--- title: Hafod Hardware Christmas Advert Is Melting Icy Hearts description: Hafod Hardware, a locally owned store in the Welsh town of Rhayader, dropped a heartwarming Christmas ad that has taken the internet by storm. canonical: https://time.com/5744589/hafod-hardware-advert/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-12-05T16:11:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:06.400Z og:title: Marvel Pajamas Kid in Christmas Ad Is Melting Icy Hearts og:description: "Be a kid this Christmas" og:url: https://time.com/5744589/hafod-hardware-advert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553c5967edb641f7/698a070222fb85851be2a409/Hafod-Hardware-Ad.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hafod-Hardware-Ad og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marvel Pajamas Kid in Christmas Ad Is Melting Icy Hearts twitter:description: "Be a kid this Christmas" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553c5967edb641f7/698a070222fb85851be2a409/Hafod-Hardware-Ad.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Marvel Pajamas Kid in This Christmas Ad Is Melting Icy Hearts Across the Internet  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 5, 2019 4:11 PM UTC  Tetra Images—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 5, 2019 4:11 PM UTC We may be less than a week into [December](https://time.com/5736147/new-on-netflix-december-2019/), but it seems there’s already a frontrunner for best [commercial](https://time.com/5743078/viral-peloton-commercial-christmas-ad/) of the holiday season. Hafod Hardware, a locally owned store in the Welsh town of Rhayader, dropped a heartwarming [Christmas](https://time.com/5733845/christmas-list-viral/) advert on Sunday that has quickly taken off on the internet. Created by Hafod owner Thomas Lewis Jones, the ad stars Jones’ 2-year-old son Arthur and cost less than £100 ($132) to make. The two-minute-long spot opens with a Marvel pajamas-clad Arthur bouncing out of bed and getting ready for a day running the family business. After arriving at work, Arthur cheerfully goes about his duties, including sweeping, polishing the counter and stocking shelves, as a cover of “Forever Young” sung by Andrea von Kampen plays in the background. The ad ends with Arthur locking up the shop for the night and preparing to head home with a Christmas tree before the message, “Be a kid this Christmas,” appears on screen. As of Thursday morning, the commercial had been watched over 534,000 times on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time%5Fcontinue=113&v=pDtCXO71FJU&feature=emb%5Flogo) and liked nearly 9,900 times on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/HafodHardware/status/1201386765291941888). “This must be my favorite advert in some time,” one fan [tweeted](https://twitter.com/Shayna620/status/1202562323682119681) in response. “It beautifully captures something adverts tend to miss. It touches home to those who appreciate family, hard work, being a kid and Christmas. Well done Hafod Hardware and Merry Christmas to you.” Watch the full Hafod Hardware video ad above. 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