A Classic Trend

There is a clear trend this winter of using the characters from the old TV Christmas classics like rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman in advertising. They have popped up in numerous commercials for Big Lots and Alltel, with varying degrees of success. My favorite, however, is the one for Aflac, where Rudolph has been injured and the duck (or is he a goose?) has to fill in. Aflac commercials are consistently among my favorites - love the one with the sheep - and this doesn't fail to amuse me. Oddly enough I never really cared for the Christmas shows themselves. I guess I can only tolerate the characters in 30 second spots.