{"id":34349,"date":"2021-12-07T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T04:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=34349"},"modified":"2021-12-07T03:50:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T02:50:10","slug":"french-christmas-commercials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-christmas-commercials\/","title":{"rendered":"French Christmas Commercials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to dig into a new batch of commercials! They\u2019re a great (short) way to work your language skills and experience some French culture at the same time. As always, try and watch theses commercials without the subtitles first (and without looking at the translations!) then reveal the text and translation if you need to and watch them again.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34363\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34363\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34363\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06-233x350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06-233x350.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo CC0 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/fr-fr\/photo\/couronne-de-pomme-de-pin-verte-et-brune-775483\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daria Shevtsova at www.pexels.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Pubs de No\u00ebl<\/h3>\n<p>Picard<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Picard is a cha\u00eene specializing in <strong>des produits congel\u00e9s<\/strong>\/<em>frozen foods<\/em><\/span> \u201cpour le bon et pour le meilleur\u201d<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">Perhaps a play on \u2018<strong>pour le meilleur et pour le pire<\/strong>\u2019\/<em>for better or worse<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Picard - No\u00ebl &quot;pour le bon et le meilleur&quot; Pub 40s\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5tJM1hBq34E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle toggle-ouvrez closed default border\"><h4 class=\"toggle-trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Ouvrez<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"toggle-content\"><strong>Le repas de No\u00ebl<\/strong>\u00a0\/ <em>The Christmas meal<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Le seul. L\u2019unique. Ou presque.<\/strong> \/ <em>The only. The unique. Or almost.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Qu\u2019on respecte les traditions.<\/strong> \/ <em>Whether you stick to traditions<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ou qu\u2019on veuille faire sensation.<\/strong> \/ <em>Or want to make a splash.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Qu\u2019on mange uniquement v\u00e9g\u00e9tarien<\/strong> \/ <em>Whether you are strictly vegetarian<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ou un peu moins.<\/strong> \/ <em>Or not quite.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Qu\u2019on soit du genre\u00a0\u00e0 tout faire<\/strong> \/ <em>Whether you\u2019re a \u201cdo it all\u201d type<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ou\u00a0\u00e0 ne rien faire.<\/strong> \/ <em>Or more do nothing at all.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Qu\u2019on se retrouve\u00a0\u00e0 2, 6, 12 ou 22<\/strong> \/ <em>Whether you\u2019re together in 2, 6, 12, or 22<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Qu\u2019on r\u00e9veillonnent pour la premi\u00e8re fois<\/strong> \/ <em>Celebrating Christmas for the first time<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ou pour la premi\u00e8re fois<\/strong> \/ <em>Or the \u201cfirst time\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>On partage tout<\/strong> \/ <em>Sharing everything<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ou presque tout<\/strong> \/ <em>Or almost<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Tous les No\u00ebls sont les bienvenus chez Picard<\/strong> \/ <em>All kinds of Christmas are welcome at Picard<\/em><br \/>\nPicard pour le bon et le meilleur \/ <em>Picard for the good and the better<\/em><br \/>\n<\/div><!--\/.toggle-content-->\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_open\" value=\"Fermez\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_closed\" value=\"Ouvrez\" \/><\/div><!--\/.shortcode-toggle-->\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Truffaut - No\u00ebl &quot;mettons plus de vie dans nos vies&quot; Pub 20s\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V3mXDezO-bY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle toggle-ouvrez closed default border\"><h4 class=\"toggle-trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Ouvrez<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"toggle-content\"><strong>Parce qu\u2019un beau sapin c\u2019est le premier des cadeaux de No\u00ebl<\/strong> \/ <em>Because a lovely pine is the first Christmas present<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Parce que vous avez des id\u00e9es plein la t\u00eate<\/strong> \/ <em>Because your head is full of ideas<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et du talent plein les mains<\/strong> \/ <em>And your hands are full of talent<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Parce que il y a des cadeaux aussi pour ceux qui ne sont pas toujours sage<\/strong> \/ <em>Because there are even presents for those how aren\u2019t always good<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et parce que les plue belles \u00e9toiles sont celles qui brillent dans leurs yeux<\/strong> \/ <em>And because the most beautiful stars are the ones that shine in their eyes<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Truffaut, mettons plus de vie dans nos vies<\/strong> \/ <em>Truffaut, let\u2019s put more life in our lives<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>[Jardin \/ Animaux \/ Maison]<\/strong> \/ <em>[Garden \/ Animals \/ Home]<\/em><br \/>\n<\/div><!--\/.toggle-content-->\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_open\" value=\"Fermez\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_closed\" value=\"Ouvrez\" \/><\/div><!--\/.shortcode-toggle-->\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kinder Ferrero - No\u00ebl &quot;Kinder vous souhaite un no\u00ebl magique&quot; Pub 30s\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C1p5EWCinNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle toggle-ouvrez closed default border\"><h4 class=\"toggle-trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Ouvrez<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"toggle-content\"><strong>\u00c0 No\u00ebl, nous ouvrons nos portes<\/strong> \/ <em>At Christmas, we open our doors<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Nous ouvrons nos c\u0153urs<\/strong> \/ <em>We open our hearts<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et parfois m\u00eame beaucoup plus<\/strong> \/ <em>And sometimes even much more<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>C\u2019est le retour des traditions<\/strong> \/ <em>It\u2019s the return to tradition<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et des d\u00e9corations<\/strong> \/ <em>And of decorations<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>C\u2019est aussi la fascination<\/strong> \/ <em>It\u2019s also fascination<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Parce que No\u00ebl c\u2019est elle<\/strong> \/ <em>Because Christmas is her<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et lui<\/strong> \/ <em>And him<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Et nous<\/strong> \/ And us<br \/>\n<strong>Quelque soit votre fa\u00e7on de la c\u00e9l\u00e9brer<\/strong> \/ <em>However you celebrate<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Kinder vous souhaite un No\u00ebl magique.