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Asda Puts The Grinch at the Center of Its 2025 Christmas Ad to Champion Savings

The campaign links the character’s change of heart to low prices to address cost-of-living pressures under Asda’s value promise.

Overview

  • Asda premiered a 90-second film on social media at 7am on 1 November, followed by a 60-second TV debut on ITV1 at 8:30pm during The 1% Club.
  • The spot rewrites Let It Snow with lines about “frightful prices” and “spenny gifts” before the Grinch embraces rolled-back prices in-store.
  • Scenes show the Grinch shopping with two children and later hosting a festive meal with gifts and a roast turkey.
  • Chief customer officer Rachel Eyre says the campaign aims to ease festive financial pressure through the retailer’s That’s Asda Price strategy.
  • Shoppers on Instagram and Facebook praised the ad as a standout, while some critics flagged the omission of Max and a tilt toward consumerism; the release aligns with the 25th anniversary of the Jim Carrey film.