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Aurora Provides Emotional Oasis Tribute To John Lewis Christmas Advert [Video]

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2015

Aurora Oasis

The Norwegian newcomer breathes new life into 'Half The World Away'.

It's officially Christmas season! Why's that, you say? Because a touching new John Lewis advert has arrived giving us all the feels with a balladic cover of Oasis hit 'Half the World Away' by Aurora Aksnes. We are literally crying our eyes out.

Aurora We can't get enough of Aurora's rendition of 'Half The World Away'

Why do you do this to us, John Lewis? This year's Christmas advert features a little girl with a telescope who spies a lonely old man living on the moon staring wistfully at the Earth. Try as she might, she's unable to send a message of comfort to him - that is until Christmas day when a gift floats over to the man attached to some balloons. He discovers his own telescope in the package and easily finds the little girl through the lens. A tear drips down his cheek as she happily waves at him and our own eyes well up like never before.

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