This year, the retailer follows a woman frantically buying a last-minute gift for her sister. The Gifting Hour opens with heroine Sally running into the retailer’s Oxford Street flagship store, the first time a John Lewis store has appeared in its ...

In a three-star review, Ellie Muir in The Independent wrote: “There are a lot of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments that overstuff this fleeting, two-minute-long advert like a Christmas turkey.” Muir adds: “Hit replay enough times, though, and the advert is a touching homage to sisterly bonds.”

John Lewis' Christmas advert has arrived and you can shop some of the items included in the advert right now. If you're looking to update your Christmas jumper collection, the Fair Isle jumper featured in the advert is under £50.