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As you no doubt already know - it's a Christmas event that tends to steal the limelight of the actual birth of Christ - the John Lewis advert was revealed this morning, and it featured an Oasis cover by Gigwise favourite Aurora.
The Norwegian singer covered 'Half The World Away' for the advert, which sees a little girl sending a Christmas present to a man on the moon - which is, if we were being pedantic, more than half the world away.
Check it out below
Many music fans are rightly delighted by the new song.
half the world away as John Lewis song has made Christmas for me
— sara (@_sara_taylor) November 6, 2015
Oasis song on the john Lewis advert 👌
— elise (@3liseRobins) November 6, 2015
Decent song choice for the John Lewis Christmas advert #HalfTheWorldAway
— Greg (@greg_bowen) November 6, 2015
Only John Lewis could make an Oasis song mildly acceptable...
— Charlotte Harrison (@Chaaarghlotte) November 6, 2015
the new john lewis advert is amazing!! love that they've used oasis half the world away! such a beautifully written song
— ruby (@rubymayzoe) November 6, 2015
Some Oasis fans, however, are angry.
John Lewis should've just stuck to Oasis's version of that song #manonthemoon
— Prior ☮ (@Poshboy97) November 6, 2015
Turned off the John Lewis advert after just 5 seconds. How could they ruin a Oasis song. #JohnLewisXmasAd
— Dave Tyndall (@DaveTyndall1) November 6, 2015
John Lewis ads are great because every year I get to find out which song they've absolutely ruined, it's Oasis this year, cheers lads
— Jimmy Gibson (@Gibbo3000) November 6, 2015
Okay John Lewis, stop this madness right now. You've already butchered The Smiths and The Cure in the name of Christmas, now Oasis. ARGH.
— James Chapple (@chapplejc) November 6, 2015
And others are just generally unimpressed.
John Lewis has taken the "fey slowed down vocal cover of a pop song" and absolutely committed to it.
— keewa (@keewa) November 6, 2015
No matter how breathy and whimsical it is I'm not going to be able to get past that the #JohnLewis ad song is The Royle Family theme tune.
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) November 6, 2015
Meanwhile, Aurora returns to the UK next year to perform at the Deaf Insitute in Manchester on Monday 1 February and Union Chapel in London on Tuesday 2 February. For tickets and more information, visit here.
