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Cool Stuff Daily

Thu. 12/28 - Classic Holiday Commercials and Cool Stuff Lookback

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On today’s condensed Holiday week episode – a closer look at the long-running classic commercials you see each year at this time, and in today’s Cool Stuff lookback we cover what you should be eating to get better sleep. Plus this week in history - we head to the stars. Contact us - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?

0:07.4

Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.

0:13.8

Silly bookers? Well, enjoy those cues at the bar. Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.

0:21.3

Conditions apply.

0:22.6

Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.

0:28.7

Welcome to the Cool Stuff Ride Home podcast, Marcus Paff alongside Reggie Rizoo.

0:35.4

On today's condensed holiday week episode, a closer look at the

0:40.0

long-running classic commercials you see each year at this time. And in today's Cool Stuff

0:45.9

Lookback, we cover what you should be eating to get better sleep. That plus this week in history,

0:51.8

we head to the stars. Coming up, it's cool stuff right home.

0:55.6

Well, we're approximately halfway through this year's holiday season, with many of us

1:00.3

following through on any number of traditions, be they with family or friends, and that got

1:05.6

me to thinking about something else that's come to be an expectation around the holidays.

1:10.3

Commercials and two commercials in

1:12.4

particular. Hershey Kisses and Corona. If you're like me, you may have found yourself asking,

1:18.3

how many years have these ads been utilized? Because it feels like my entire life. And for many of us,

1:24.0

that may very well be true. The Hershey Kisses Christmas Bell's ad originally

1:28.8

aired in December of 1989 and has been running every holiday since. That makes it, surprise,

1:35.5

surprise, Hershey's longest running ad ever. The first version of the ad was crafted using

1:40.1

stop motion. That's the same methodology used to film the original King Kong, as well as a

1:46.3

variety of films throughout history. It features 11 kisses arranged to resemble a handbell while

1:52.2

playing the tune. We wish you a Merry Christmas in the fashion of a handbell choir. The ad remained

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