Has anyone else noticed ? - they dont seem to actually mention Christmas anymore. Probably deemed too offensive.
No traditional carols or similar, also probably deemed too offensive. Every one of them has some inane irrelevant pop song playing at increased volume while they display whatever tat they want you to buy.
I did hear that some companies had pulled a lot of their ads, as they felt it could backfire on them, rubbing it in the noses of those impacted by the so-called cost of living crisis.
That may explain a lot of it.
Plus the usual perfume ads seem to be the same ones they were running last year, which tend not to be Christmas orientated. In fact, seems to be limited ads this year in general - I was watching something on one of the ad sponsored streaming services (maybe ITVX?) and for the 2hr film, the same 30s ad was repeated 8 times at every ad break!
And what I learnt from when I worked for the Yanks over a decade ago, its not Merry Christmas, its Happy Holidays.