How I Redesigned a Better Coca Cola’s AI Christmas Ad Using Nano Banana and Kling AI

Coca Cola’s AI Christmas Ad Fizzles Again

For the second year in a row, Coca Cola tried to recapture the 1995 “Holidays Are Coming” magic with AI.

Last year, I noted how AI’s uncanniness clashed with the original’s warmth. W.B. Doner’s real trucks, decked with lights, made Santa feel almost real.

This year’s version? Still warped. Rubber fingers, morphing figures, Joker grins. Coca Cola promised “ten times better craftsmanship.” Translation: “crap times ten.”

Now the ad swaps humans for animals — supposedly progress, though maybe just hiding the uncanny. Textures shift, hubcaps vanish, and continuity dissolves.

Despite claiming no expense spared, countless indie creators make better AI videos. Coke boasted of 70,000 generations and five specialists — for what? More slop.

So I made my own. In ten minutes.

Using Nano Banana and Kling, I turned Coke fizz into Christmas magic. Bubbles became baubles. A shaken bottle fired joy at the tree — pure sparkle.

With their budget, I’d polish every clip. My reel leaves the trucks alone, adds heart, and tells a story of a kid creating Christmas, not waiting for it.

🎅 Fizz the Season!