Charles Dickens x Snoop Lion in the weirdest (in a good way) Christmas ad yet

Date
27 November 2012

Now if you’re a Christmas traditionalist, best to look away now, but if you’re not precious about such things then you might be in for a treat. For their seasonal campaign, Adidas have launched The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop, which retells Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol with Mr Lion in the main role. And with cameos from David Beckham, Stan Smith and Rita Ora among many others, JJ Sedelmaier clearly had a great deal of fun with it. Yes it’s bonkers, yes it’s mindboggling at times but it doesn’t take itself too seriously and it’s refreshing to see a leftfield Christmas ad which isn’t desperately trying to pull on the heart strings. Although like most Christmas stories, there’s a moral in there if you’re willing to look for it…

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JJ Sedelmaier: The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop

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JJ Sedelmaier: The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop

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JJ Sedelmaier: The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop

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JJ Sedelmaier: The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop

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JJ Sedelmaier: The Cautionary Tale of Ebenezer Snoop

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Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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