Festive Futurist Gifts

'We don't do caroling anymore, sir. We'll give you an URL where you can download the greatest Christmas songs!'

Charging Station

Christmas in Space

Mayan Calendar 2012-3012.

'It's all automated nowadays: Santa doesn't need to check the list twice anymore...'

'I thought we'd go for a digital tree this year.'

'Drone Santa.'

"The PR department say it's time to ditch the beard along with the red suit and replace Rudolf with an electric car..."

"We'll see how it goes. It's Santa's first year with the genetically modified deer."

"Ha! This year I'm going to send my stuff by e-mail!!"

"A Santa bot? And you expect kids to believe in you?"

"When Santa went electric they either diversified or got furloughed."

Christmas Future: Trees

"It's a party Jim, but not as we know it!"

Mrs. Claus has a ladies night out.

"I don't believe in you!"

Happy Surrogate Thanksgiving

Bad gifts

'Naughty? Nice? Santa, I don't deal in absolutes.'

"Who cares what little kids think? What's important is that you believe in yourself."

'I don't believe in myself any more.'

'Due to budget cuts we are having to take on more temporary staff.'

A dog and a robot dog

"This year let's choose a Christmas card design that reflects the situation the country is in. Let's go for a design that says: Bah humbug!"

'After talking to him. it's clear our only hope for a bonus this year is Santa Claus.'

"That's Bridgeport from legal, he's got the consent forms."

'No, I'm not writing to Santa, I'm writing a blog questioning the validity of Santa, since he has no web presence.'

"We need to complain to Earth's tech leaders about going wireless."

Scary Face at Window

The composer of the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' song.

"I like the Easter Bunny - I find him less judgmental than Santa Claus."

" ... And the kids only like me for my presents."

"The year may be over, but it'll be dragged back up on history tests for years to come."

"Repent, lest the axe of judgement fall upon thee."

"Kids now program their robots to do their trick-or-treating for them. There's a thin line between ingenuity and laziness."