John Lewis Christmas Ad Stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Fender Cover
The retailer releases its festive campaign featuring Kristin Scott Thomas, while Mick Jagger praises Sam Fender's cover of The Rolling Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 3 Nov 2026. The Guardian Business published first, on 3 November at 00:01 UTC; NME followed 10h 06m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 6 November at 17:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Business (major outlet), NME, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian BusinessJohn Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt
- The Guardian CultureThe 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert is here – and it’s Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy!
- NMESam Fender soundtracks 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert with cover of The Rolling Stones’ ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’
- BillboardMick Jagger Gives His Verdict on Sam Fender’s Rolling Stones Cover For TV Spot
- Rolling StoneMick Jagger Praises Sam Fender’s Rolling Stones Cover
- StereogumSam Fender Covers The Rolling Stones For John Lewis Christmas Ad
- NMESelf Esteem records theme song for Channel 4’s new Christmas special ‘Mog’s Bad Thing’
- The Guardian BusinessM&S takes on John Lewis in Christmas ad battle with topless ‘shredded Santa’
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesThe John Lewis Christmas ad captures the deep need for grandmothers
Sources
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- M&S takes on John Lewis in Christmas ad battle with topless ‘shredded Santa’ The Guardian Business ·
- The 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert is here – and it’s Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy! The Guardian Culture ·
- John Lewis Christmas ad stars Kristin Scott Thomas as glamorous granny on a gift hunt The Guardian Business ·
- The John Lewis Christmas ad captures the deep need for grandmothers Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Self Esteem records theme song for Channel 4’s new Christmas special ‘Mog’s Bad Thing’ NME
- Sam Fender Covers The Rolling Stones For John Lewis Christmas Ad Stereogum
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In this story
- John Lewis
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- Sam Fender
- Mick Jagger