“Should old acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne.” New Year’s Eve. The one night of the year where everything is going to be different than the previous 364. Why? Because not only does it close a chapter but a new one opens and for that
Month: December 2017
Unfortunately, Christmas is well and truly over and 2017 is coming to an end. However, it is only 361 days, 6 hours and 41 minutes to next Christmas so it’s never too early to start dreaming of Christmas 2018! When you are planning the festivities next year, give some thought to this, as it is
It’s been a while since I had time to sit at my laptop and write a blog, but since Aer Lingus have decided to charge ludicrous prices for their flights back to Ireland ($4,000 return), it seems I will have all the time in the world as Boston has pretty much shut its doors for
Yes, it’s that time of year again when every major retailer in the UK battles it out to become the nation’s favourite Christmas advert. Our TVs are flooded with emotional ads guarantee to tug at your heart strings or in extreme cases make you cry. But there’s really no point trying to avoid them because
It’s not a day past Halloween, we see more and more of the red, the gold, the Santa’s, the Mrs Claus’. Its creeps into November and we begin to hear Fairy Tale of New York on the radio, in store and on TV, it’s everywhere. By the beginning of November, every shop we go into
The run up to Christmas is a funny thing. People complain about how early Christmas adverts appear on TV and how shops are already selling Christmas stock straight after Halloween. But Christmas day still manages to creep up on you suddenly. Through my years working in retail I have concluded that there are two types
Greggs recently caused a media frenzy by replacing baby Jesus with a sausage roll in the nativity scene in images to promote their £24 Christmas advent calendar. Each door in the advent calendar reveals festive scenes with a Greggs twist and a voucher to use in store. This prompted outraged reactions from Christians who did
As it is Christmas, I have been brought back to this time last year. Firstly, a bit of background to what I was actually doing this time last year would help. Whilst studying Communication, Advertising and Marketing there is a year free to complete work placement. I chose this route within my four years at
Every year, we eagerly await the, much-anticipated, Christmas TV Adverts from our favourite retail giants. This year was no different, Marks and Spencer were one of the first to release their ad, starring the loved and adored Paddington Bear. To paint the overall picture for you, the advert shows how Paddington mistakes a burglar for Santa Claus – I know what your thinking, but he isn’t the brightest
It happened some time ago, and it was less of a shock to me than it should have been. It was a mild evening on Wednesday 25th October and I saw the first house of the year to be decorated for Christmas. I was just getting used to the horror of people adorning their homes