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TV Talk: Classic Christmas commercials cater to viewers nostalgia [Video]

Whether or not they continue to air in 2024, Christmas-­themed commercials that aired year after year are easily conjured in the minds of TV viewers. Whether it’s Santa Claus riding a Norelco razor through the snow, Peter coming home for a cup of Folgers or Hershey’s Kisses as bells, plenty of TV ads have replayed over the years, offering familiarity and nostalgia from a familiar brand seeking to worm its way into viewers’ consciousness.

“An ad campaign that plays in 2022 doesn’t simply continue to play unless it stays popular and works, but at Christmastime, all the rules are completely thrown away,” said Robert Thompson, founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

He notes the Christmas songs that chart on the Billboard 100 at the holidays are often not new, but songs released decades ago (last week, Mariah …

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Steve Boyack, Maple Mountain High School [Video]

Steve has touched so many lives! He is in his 45th year as a Math Teacher!!! Steve graduated from Utah State and has a Masters from UNLV. He has coached for over 35 years as a Head Basketball and Baseball Coach as well as a varsity assistant in Football, at Las Vegas and Utah. Steve is so dedicated to his students, he attends most home games as many sports and activities as he can! He is retired from coaching but works at all home football games as the head chainsman. He also works all home basketball keeping stats and the scorebook. Steve has 5 children and 13 grandchildren. He recently wrote a book about his life as a Father, teacher, and coach. his book is Coach Your Son to be a Man ( but I also have 3 daughters as well (0: (There is so much more I could say but I am biased) Steve says Every day is the best, No bad days, I love what I do!