Old Santa called the elves into his office for a chat,

they shuffled in and sat down on the floor,

He moaned: “I get no letters now, and what’s the cause of that?

Kids don’t believe in Santa any more!”

An elf called Emo cleared his throat and said: “It’s as I feared,

the internet has ruined girls and boys,

they only like computer games,” old Santa stroked his beard,

so that’s the reason kids don’t ask for toys!

“This Christmas Eve,” said Santa, “is our last run in the sleigh,”

the elves were shocked that things had dropped this low,

“and next year I’m afraid you’ll have to take a cut in pay,

and worse – it’s sad, but some will have to go!”

“There must be something we can do,” cried Abercrombie Elf,

“some way to get the toys back in your sack,

they won’t make children happy sitting on a North Pole shelf –

so come on, Father Christmas, let’s fight back!”

“Now that’s the spirit!” laughed St. Nick, “we’ll have our Christmas yet,

we know just where the bad is coming from,

so we’ll fight back in kind – we’ll go out on the internet,

let’s have a cheer for SantaClaus.com!”

And so they built the website, but the toys they used were real,

the games the kind that taught kids how to play,

no joining fee or usage charge, or monthly member’s deal,

free fun for all, and nothing more to pay.

When kids logged in then they could click a football, doll or gun,

electric train set, kite, some neat jigsaws,

and plenty more, to play for real, not simulated fun,

as long as they believed in Santa Claus!

The elves are very busy now, the North Pole’s gone insane,

a billion toys to make – yes, things are great,

and Santa wears a smile, for Christmas wasn’t down the drain,

he simply had to bring it up to date!

more of my CHRISTMAS POEMS here