John Lewis finally reveals Christmas advert for 2023 starring loveable venus flytrap

9 November 2023, 07:56 | Updated: 9 November 2023, 08:04

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By Alice Dear

John Lewis has unveiled their Christmas advert for 2023 which stars a loveable venus flytrap and an original song by Andrea Bocelli called Festa.

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John Lewis has finally revealed their highly-anticipated Christmas advert of 2023.

The advert tells the story of a young boy who picks up a 'Grow Your Own Christmas Tree' box while shopping with his mother, sister and grandmother.

As soon as he gets home, he plants the seed in a pot and excitedly waits for it to grow. Quickly, the 'Christmas tree' he thought he was growing reveals itself to be a venus flytrap instead.

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The boy is ecstatic and quickly forms a close bond with the mischievous plant, who continues to bring mayhem to the house.

The John Lewis Christmas advert for 2023 stars a loveable venus fly trap. Picture: John Lewis

The mother, sister and grandmother eventually decide to move the venus fly trap outside and replace it with a traditional Christmas tree, leaving the little boy sad.

John Lewis Christmas advert 2023 song: Festa artist, lyrics and meaning revealed

As Christmas day arrives, the little boy can be seen coming downstairs in his coat, hat and shoes as he picks up a present and brings it out to the plant in the garden.

The mum, sister and grandmother do the same before the lovable plant starts to eat the presents – however, it is then revealed that it was simply unwrapping the gifts for them, expelling each gift to the members of the family.

The song, Festa, which plays over the Christmas advert from John Lewis is an original song by Andrea Bocelli. Picture: John Lewis

The song, Festa, which plays over the advert is an original song sang by Andrea Bocelli and was created by Le Feste Antonacci specifically for the John Lewis advert.

It has been revealed that John Lewis purposefully went down a very different route to their previous tradition of ‘acoustic over versions' with this song.

Festa is a charity single and all profits will go to the John Lewis Partnership’s Building Happier Futures appeal.