Chevrolet Christmas Commercial: A Holiday to Remember (get Kleenex out)

[Qs Laptop]

Chevrolet made a powerfully emotional Christmas commercial. While I was watching it I got something in my eyes, like I was cutting onions or something, I dunno...

 

[braumeister]

Thank you! That was wonderful.

 

[Gremlin]

Wow, that was beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

 

[O2Bfree]

Thanks for the warning

Apparently music can have that effect on folks with dementia/Alzheimers. There's a touching documentary, "Alive Inside," that has similar scenes from real life.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Thanks for the warning

Apparently music can have that effect on folks with dementia/Alzheimers. There's a touching documentary, "Alive Inside," that has similar scenes from real life.

I think it was the combination of the music, which was likely from Grandma's youth, and being driven around and seeing all the sites in town from her life that affected her.

 

[Palmtree]

Lot of onions over here right now. Lot of onions.

 

[JoeWras]

I'll be honest. I didn't like the way it started. And it hits home way too hard.

But as it rolled along, I noticed some eye issues. My heart may have softened up a bit too. I better get it checked.

Unspoken in this video is the Gen-Z granddaughter who has that Gen-Z vibe, yet doesn't fit the stereotype that we frequently try to classify that generation.

I admit, it was great.

 

[Momcpa]

Lots of those 'onions' floating around today I guess. Must be the Season !!!!

 

[rk911]

Reminds me of my grandma and mom...both gone. My sis now has early onset. Thank you for the bittersweet memories. I miss them every day.

 

[FlaMariner]

Awesome....thanks for sharing.

 

[calmloki]

I'll be honest. I didn't like the way it started. And it hits home way too hard.

But as it rolled along, I noticed some eye issues. My heart may have softened up a bit too. I better get it checked.

Unspoken in this video is the Gen-Z granddaughter who has that Gen-Z vibe, yet doesn't fit the stereotype that we frequently try to classify that generation.

I admit, it was great.

Good deal - the intro scenes with surly expression granddaughter puzzled me but felt plausible - points to GM for maybe doing a little marketing to the coming generation of customers. And yes, 3 for 3 had watering eyes among those I know who watched it, including me. Had to go kick the sleeping cat to get back on an even keel.

 

[Lewis Clark]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[nvestysly]

I've been a Chevrolet guy since I was a youngster - knee high to a grasshopper as the saying goes. That was certainly a wonderful video - yep, crying my eyes out!

 

[pacergal]

Wonderful video.
My Grandmother had Alzheimers, it was rough on family.

 

[ejman]

Yes, wonderful very touching video and indeed tears all around.

 

[alwayslearningmore]

Beautiful. There's something in my eyes.... need some Kleenex.

 

[Andre1969]

Yeah, I saw that one posted on another forum. A tearjerker, up there with the loss of Grandpa Walton, and Pa Ingalls having to shoot Laura's pet horse!

And seriously, that last one, I just saw again a month or so. Even after all these decades, still chokes me up a bit.

 

[REWahoo]

Yeah, I saw that one posted on another forum. A tearjerker, up there with the loss of Grandpa Walton, and Pa Ingalls having to shoot Laura's pet horse!

Hey, no spoilers!

 

[Dtail]

Wonderful commercial. I bead up easy, so no challenge here.

 

[freedomatlast]

Well done, GM.

 

[Golden sunsets]

Thank you GM. This is wonderful. Mom had Alzheimers. I would have given anything for a moment like that. I used photo albums to jog her memory. That worked for a while.

 

[nvestysly]

We really have no way to know what someone with Alzheimer's is thinking, particularly when they are in advanced stages of the disease. It's wonderful to experience something similar to what's depicted in the GM video - a rare moment or few minutes of lucidity that allow us to feel we're connecting with the person. An old vehicle, clothing, a scent, food, a sound - who knows what will take us to that special moment.

 

[starry night]

I loved it! Thank you!

Hearing the John Denver song “Sunshine on My Shoulders” brought to mind another sweet song of his, “Perhaps Love”:

Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

 

[pb4uski]

A definite tearjerker... very nice.