Apple’s New Winter Holiday Ad Will Hit You Right in the Feels

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Apple often serves up its most heartwarming commercials just in time for the winter holidays, and this year is no different.

The company has just released a new ad in which a young girl discovers a love song that her grandmother wrote for her grandfather decades ago. After hearing the song, the girl decides to record her own version — using a MacBook, of course.

She mixes the two versions together and delivers the new song to her grandmother on an iPad Mini, complete with nostalgic photos of their family over the years.

Check out the full spot in the video above. Here’s Apple’s ad from last winter:

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