When was the first ‘Holidays Are Coming’ ad launched?
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck was first seen in the brand’s hugely popular 1995 advert.
The 60-second clip features the now-iconic Holidays Are Coming song, which is still synonymous with Coca-Cola to this day.
The truck began touring the US in 2001 but didn’t start visiting the UK until 2010.
Is the Christmas truck free?
Yes, for the vast majority of stops, the Coca-Cola Christmas truck will be free, the Mirror reports.
However, visitors will have to pay to attend the Dublin and Belfast stops.
Tickets are limited to four a person and will cost €2, plus an extra €1.14 for the booking fee.
The ticket cost will go to charity.
Who owns Coca-Cola?
In short, thousands of people own Coca-Cola.
The Coca-Cola Company is a publicly listed company meaning that there is not just one single owner.
The company is in fact owned by thousands of shareholders and investors around the world.
The largest shareholder of the company is American billionaire Warren Buffett.
Why are Coca-Cola cans red?
There’s a fascinating reason behind the scarlet branding that defines the fizzy drink – and it’s all about taxes.
It’s not, as many believe, tied to the famous Coca-Cola ads which saw Santa sporting a red coat for the first time.
It goes back much further than that, to the mid 1890s, when the drink was served out of barrels in US drug stores.
At the time alcohol was taxed while soft drinks were not so the Coca-Cola Company began painting its barrels red so that customs officials and tax officials could tell them apart from barrels of booze.
The colour then became the company’s signature shade and the company even named its first magazine The Red Barrel, in 1924.
When is the Christmas truck reaching Ireland?
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck will be in Ireland within a matter of days.
It is set to arrive in Dublin on November 30.
It will say until December 3 before moving to Belfast on December 8.
Fans overjoyed as iconic Christmas ad returns
Fans have taken to social media after seeing the Coca-Cola Christmas advert return to our screens.
One fan wrote on X: “Yesss this is better than any other Coca-Cola ad, never remove this one.”
A second added: “Seeing that was a bit of a nostalgic feeling and it felt good, thank you. Christmas, a little bit away, but it’s on its way.”
