With the holiday shopping season in full swing, advertisers are finding all sorts of appalling ways to jury-rig classic Christmas carols in order to sell everything from Audis to underwear. Plus, an Ad Councilor spots a gem in the wild, and a jingle harkens back to the halcyon days of well-staffed grocery stores.

Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:

Jeep - 12 Days of Jeep

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/B8PZ/jeep-holidays-the-twelve-days-of-jeep-t1

Show AEW - 12 Days of shopping

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/f0iy/all-elite-wrestling-12-days-of-shop-aew-featuring-harley-cameron

Audi - Jingle Bells

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BaWZ/audi-jingle-bells-t1

Nintendo 64 - JIngle Bells

https://youtu.be/ASOIS-LE6V4?si=4LKRvDKkn_ofLia8

KMart - Joe Boxer Jingle Bells

https://youtu.be/9PVhIMr4ScI?si=rdzNZBevUZaFbEKB

Target - Unexpected (Carol of the Bells)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BQs3/target-holidays-unexpected

BarkBox - Squeaky bells

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2KwY/barkbox-tis-the-season

Verizon/iPhone - Carolers

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/5RRo/verizon-holiday-carolers

Duluth Trading Company - Carol of the Bells

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2gXt/duluth-trading-company-carol-of-the-bells

Osmo - Muahahaha of the bells

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qR48/osmo-holidays-muahahaha-of-the-bells

Dish Network - We Dish You a Merry Christmas

https://youtu.be/bp0KeVXSQg0?si=OJ6aYMBiR6KGcbqI

Snuggie - We Wish You a Snuggie Christmas

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wsvI/snuggie-we-wish-you-a-snuggie-christmas

Mass Mutual - Silent Night, Awkward Night

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2N6d/massmutual-holidays-silent-night

Sallyport Commercial Finance - Sallyport Rocks

https://youtu.be/pb8W5sP0su8?si=o6ZLOxhHm1ijQzEE

Bosch - Dishwasher

https://youtu.be/4KKe89hYyUU?si=oXw3zEEaMkZP_vDx

Hy-Vee Jingle

https://youtu.be/GhpzMuK9bgk?si=DRBLzWhdgpsX_yFu