Besides wishing everyone a Happy Holidays, I’ve been thinking about how technology has changed Christmas since I was a lad…

 

• The pile of presents looks much less impressive with technology constantly getting smaller.
• It’s very hard to wrap an app or digital download.
• There’s no excuse that ‘there’s none left in the shops’ thanks to online stock checkers.
• Christmas TV isn’t exciting at all when you can watch anything at any time.
• Work may have stopped but emails don’t. Especially Christmas messages from every service you’ve ever used.
• The need to Instagram every present being unwrapped, and pets in novelty reindeer antlers.
• Spoiling the surprise with the habit of checking in to every shop on Foursquare.
• Covering your tablet/phone in ingredients rather than digging out an old cookbook.
• No need for novelty Christmas CDs thanks to Spotify. As if you haven’t heard them enough.
• But at least you can follow Santa via NORAD’s online tracker.