Yes, John Travolta is back as Santa Claus in the 2025 Capital One commercial: this time he reinterprets Grease and everyone is loving it.
When something works, you don’t need to change it, and that works on so many different levels. Capital One used this principle already for the 2023 Holiday commercial campaign, calling again John Travolta to play Santa Claus as they did already in the recent past. But not only: this time, the commercial reenacts his iconic role in Grease, with the American actor dancing again on the notes of the musical’s original soundtrack. Why? Because, well, it already worked in the past. Let’s see what happened.
John Travolta returns as Santa Claus in the 2025 Capital One commercial
John Travolta is the protagonist of the 2025 Capital One Christmas commercial, interpreting again a happy Santa Claus shopping and dancing. This time, the spot reinterprets Travolta’s performance in Grease, and the song in the background is Greased Lightning. In case you forgot, you can watch the original scene from the movie here on Youtube.
The movie Grease was released in 1978, starring again John Travolta after the success of Saturday Night Fever. The movie has had a lasting cultural impact since its release in 1978, becoming one of the most recognizable and influential musical films of all time. Its soundtrack became a global phenomenon, helping to popularize musical cinema for new generations and shaping the way Hollywood approached music-driven storytelling. The film also sparked a revival of 1950s nostalgia, influencing fashion, school events, and even the rise of retro-themed diners and dance nights. Over the decades, Grease has remained a staple of community theater, sing-along screenings, and pop-culture references, cementing its status as a shared cultural touchstone that continues to connect audiences across age groups.
John Travolta’s interpretation of Santa Claus for the holiday season is a classic: the American actor has already been Santa in 2020, collaborating with Samuel Jackson in this ad. And of course, Capital One has an history: in 2023, John Travolta was again Santa in their commercial, interpreting his “other” famous musical, Saturday Night Fever. You can find the 2023 commercial below.
It’s Christmas time and nobody will ever complain about the good old things coming back for our pleasure, right?
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