Overview
- The retailer released the film on 4 November, with its first TV broadcast slated for a break in The Great British Bake Off final.
- The story marks the brand’s first father–son focus, as a teen’s vinyl gift helps him reconnect with his dad under the line “If you can’t find the words, find the gift.”
- Alison Limerick’s Where Love Lives drives the soundtrack before a new, slower rendition by Labrinth closes the film.
- An exclusive £14.99 vinyl — Side A Limerick, Side B Labrinth — is on sale via Rough Trade at John Lewis, with profits going to Building Happier Futures.
- John Lewis is also selling the featured record player and outfits, while early reactions range from tearful praise to complaints that it isn’t very Christmassy.