Well well well. Happy new year! I hope you all had an excellent holiday. And for those 5 people in the ad industry that didn’t take January 2nd off, welcome back!

Let’s start the year out with a bang! Advertising Age just released their Top 5 Ads of the Year list. This isn’t a digital list, this is the top 5 “ads” of 2008, in any medium.

And we are totally psyched, surprised and thrilled that our CNN Shirts campaign is in the list.

Let’s think about that. Advertising Age has said that our wonderful CNN campaign is on par with the Nike “Fate” spot and the FREAKIN BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN. Um… That is seriously humbling.

Obviously we’re proud and thrilled about any and every recognition we receive, but to receive something so unqualified, from a publication as prestigious as AdAge, in a list that’s not just confined to digital – that is something else.

Congratulations, everyone, and thank you Advertising Age.