I'm So Angry

[Hopkirk]

with the holiday company "On The Beach".
They have taken a jolly Christmas song and ruined it forever.

[Tilly2]

Angry seems a bit strong, Hoppy.

[jno]

I don't know it - was it about nuclear holocaust survivors fetching up in Australia until they die from fallout? I didn't think that was very jolly.

[wiltsman]

'orrible advert altogether.

[Tilly2]

I don't watch much television so haven't seen the advert.

[Buenchico]

You seem to be a whole year behind others, Hoppy ;-)
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4455390-To-really-hate-the-On-the-Beach-advert

[Buenchico]

Helping Tilly out:

[Prudie]

I agree although not as far as to say I'm angry but why on earth did they choose this, it's a Christmas song to everyone who knows it.

[jno]

Prudie, perhaps it's broadcast in Australia.

[Tilly2]

Thanks Chris.

[Buenchico]

Haven't TV ads being ruining music for ages anyway?

e.g. it's hard to listen to The Nutcracker without thinking of chocolate:

[Barsel]

Everyone except the advertising executives.
Oh yes, the most wonderful time of the year is definitely when we go on holiday.
Yes, we'll use that.

[Buenchico]

. . . or to The New World Symphony without thinking of bread:

[Buenchico]

Air on a G String makes many people think of cigars:

[douglas9401]

I had thought it was a public information film advising normal folk how to avoid fatties running riot at your holiday hotel and generally being obnoxious.

[jno]

I believe they've even added Italian words to the Just One Cornetto ditty

[Barsel]

Lol Doug.

[Buenchico]

I Heard it Through the Grapevine tends to bring back images of a launderette ;-)

[mushroom25]

the "on the beach" advert is tolerable, when compared to the advert that goes "daisy, daisy, daisy, daisy, daisy......."

[fitdarren]

I'm not angry, but I'm annoyed that the Christmas song has been hijacked. However, I did hear it played at Christmas.

[fitdarren]

^ oops!