{"id":2134481,"date":"2025-11-04T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2134481"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:36:46","slug":"whats-the-song-used-on-the-2025-john-lewis-christmas-advert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whats-the-song-used-on-the-2025-john-lewis-christmas-advert\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the song used on the 2025 John Lewis Christmas advert?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Lewis has shared its annual Christmas advert for 2025, soundtracked by a \u201990s dance classic. Watch below.<\/p>\n<p>The UK department store released this year\u2019s festive promo today (Tuesday November 4). Titled <em>Where Love Lives<\/em>, the two-minute video features the 1990 club hit of the same name by Alison Limerick.<\/p>\n<p>The upbeat tune eventually segues into a new, slower piano-led rendition of the track by singer and producer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/labrinth\">Labrinth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the advert, a mother tells her children to clear away some presents from the kitchen table, before their father finds a gift with his name on it under the Christmas tree. He unwraps a vinyl copy of \u2018Where Love Lives\u2019 and places it on his turntable.<\/p>\n<p>He presses play, and we hear the opening house piano chords as he imagines being on the dancefloor in a busy nightclub. When the music fades out, the dad spots his teenage son among the crowd across the venue. The pair then find themselves alone, as the father remembers his child as a toddler and a baby.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the present day, the father and son share a hug, and bond over the nostalgic gift. The former later breaks into a dance in their home. Watch here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Love Lives | John Lewis &amp; Partners | Christmas Ad 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1bRlnyQeDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The promo was created by the advertising agency Saatchi &amp; Saatchi, highlighting the power of family relationships. An official description reads: \u201cIf you can\u2019t find the words, find the gift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t always know how to say how we feel. Not out loud. Not properly. But then comes Christmas and something in us wants to try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It adds: \u201cThis is the story of a dad and his son, and the gift that helps them find their way back to one another. Because, sometimes, a gift can say the things we can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a classic black 12\u2033 vinyl version of Alison Limerick\u2019s \u2018Where Love Lives\u2019 is available exclusively at John Lewis, featuring brand-new, club-inspired artwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSide A of the vinyl treats music fans to Alison\u2019s early \u201890s original version of the track, still pounding with cultural resonance and a longtime favourite of DJs worldwide,\u201d a listing reads. \u201cSide B presents globally acclaimed UK artist and producer Labrinth\u2019s reimagination of \u2018Where Love Lives,\u2019 a genuinely unguarded take on the iconic hit \u2013 both featuring in this year\u2019s ad.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qfam5sHyUnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Profits from each record sold will be donated to the Building Happier Futures fund, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership Foundation. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnlewis.com\/content\/christmas-advert?s_emlid=HERO&amp;tmcampid=81&amp;s_emcid=JLE3325_CMM100002629_tr_20251104_&amp;s_emuid=d913a0b8f47c424d87650a4faa71dd50&amp;s_sfcontactid=193592908&amp;mi_u=101040117838&amp;mi_ecmp=JLE3325_20251104_SEND\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/john-lewis-2024-christmas-ad-richard-ashcroft-covering-the-verve-sonnet-3812679\">Last year\u2019s John Lewis Christmas ad was soundtracked by Richard Ashcroft\u2019s solo rendition of The Verve\u2019s \u2018Sonnet\u2019<\/a>, while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/andrea-bocelli-sings-in-italian-for-john-lewis-2023-christmas-advert-watch-3534782\">2023\u2019s clip featured a song by Andrea Bocelli<\/a>. In 2022, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/blink-182-cover-soundtracks-new-john-lewis-christmas-advert-3346672\">the promo included a cover of Blink-182\u2018s \u2018All The Small Things\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/together-in-electric-dreams-cover-by-lola-young-soundtracks-new-john-lewis-christmas-advert-3087237\">2021 edition contained a cover of Philip Oakey<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/Giorgio-Moroder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giorgio Moroder<\/a>\u2018s 1984 hit \u2018Together In Electric Dreams\u2019 by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lola-young\">Lola Young<\/a>. In 2020, John Lewis used <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/celeste\">Celeste<\/a>\u2018s single\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/celeste-shares-new-song-a-little-love-for-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2815995\">\u2018A Little Love\u2019<\/a> for its \u2018Give A Little Love\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Other artists to have contributed music to the yearly promo include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lily-allen\">Lily Allen<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/aurora\">Aurora<\/a>, Gabrielle Aplin and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/tom-odell\">Tom Odell<\/a>. It has featured covers of acts such as\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/john-lennon\">John Lennon<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\">Oasis<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-smiths\">The Smiths<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/keane\">Keane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The annual advert has become a staple of the festive period in the UK. Back in 2018, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/elton-john-paid-5-million-to-star-in-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2377204\">Elton John revealed that he was paid \u00a35million to star in the promo<\/a>. The previous year, some viewers were left unimpressed with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-the-john-lewis-christmas-advert-featuring-elbow-covering-the-beatles-2158186\">Elbow\u2019s cover of The Beatles\u2019 \u2018Golden Slumbers\u2019<\/a>, and complained that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/viewers-complain-not-crying-new-john-lewis-christmas-advert-2017-2158245\">they hadn\u2019t been brought to tears by the ad<\/a>, as had become customary with past instalments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Lewis has shared its annual Christmas advert for 2025, soundtracked by a \u201990s dance classic. 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