--- ---  # John Lewis Christmas Ad's Bouncing Boxer Brings Christmas Cheer ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. The British retailer's commercials have become a cherished tradition_ by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Nov 10, 2016 1:22 PM UTC by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Nov 10, 2016 1:22 PM UTC British department store John Lewis is [famed for its Christmas adverts](http://time.com/3560714/john-lewis-christmas-penguin-ad/?iid=sr-link1), and 2016’s version carries on the retailer’s tradition of heart-warming tales. The [two-minute-long commercial](https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnLewisRetail?feature=iv&src%5Fvid=sr6lr%5FVRsEo&annotation%5Fid=channel%3A526f1afe-0-2df7-965f-1a1132f710) introduces us to “a little girl called Bridget, who loves to bounce”, and her dog, Buster the Boxer. As Bridget’s dad carefully builds a trampoline in the family’s garden on a snowy evening, Buster looks longingly out of the window, wishing he too could bounce on the Christmas present intended for Bridget. Eventually, he grabs his chance. Although the TV advert sets the festive mood, some commentators have noted that it’s more humorous than previous tear-jerking campaigns from the store, with one [writer](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/10/john-lewis-christmas-advert-buster-the-bouncing-dog-a-sledgehammer-to-2016) even likening the storyline to [the U.S. presidential election](http://time.com/4561400/election-results-2016-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/?xid=homepage). > [](https://twitter.com/hannahfearn/status/796641783681843200) > [](https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/796642009641611264) John Lewis Christmas Ad 2016: Bouncing Boxer Brings Cheer ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/"},"headline":"John Lewis Christmas Ad's Bouncing Boxer Brings Christmas Cheer","datePublished":"2016-11-10T13:22:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:57:01.438Z","description":"The British retailer's commercials have become a cherished tradition","url":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Advertising","John Lewis"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4a51b3c74ad003/6988adf52dce01b1d89eb623/2313.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Suyin Haynes","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d4a51b3c74ad003/6988adf52dce01b1d89eb623/2313.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2313","caption":"","creditText":"John Lewis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/","name":"John Lewis Christmas Ad's Bouncing Boxer Brings Christmas Cheer"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"The British retailer's commercials have become a cherished tradition","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4566033/john-lewis-christmas-advert-2016/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```