Melbourne, starring some of the same animated characters.

This time, Angel, Elf, Mouse and Reindeer find themselves having to "save" Christmas. The ad plays on little kids' questions about Santa and how he finds them, as a little girl asks her mother how Santa gets to Australia. The mom replies that he follows the stars of the Southern Cross. However, when shortly afterwards one of these stars falls out of the sky, the tree decorations need to get to work and replace it. Their ingenious solution involves a number of shiny household objects. As with last year, it's the combination of charming story and Aussie expressions ("that's carked it" says the mouse as the star disintegrates) that makes this work particularly well.

Peter Peake at Aardman directed the film, which will be accompanied by free interactive Christmas storybook titled "The Story of Santa's Star," featuring games and puzzles for kids to solve. The characters will also appear in limited edition merchandise at Myer stores.

Credits

Date
Nov 15, 2016
Brand :
Myer
Client :
Myer
Agency :
Clemenger BBDO-Melbourne
Chairperson :
James McGrath
Creative Director :
Evan Roberts
Creative Director :
Stephen de Wolf
Creative :
George McQueen
Creative :
Tom McQueen
Copywriter :
Hilary Badger
Agency Producer :
Karolina Bozajkovska
Managing Director :
Simon Lamplough
Retail Manager :
Pippa O'Regan
Marketing Manager :
Michael Scott
Brand Manager :
Michael Scott
Consumer and Marketing Insights :
Nathalie Warren-Smith
Content :
Kellie Lennon
Senior Marketing Manager :
Joanne Brennan

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