The M&S Food Christmas advert

'Twas the night before Christmas, and... everyone was stuck in gridlocked traffic. In this year's must-watch Christmas food TV ad, our iconic Fairy is back to weave some M&S magic into the festive season – even during a Christmas Eve traffic jam.

With a wave of her wand, Fairy transforms an M&S delivery truck into the ultimate Christmas party, complete with a spread of irresistible M&S food, and the whole traffic jam is invited.

Fairy has saved the day again, delivering a truck-load of good cheer while she's at it.

This is not just Christmas food. This is M&S Christmas Food.

Open the delivery truck door on bite-sized party nibbles to make magic out of every moment this season.

Our Collection Paella Bites – handmade rice cubes topped with smoky tomato sauce and juicy, responsibly sourced black tiger prawns – won't last long. Or treat everyone to a chippy tea, all on one fork, with our Fish and Chip Bites – hand-battered fish coated in golden, skinny chips and a salt and vinegar batter with a pea and mint crush.

Tom Kerridge might not have quite made it to the party, but his velvety Pork and Mushroom Pate, made with British pork liver, wholegrain mustard and green peppercorns, topped with roasted mushrooms and a porcini mushroom glaze, is the ultimate seasonal crowd-pleaser.

In honour of our Christmas food advert, we're spreading even more seasonal joy and giving away a £1000 M&S gift card to spend in our Foodhall this season. Whether you'd spend it on party bites for a Christmassy get-together that Fairy would approve of, or a next-level big-day feast with all the trimmings, enter our prize draw to be in with a chance of winning your most delicious Christmas yet.

The drive home marks the true start of the festivities at Christmas, so what better place to set this year's ad? An iconic Christmas moment deserves an iconic Christmas song, so it had to be Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea, which tops the list as the nation’s most-played song on festive journeys.

Our incredible team of food truck drivers across the UK go the extra mile to deliver Christmas joy to the nation. People like Ian Andrews, who continues his dad's legacy – Ian Andrews Sr, who also worked in the delivery team at our Cumbernauld depot. “Helping keep Christmas on track for M&S is really special,” he says. Or Alex Maxwell, also from Cumbernauld depot, works round the clock and always takes extra hours to ensure our customers have the best Christmas ever.