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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 11, 2011

  The devastatingly handsome Isaiah Mustafa as the Old Spice MANta Claus… this hilarious, sexy Christmas ad campaign, with a bare-chested Mustafa promising gifts to the world’s 7 billion people, is a holiday winner. From Adweek, Isaiah Mustafa Is ‘MANta Claus’ in Old Spice Holiday Campaign Vows to buy gifts for all 7 billion humans: [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 6, 2011

  From Thanksgiving on, I’m a self-professed Christmas music junkie. I just can’t get enough. I listen to it over the radio in my truck and also listen to Christmas CDs at work and home. I have plenty of favorites, both traditional Christian and contemporary secular — “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Joy to the [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 24, 2010

A few weeks back, I posted a number of Christmas commercials from around the world — many were classic or vintage ads. Fun stuff. Here are a few more for Christmas Eve — enjoy! The song used in this charming MasterCard Christmas commercial is “Come Home” by Findlay Brown. MasterCard Christmas Commercial • Arrivals, UK [...]

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