‘Together In Electric Dreams’ cover by Lola Young soundtracks new John Lewis Christmas advert

BBC's Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has promised that "the BBC is the place to be entertained this Christmas and New Year," and with all the exciting shows and specials the channel has lined up we're thinking she might be right! Whether you're a total soap head, drama devotee or documentary enthusiast, there's something for everyone to watch this festive season.

Jimmy Fallon recruited his whole family to join him in starring in a new Christmas advertisement from Frito-Lay. The late-night host, 47, is the face of Frito-Lay’s “Share More Joy” campaign, which will air during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.

Brian McFadden has proved that his family are already getting into the Christmas spirit as he posted a sweet photo of his six month old daughter dressed as a reindeer.The former Westlife singer announced the birth of his first child with fiancée Danielle Parkinson - a baby girl named Ruby Jean - earlier this year and it looks like she's already a massive fan of the festive season.

As Cady Heron in Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan defined an era of 00s it girls and had millions of teenagers across the world wanting to conjure up an identical twin in order to enact chaos à la The Parent Trap. But after time out of acting, it seems that one thing is official – Lindsay is officially back again.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be attending Christmas with the Queen this year, sources have claimed. The Sussexes reportedly did not receive an invite from Her Majesty, 95, who will be her celebrating her first Christmas without husband, Prince Philip, who died in April.

Christmas is right around the corner and the nation was graced with John Lewis' advert once again. But after seeing a large amount of negativity towards the advert, our columnist Judi Love has said it proves racism in the UK still exists.

ABBA have announced that their first Christmas single, ‘Little Things’, will arrive as a special CD release next month.The festive track, which appears on the Swedish icons’ new album ‘Voyage’, will be available physically from December 3.

Christmas is fast approaching and whilst some have already decked-out their homes with trees and decorations, others are only just starting to shop for decorations. Full-sized trees can be a bit accident-prone when put in homes with pets and young children, as they love to grab onto any items within their reach.Thankfully, Argos has come to the rescue this year with a whole range of 'half-trees', which aim to avoid any hassle completely.

Mabel has released a cover of the Cyndi Lauper classic ‘Time After Time’ – check it out below.The soaring, orchestral take on Lauper’s iconic 1983 track soundtracks the latest McDonald’s advert called ‘Imaginary Iggy’. The advert sees a young girl bring a creature to life who she quickly befriends.Speaking about the cover, Mabel said: “I’m so excited my cover of ‘Time After Time’ is out today.

She shot to fame as Jasmine Thomas on iconic soap Emmerdale, and Jenna Coleman's career has only gone up from there. Jenna, 35, has starred in various shows and has gone on to become a familiar face to many.

It might only be November, but the 2021 festive season is well underway. Decorations have been put up, festive markets have opened, and gift guides are being published everywhere we turn.

We've been inundated with Christmas adverts over recent weeks, with many retailers releasing their festive commercials earlier than previous years. As the Christmas period gets underway, stores such as Boots, John Lewis, and Marks and Spencer have so far all impressed viewers with their seasonal ads.

Christmas advert.Released last week, this year’s edition of the annual festive ad – titled ‘Unexpected Guest’ – features Lola Young’s take on the 1984 Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder hit.As the BBC reports, Somerset alt-folk duo The Portraits claimed that the cover bears a resemblance to the version they released last December for the Mind and Cruse Bereavement Support charities.Last week, the group – comprising Jeremy and Lorraine Millington – shared a lengthy message on Facebook in which they

McDonald's has just unveiled its gorgeous Christmas advert for 2021, and the 90-second clip has gott everyone feeling a bit emotional. Set to a beautiful cover of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time, the commercial - called 'Imaginary Iggy' - tells the tale of how a child-like imagination should never leave you.

There's never any shortage of drama In Made In Chelsea, but this series has upped the ante even more for our favourite West London reality stars – and Maeva D’Ascanio and her on/off beau James Taylor have been at the centre of it all. After an especially tumultuous few months, the couple have reunited and in our exclusive chat, they welcome us into their new home to tell us how why this time it's for keeps.

Christmas adverts have the ability to leave us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.They have been some fantastic ones including John Lewis' The Long Wait, and who can forget when the Spice Girls went shopping in Tesco? However, occasionally the marketing teams don't get it quite right.The release of John Lewis' latest ad - 'The Unexpected Guest' has left viewers divided. "John Lewis lost their touch with the Christmas advert quite a few years ago," one person wrote on Twitter.

Christmas adverts seem to get bigger and better each year, as they become an essential part of kickstarting the festive season. As we enter the run up to Christmas, many retailers have began releasing festive adverts.

As Christmas adverts land on our screens once more, you might spot the first ever black hair ad landing on screens. For the first time, there'll be advertisement where Afro hair products will be championed.The first for British TV will see the advert starring a Black woman as she struggles to get her hair tresses in shape for a Christmas party.

John Lewis shoppers have been left fuming after discovering the Christmas jumper from their ad doesn't light up or play music in real life.Titled 'Unexpected Guest', the festive campaign dropped on Thursday 4 November and sees an alien named Skye crash-land onto earth and into the woods at the height of the Christmas period before she is greeted by a 14 year old boy named Nathan.The two-minute ad reminds viewers of experiencing Christmas for the first time after 2020 saw families isolated with