Snapper the Venus flytrap: watch the 2023 John Lewis Christmas advert – video

John Lewis has turned to a cheeky carnivorous plant – and an operatic superstar – for its Christmas advertising campaign. After last year’s low-key charity-linked clip featuring a skateboarding foster dad, the department store chain has returned to its tried and tested formula of a heartwarming story featuring a child and an unusual friend – with a twist from some catchy Italian rock opera sung by the tenor Andrea Bocelli. The John Lewis Christmas ad, the 2023 version of