John Lewis

Mel Raeburn said it was “an honour” to be selected to record a version of Ashcroft’s Sonnet, the soundtrack to the department store’s festive campaign.

The ad features archive footage and focuses on a single store window changing over a century as it is dressed with products through the decades.

The move is hoped to help neurodiverse people, which can include autistic people, or those with ADHD or dyslexia.