Explained: Who is singer Lola Young?
The 2021 John Lewis ad soundtrack is performed by Lola Young, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from South London.
The song accompanies an advert which is all about Christmas traditions and friendship. The Unexpected Guest, which cost around £1million to make, imagines what it is like to experience Christmas for the first time through the eyes of Skye – an alien.
A teenage boy introduces Skye to festive conventions like mince pies and Christmas jumpers in the two-minute clip.Nathan becomes friends with space traveller Skye, both aged 14, after she crash-lands in a wood near his home.
As the retailer looks to make Brits smile, the ad throws up plenty of laughs along the way.
One funny moment shows Skye not realising she has to take the mince pie out of the foil before putting it in her mouth.
