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Disney release Christmas 2022 advert 'The Gift'

2 November 2022, 14:07

Disney UK release 'The Gift' Christmas advert 2022

Alice Dear

By Alice Dear

Disney's 2022 Christmas advert is all about the importance of family through big changes.

Disney have released their Christmas 2022 advert, The Gift, and it is one of their most emotional yet.

The ad is the third and final instalment of Disney's series, From Our Family To Yours, which sees the blended family prepare for the arrival of a new baby.

This follows on from the first advert in the series, released in 2020, which explored the relationship between a girl, Nicole, and her grandmother, Lola.

The first ad stars a Mickey Mouse toy which was gifted to grandmother Lola from her father in 1940 and handed down within the family.

Ella struggles with the changes in her family around Christmas time as her mum, Nicole, and stepdad, Mike, prepare for the arrival of their new baby
Ella struggles with the changes in her family around Christmas time as her mum, Nicole, and stepdad, Mike, prepare for the arrival of their new baby. Picture: Disney

The second instalment of the campaign was called The Stepdad and saw a grown-up Nicole welcome her new partner, Mike, into her family.

The sweet short film explores how Mike adapts to becoming a stepfather to Nicole's children, Ella and Max.

Max gives Ella his Mickey Mouse toy to help her sleep in one of the sweet advert scenes
Max gives Ella his Mickey Mouse toy to help her sleep in one of the sweet advert scenes. Picture: Disney

Now, the latest instalment of the From Our Family To Yours series shows Nicole and Mike getting ready to welcome a new baby, and connects the three adverts together.

In the emotional ad, Max can be seen giving his sibling, Ella, the Mickey Mouse toy from the first advert to help her sleep at night.

Encanto's Jessica Darrow talks about singing for Disney's 2022 Christmas advert

As time goes on, Ella appears to become anxious about the arrival of a new sibling and uses the toy as a comfort.

However, in the moment she meets the baby for the first time, she decides to give them her beloved toy, handed all the way down from her mother's grandmother, Lola.

When Ella meets her new sibling, she selflessly gives them the Mickey Mouse toy
When Ella meets her new sibling, she selflessly gives them the Mickey Mouse toy. Picture: Disney

The advert is set to a song called A Little More which is performed by Encanto star Jessica Darrow.

Jessica voiced Luisa Madrigal in the 2021 Disney film, showing off her incredible voice in the song Surface Pressure.

Recently, Heart caught up with Jessica to talk about the new advert and why she loved working with Disney on the final instalment of the Christmas series. You can watch it the player above.

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