Gap Holiday Ad - "Trees"

[pumicet]

For those who don't already know, the music was produced by the Dust Brothers.

[secondchapter]

@pumicet wow! The Dust Brothers also wrote the music for 'Fight Club.' Great piece of trivea, thanks!

[jennymickeyears]

i loved the gap holiday commercials! it was one of those things i awaited with the holiday season...but there's a gap kids holiday commercial where the kids were ice-skating i remember thinking was soooooo cool! too bad i can't find it anywhere. does anyone know what commercial im talking about?

[FireBuff51]

@jennymickeyears try looking up Gap Kids Holiday Ad - "Cool It Now"

[JOHNNNYT06]

Hmm, listening to this on the hottest day of the year so far in England. Roll on Christmas!

[freshPrincess626]

@JOHNNNYT06

it's almost heeeere... =)

[Futang808]

Good Times

[BerkeleyBuilt]

san francisco gap store during christmas, magic.

[SweetBrwnSuga]

holiday/seasonal commercials are one of the few things i like about the winter...

[jsrcamp]

they need to go back to these types of Comercials I dont like the new ones I think that they are dumb! lol what are they to cheap to hire realy people and not just voice actors to do the comercials?

[J25x]

Hell yes. 1999 represent.

I want it to be Christmas time, I want it to be Christmas time now.

[customcartoons]

"Oh, God ... I need ... this job!"

that's what all those dancers were sayin.. o_O

[tangypanda]

De-interlacing is your friend. lol

[cannoir]

@tangypanda I know right ? lmao! I ma outta here.

[cecilou00]

En tous cas, Apple pour Ipod s'en est bien servi!Bonne source.

[phuturephunk]

damn this was what..like 98? I can't believe its been that long.

[MrJuly1990ish]

@phuturephunk

Actually winter of 1999 Holiday season, I remember it welll because I first saw this commercial when I was at the airport in Dallas, going to Los Angeles (LA) to celebrate New Years 2000. And of course I remember the Vanilla Ice little sample in this, I mean how can we forget that lol!!!

[uptowngirlny17]

hey i know this was years ago, but i've been searching for this version of "sleigh ride" since the commercials aired! i read somewhere that it's a mix of 2 versions of leroy anderson's "sleigh ride" and something else...why won't gap just release this song! lol. i want this version!

[Rezaken]

@uptowngirlny17 most of it's copyrighted...and the something else is Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.

[meowkie]

love the moves at 0:23!!!

[thatchickrighthere]

just gotta love their commercials

[img921]

Was this directed by Michel Gondry? Definitely looks like his work.

[Underthegun369]

That's what I thought!

It looks just like TCB's let forever be...

[img921]

Yeah, I later went onto his Wikipedia page and it has an unspecified Gap ad listed. Most likely this one.

[Aeropostalesmine]

Gap makes cool commirtials.... very creative

[piplupsingularity]

I need this without the "Ice, Ice Baby"

[StanStickman]

I'm with you. Seems like there was a Gap kids verision out there with just sleigh ride.

[TheRocketVoltage]

Swear, Gap has the coolest Chrismas ads. :9 I don't shop there, but I gotta admire their Xmas commercials!

I remember one a few years ago..same music, but instead of transforming to "Ice Ice baby," it turned to "Do it now, let's just do it now!" and back in the 90s, they had a trippy one that was like a remix of Jingle Bells. Yup. Gap has great Xmas commercials~

[flickchic9]

that's awesome!

[TheRachTube]

wow this commercial is so awesome

[SweetBrwnSuga]

Omg!!! i totally remember this one!

[Bmarce11]

Gap should re-adopt this style of advertising again. It rocks.

[jppuertorico85]

aww these commercials remind me of my high school days...i graduated in 02 :(

[unnurfrody]

omg. cool commercial!

[zpower15]

i remember this! good times good times!

[wedgepikachu]

name of the program??!!!!

