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E.T. comes home to a grown-up Elliot

The last time E.T. saw Elliot, Elliot was a boy. Now the small visitor from far away is back for Christmas, and his old friend is a grown man with kids of his own. more

Sky built its two-minute Christmas ad around one of the best-known friendships ever told, picking the story up years later. At one point E.T. stands in the dim light near the trees, right beside a snowman in a hat and scarf.

E.T., a small creature, stands beside a snowman in a hat and scarf under dim light near trees. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
E.T. returns for the holidays and stands beside a snowman near the trees.

A lot of years have gone by on Elliot's side. E.T., though, never forgot the time the two of them spent together.

A family of four stands outside at night under the trees, lights on their faces, the children smiling. Small differences matter less when people are together, and here even the biggest one, a whole other world, hardly seems to count.

A family scene at night in an outdoor park-like area with trees and artificial lighting illuminating their faces. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
The last time E.T.

The holidays pull people home from all over, from lives that look nothing alike the rest of the year. Even E.T., it turns out, comes home for Christmas.

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