The best Thanksgiving commercials

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

It's beginning to look a lot like .. Thanksgiving.

Many retailers are taking it one holiday at a time this year and hitting just the right message. Here are some highlights.

Publix, famous for its Pilgrim salt and pepper shaker commercials in the past, never disappoints with its holiday ads. This one feels like one giant hug:

Here’s to the day full of more. Take a look at our special Thanksgiving story.

Posted by Publix on Sunday, November 13, 2016

Hats off to REI for jumping on the We're-Closed-on-Black-Friday trend with both feet. Those feet are staying busy, too. This ad is full of fun ideas for burning off that Thanksgiving feast:

Here’s to the day full of more. Take a look at our special Thanksgiving story.

Posted by Publix on Sunday, November 13, 2016

Will you go out with us?

One year ago we did something different on Black Friday—we closed the co-op’s doors and invited the nation to join us outside. And 1,408,117 of you did just that. You chose to skip the stampedes and celebrate life outdoors instead. This year we’re closing again and our goal is for millions more to join us in our parks, on the trails, in the mountains and on the water. But we need your help to make it happen. So consider this your invitation. On November 25th, REI will opt outside. Will you go out with us? #OptOutside

Posted by REI on Wednesday, October 26, 2016

This Patti LaBelle ad for her famous pies is fitting for both Thanksgiving and Christmas (and really, any time you feel like pie worth singing about!)

PAST COVERAGE: Patti LaBelle places a call to her famous YouTube fan James Wright

This one isn't new but it's worth watching every year. Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal are a hoot:

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