Yes, nothing says Christmas in Japan more than Sylvester Stallone and Ito Ham. My goodness...that glorious mane of hair back in the day could rival anything on KKP AI representative Kayo Grace Kyoku's head.
But just to get away from the weirdness of Hollywood celebrities in Japanese commercials, let's think about some of those other wholesome ads promising things like chicken covered in eleven herbs and spices and ten thousand calories (that was certainly the case when I was living in Chiba) when it comes to J-Xmas. Consider this special Yuletide Author's Pick a summary of those J-Xmas tunes for ads that I've already covered over the past dozen years.
(1983) Tatsuro Yamashita -- Christmas Eve for Japan Railways
(2000) Mariya Takeuchi -- Suteki na Holiday（すてきなホリデイ）for Kentucky Fried Chicken
(1992) KAN -- Kan no Christmas Song（KANのChristmas Song） for Kentucky Fried Chicken
(1992) B'z -- Itsuka no Merry Christmas （いつかのメリークリスマス）for Pepsi Nex
(1987) dip in the pool -- Miracle Play: Tenshi ga Furu Yoru（天使が降る夜）for Marui
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