The story
Why it stays with you
Shaun, Bitzer and the flock try to repair the Farmer's worn jacket. Their Christmas good deed quickly becomes a stop-motion disaster.
The flock's intentions are better than their tailoring. A familiar jacket needs attention, and their attempt to help provides the excuse for a small, chaotic Christmas comedy.
The product belongs naturally in the story: it is something the Farmer already uses and the animals want to preserve. That makes the campaign a useful change of pace from adverts built around a brand-new present.
Directed by Steve Harding-Hill and made with Aardman, this is the 2023 repair story. It should not be confused with the separate carol-singing campaign released the following year.
Behind the advert
Animation studio
Aardman
Director
Steve Harding-Hill
Credits & sources
- Brand
- Barbour
- Year
- 2023
- Cut
- Full film
- Shown
- Online and television
- Territory
- UK
- Animation studio
- Aardman
- Director
- Steve Harding-Hill
- Campaign history and production source (opens in a new tab) · checked 15 October 2026
- Official brand or character channel; oEmbed author verified (opens in a new tab) · checked 12 October 2026
- LBB work page (opens in a new tab) · checked 15 October 2026
- Barbour blog: Barbour Christmas 2023 (opens in a new tab) · checked 15 October 2026
Record updated 15 October 2026.