It’s the time of the year when everyone’s attention turns to… Peace, goodwill, the virgin birth?
No, the adverts of course!
So, how has Christmas become so commercialised?
Many would blame today’s ‘have-it-all’ culture and the demise of the Christian church (in the UK at least!), but a look back to the not too distant past, shows that it all started with the Victorians.
Just for fun, our Christmas infographic for 2014 provides a brief snapshot of how advertising has developed over the last couple of centuries.