New 2020 Hershey's Kisses Christmas ad

[vercetti2021]

Original

New

I'm not a huge fan of the new version. I feel this ad doesn't need humans in it. Though I do love the baking idea in the new one!

[Enterstageleft]

1. What a beautiful smile on a beautiful child. Be proud, Dad!

[dhol82]

2. The new one adds nothing to the spirit of the season.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. That little girl is so cute, I have to go with the new version.

And now I want to make some peanut blossom cookies. Except I don't have any Hershey kisses!

[Skittles]

4. agreed

she makes me smile

[SharonClark]

5. The ad was more festive without people.

The change steps on its uniqueness of having candies represent bells. Adding people makes it more mundane and less festive.

[3catwoman3]

6. As a member of a small handbell...

...choir, I love that version. I watch it with delight every time it comes on.

And I can relate to the sene of relief when you ring a solo note correctly -

[Lady Freedom Returns]

7. I like the old one better. It takes me back to happier times.

[Ron Obvious]

8. In either case...

Hershey chocolate tastes like vomit* to those of us who grew up on the real thing.

*scientifically proven.

[csziggy]

9. In The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars

The author explains why Hershey's tastes the way it does - back when the company was first starting, one of the Hershey people (I don't remember if it was an actual Hershey family member or an employee) went to Europe and got a job with a chocolate company to learn how chocolate was made.

He brought back the process but got it wrong, so the chocolate was slightly fermented in the process. That is how Hershey's Chocolate got it's, uhm, distinct flavor.

[Mad_Dem_X]

10. The older one takes me back to happier times

but the new one is cute, too. Apparently, some people are having a meltdown about the new version:

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hersheys-kisses-classic-christmas-bells-195500232.html

[Polybius]

11. Keep the original and add the new one if they like

I'm a big fan of keeping things original.