John Lewis Christmas advert 2017 song: What's the song? Who is it by?

Retailer John Lewis dropped massive hint about its Christmas advert on Twitter this morning, saying cryptically: “We’ll soon be sharing our Christmas ad with you right here on Twitter, stay tuned…”

The Moz the Monster advert later dropped after much anticipation from fans and plenty of teasing.

John Lewis’ Christmas campaign featured a heartwarming tale of a boy called Joe, who is kept awake by a 7ft imaginary monster called Moz living under his bed.

It is soundtracked by a slowed-down cover version of a classic Beatles track.

The Christmas advert’s theme was leaked early yesterday when John Lewis stores across the country accidentally shared a little teaser with fans.

Two letters in the logo of the Cardiff and Liverpool store windows mysteriously changed into Moz’s eyes.

A new Twitter account under the name of @UnderTheBed2017 popped up a couple of days ago and shared a teaser video for the new advert.

Even though the profile apparently had no official affiliation to John Lewis, fans flocked in their thousands to the four-second clip of some eyes looking around, believing it to be the first clue at what to expect.

John Lewis is known for its slowed-down covers of big hits that accompany its Christmas advert but what is this year’s song and who is it by? Here is everything you need to know.

What’s the song in the John Lewis Christmas advert 2017?

Golden Slumbers is track in the John Lewis Christmas advert and it was originally by The Beatles.

The song was on the B side of their 1969 album Abbey Road and is followed up by a second track called Carry That Weight.

Carry That Weight and Golden Slumbers were recorded as a single piece of music.

John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney wrote the piece which is based on a poem called Cradle Song – a lullaby by dramatist Thomas Dekker.

Who sings the John Lewis Christmas advert 2017 song?

Golden Slumbers has been covered by British band Elbow, who are best known for winning the Mercury Music Prize back in 2008 for their album The Seldom Seen Kid.

The song Golden Slumbers will be included on Elbow’s Best Of album which will be released on November, 24.

Guy Garvey, the lead singer of Elbow said: “This project was such a pleasure. Michel Gondry and the song did all the work for us. We are really proud to be involved.”

Who directed the John Lewis Christmas advert?

The advert was put together by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michael Gondry, whose credits also include The Green Hornet as well as music videos for Bjork, Daft Punk, the White Stripes and the Rolling Stones.

Michel said: “When I told my ex girlfriend I was doing the next John Lewis Christmas film she said, ‘You have big shoes to fill, this John Lewis commercial must make people cry, don’t forget’. Last week I showed it to her and she cried. Phew.”

What was last year’s John Lewis Christmas advert?

In 2016 John Lewis ran a campaign featuring an excited dog called Buster the Boxer who enjoyed jumping on his owner’s trampoline.

The commercial featured a stripped back version of One Day I’ll Fly Away covered by Electronica band Vaults.

Previous adverts have included the likes of Lilly Allen, Tom Odell and Ellie Goulding covering classic tracks.