[Kasak1984]

Yeah these old GAP commercials are the best!

The only thing that comes close to them now are the Target commericals.

[mpxoxo]

Bring this ad back!!! Re- air these!!!

[bluepirate04]

I must say im 22 and they played these ads when i was in the seventh grade. I loved these ads they made you so happy for christmas, gap needs these again.

[mizkex]

they need close like these back too. i;m 15 and i miss this whole new mellenium era

[dfrostaimcom]

i think that GAP should start putting these commercials back on air, because, they are really good, and they really put you in the holiday spirit.

that would be great, :D

[GhettoSnob]

I miss the gap xmas adverts!

[FatalNFelony07]

they need to bring thease commercial back! A 2009 edition

[mj5332]

TY for posting it. Those Gap adds were excellent!

[unico]

i'm surprised no one is whining about "OMG they Ruined Sleigh Riiiide!!"

[Devastator38]

Gotta admit that I love these old gap commercials. From what year are they from ('99 ?).

[Hoddersrevenge]

either 98 99 or 2000. I dig these ads. Wish they came abck

[roxystars88]

i loved this series of gap ads too they were catchy!

[kurichicken]

Gap had some of the best commercials

[EpcotFan]

Key word in your post.."HAD".

I LOVED their christmas commercials..this series were my favorite.

[madtzz]

didn't Dwight Yoakam do a Gap commercial ... a real rocker?

I'll check around anyway, last someone viewed here was a month ago.

[GixeGina]

that was cool

[alexweb8]

Why the heck is this called "trees"?

[jmejohnjohngrl90]

wats the song called, not the ice ice part but the christmas song?

[jeromebamley]

It's called, "Sleigh Ride".

[jmejohnjohngrl90]

ty :)

[CrackedAdAgency]

insult to anyone's intelligence...

[kendrakeng]

I miss this commercial! Around the same time, there was a kids version of the Christmas commercial where they dance to a remix of Bing Crosby's "Jingle Bells"... totally awesome.

[BUSTLEBUTT]

Best Holiday Ad Campaign from the Gap...Ever!

[AirplaneRadio]

Man, I loved these GAP commercials and the holiday one was simply the best. Ah, the greatness Christmas was as a teenager.

[sexyamazon80]

This was my favorite...

[trowileag]

I know that the orchestra is the Boston Pops.

[phuturephunk]

Holy shit, this had to be what, like 1999? Ahh, the good old rave days.

[Forlaniz3]

i loved this version of this song. it just made it more hip, lmao!

[igotsthefire]

i like both the version for the kids "cool it now" and the adults "ice ice". they're pretty awesomme.

[CameronH1403]

This is an awesome video (so are the other two). Now if I could only find a copy of Sleigh Ride.

[ichigopuff]

I've searched on iTunes for this version of "Sleigh Ride", and I can't find it. :( It's the best version!

[gugg15]

I know, I've been looking for this version of sleigh ride ever since I first saw these, no luck :(

[farahjayden]

well I have the song but it wont let me post links to the download. You guys can message me your emails and I'll send it to you if you want. :)

[evillttlimp]

That's because this is recorded near the end of it. It randomly becomes jazzier near the end. Try listening to the full version of a few songs, I'm sure you'll find one you like.

[stollhair]

the version of sleigh ride is by leroy anderson

[heeriyujaxhunin]

It looks like a remix version. minus ice ice baby and cool it now

[cjb927]

What yr were these commercials. I have a feeling it was like back in 98 or something

[retro80stv]

@ichigopuff Isn't it The Boston Pops conducted by Arthur Fiedler?

[beani24329]

@retro80stv It is the Leroy Anderson one, which is the original and best. They just changed the sound a bit

[lizzyanne15]

@ichigopuff It's the version composed by Leory Anderson.

[FireBuff51]

@ichigopuff Check "The Best of Leroy Anderson". The song is Track #17