What a Life!

Okay, this is really embarrassing. One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is the commercials on tv.

No – not all of them. Just a few chosen ones. Just a few that I can’t see enough of. Yeah, the ones that make me stop what I’m doing when I’m in another room just to run over to the tv so I can see them. Those.

Every year, there are many of the same. With a few new.

The first one that comes to mind: Kay Jewelers – the same every year. It’s one I never like. In fact, I dislike it so much that I thought of it first. Every kiss begins with Kay. Deliver me now!

The Jared commercial this year was new, at least to me. He went to Jared. That one. I’ll be incorporating that phrase (including the how it’s said) into my regularly used lines. Like, he went to Lowes. [Clearly I have no life.] Otherwise, I didn’t really care for that one.

The one where they do the turkey wishbone and she “gets what she wished for” and he pulls out jewelry? Didn’t really like that one either.

Do we have a pattern here? Maybe it’s the jewelry thing. My husband would be in deep trouble if he spent enough money to buy me diamond earrings for Christmas. Or a car! Do people really buy cars as Christmas presents? Or are you just supposed to go out and buy one for yourself? I could never imagine anyone giving me a car for Christmas.

But the car commercials – I love car commercials. Not your local dealership commercials – those are some of the most tacky ones on tv. Make you glad they have a mute button on the remote. I think I like car commercials year round. Especially the pickup truck ones. They didn’t have many of those over the holidays.

I think it’s the Lexus commercials that have that same jingle Deck the Halls with a swingy band. Aren’t they the ones that have the big red bows on the cars too? Or am I confused?

I loved the one where he called his wife to tell her he was running late, so could she go pick up their son? Then he and their son are out in the driveway with the new car. With a bow on top. Lexus? Obviously I’m more interested in the commercial than the item being advertised.

But the best of all has to be Garmin. This year’s Garmin with the three hobos was “eh.” But last year’s commercial – they still showed it some this year – with the Got a uni-brow takes the cake. For the longest time, last year, I didn’t realize that they had incorporated “Garmin” into the song so much, but I finally did pick up on that. It’s pretty subtle. But her driving around like crazy while they sing the song and her discovery of the uni-brow – my absolute favorite.

What isn’t there to love about Christmas?