McDonald’s launches new 'The Journey to Christmas' advert
McDonald’s marked the beginning of its festive promotion with a new campaign that’ll see the British public encouraged to dust off their vocal chords.
The campaign, which is the latest iteration of the brand platform ‘Good Times’, is centred around a new advert that explores the classic festive tradition - the journey to Christmas - and the role that McDonald’s plays during these memorable trips.
Created in partnership with Leo Burnett London, OMD UK and Razorfish, ‘The Journey to Christmas’ 60 second TV campaign features a young family making a long car journey just before Christmas Day, joyfully singing together the well-known Christmas classic by Wizzard, ‘I wish it could be Christmas everyday’. They break up the trip with a visit to McDonald’s. The call to action at the end of the advert encourages the people of Britain to film themselves singing this same song whilst on their own Christmas journeys and uploading it to a brand new festive themed hub on www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
Each video entry will be in with a chance of starring in a special 90 second Christmas day advert, played on the ad break of the most watched programme – Coronation Street. The advert will give insight into those ‘Good Times’ created on Christmas journeys, showcasing people from all across the country singing along to a festive classic.
"We’re really excited to be doing something different this year” said Steve Hill, Head of Marketing at McDonald’s UK.
“Whilst we want to highlight the role that McDonald’s can play during the festive period, we also want to encourage a little bit of fun. Combining a well-known song like Wizzard’s ‘I wish it could be Christmas everyday’ with the traditional festive journey, we’re creating the perfect environment for people up and down the country to enjoy themselves and get the chance to feature in our Christmas day advert.”
“We’ve worked closely with our partner agencies – Leo Burnett, OMD UK and Razorfish to bring this campaign to life, now it’s up to people of Britain to turn it into something special.”
“Here at McDonald’s we make it easy to enjoy the things you love. Our new festive campaign embodies that. If it’s about one thing, it’s the good times we create together.”