<\/strong> \/ <em>Kinder wishes you a magical Christmas.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/div><!--\/.toggle-content-->\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_open\" value=\"Fermez\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title_closed\" value=\"Ouvrez\" \/><\/div><!--\/.shortcode-toggle-->\n<p>You can find these\u00a0<strong>pubs<\/strong> and many more in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLjvDC90oePSzLlghz6yyTqTIAOcZd13WV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this YouTube playlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Jos\u00e9phine Baker<\/h3>\n<p><strong>La semaine derni\u00e8re<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\"><em>Last week<\/em><\/span> a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/josephine-baker-bis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">c\u00e9notaphe<\/a> containing the soil from four significant locations in the life of Jos\u00e9phine Baker was moved into the Panth\u00e9on. If you\u2019d like to see highlights from the ceremony, you can find them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/societe\/debats\/pantheon\/josephine-baker-l-artiste-fait-son-entree-aupantheon_4864875.html#xtor=EPR-744-[newsletterjt]-20211130-[sujet2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, thanks to the efforts of Brian Bouillon-Baker &#8211; son of Jos\u00e9phine Baker &#8211; the Ga\u00eet\u00e9 metro stop (<strong>ligne<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\"><em>line<\/em><\/span> 13) is being renamed\u00a0Ga\u00eet\u00e9-Jos\u00e9phine Baker. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise\/transports\/paris-la-station-de-metro-gaite-va-etre-rebaptisee-josephine-baker-29-11-2021-O7CYKBH5HNCLXK5YHCEJLCDWWI.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The station is located near both the Place Jos\u00e9phine Baker and the Bobino theater where Jos\u00e9phine gave her last public performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Le \u201cnouveau\u201d drapeau fran\u00e7ais<\/h3>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I shared a few weeks ago<\/a>, France has a \u201cnew\u201d flag. If you\u2019d like to learn more, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u26LKt0yjmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this great explainer video<\/a> from The Tim Traveler.<\/p>\n<h3>A Covid Update<\/h3>\n<p>I never like returning to the topic, but with the new Omicron variant spreading, France, like many countries, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/sante\/maladie\/coronavirus\/covid-19-ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-la-conference-de-presse-de-jean-castex-et-olivier-veran_4871617.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">implementing new restrictions<\/a> ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/un-cadeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>les fetes de fin d\u2019ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/a>. These restrictions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cLes \u00e9l\u00e8ves et le personnel [dans les \u00e9coles primaires] devront [\u2026] porter le masque en int\u00e9rieur et en ext\u00e9rieur.\u201d<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\"><em>Students and workers [in primary schools] must [\u2026] wear a mask inside and out<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLa fermeture des discoth\u00e8ques pour quatre <em>semaines\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Discos will be closed for four weeks<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLa vaccination des enfants\u00a0de 5 \u00e0 11 ans\u00a0\u00e0 risque ouverte sera ouverte \u00e0 partir du 15 <em>d\u00e9cembre\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"7\">Vaccines will be available to high-risk kids aged 5-11 beginning on December 15th<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLes Fran\u00e7ais \u00e2g\u00e9s de 65 ans et plus pourront obtenir une dose de rappel de vaccin contre le Covid sans rendez-vous\u201d<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-8\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"8\"><em>French people 65 and older can get a booster shot without an appointment<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cLe t\u00e9l\u00e9travail demand\u00e9 \u00e0 \u2018toutes les entreprises qui le <em>peuvent\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34349-9\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"9\">\u201dAll companies who can support it\u201d should support remote work\/telecommuting<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>Picard is a cha\u00eene specializing in <strong>des produits congel\u00e9s<\/strong>\/<em>frozen foods<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>Perhaps a play on \u2018<strong>pour le meilleur et pour le pire<\/strong>\u2019\/<em>for better or worse<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div><em>Last week<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div><em>line<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div><em>Students and workers [in primary schools] must [\u2026] wear a mask inside and out<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Discos will be closed for four weeks<\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div>Vaccines will be available to high-risk kids aged 5-11 beginning on December 15th<\/div><\/li><li><span>8<\/span><div><em>French people 65 and older can get a booster shot without an appointment<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>9<\/span><div>\u201dAll companies who can support it\u201d should support remote work\/telecommuting<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06-233x350.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06-233x350.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/853ABB8E-D350-4BF1-BA19-4A46C8F74C06.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>It\u2019s time to dig into a new batch of commercials! They\u2019re a great (short) way to work your language skills and experience some French culture at the same time. As always, try and watch theses commercials without the subtitles first (and without looking at the translations!) then reveal the text and translation if you need&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-christmas-commercials\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":34363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,179,122,549645],"tags":[549669],"class_list":["post-34349","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-news","category-politics","category-television-culture","tag-pubs-francaises-french-commercials-covid-josephine-baker"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34349"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34365,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34349\/revisions\/34365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}