Whatever happens in 2024, I’ll be doing my best to visit Charlie’s pub in Enniskillen, preferably in the company of a cheeky terrier. The homemade €700 advert about a lonely widower made welcome by a young couple and their dog prompted the first Christmas tear to roll down my cheek. Said tear was assisted in large part by the catchy soundtrack of Birdy’s People Help the People. “Weepy” was the word.
The video, from Charlie s Bar in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, tells the tale of a lonely older gentleman who finds company in two kind strangers.
John Lewis will be selling a whole host of gifts for fans of its Christmas advert to snap up, including a Venus flytrap plant based on main character Snapper for £10