York Peppermint Patties
And here we are at Round 3 of Classic Christmas commercials! Now this ad may win the award for briefest and most random explanation of Christmas ever: “All children behave…Reindeer fly…” I mean I can just picture some writer going, “OK, describe Christmas in under 10 seconds! Uh…uh…well children have to behave! And uh….uh…oh yeah reindeer fly! That’s it!” I mean if you had no idea what Christmas was, the whole idea would seem insane! But then again what holiday tradition doesn’t sound a bit odd? This is also the holiday where it’s considered charming for an old bearded guy to break into your home!
But that aside, this commercial does manage to be quite atmospheric (even if the music at the end sounds like a tropical jungle for some reason!). And it’s just a nice, fanciful way of getting a simple message across: “It’s Christmas and we’re bringing out the holiday packaging!” End of story, no big deal. True this may be one of the weirdest holiday commercials I’ve ever seen, but one that definitely deserves a cherished place in nostalgia lore. 
