Twas the night before Christmas, and on our website
All had stopped posting, and comments were light
MovableType still running The Board with due care
While knowing that WordPress soon would be there
The children were nestled, all snug in their beds
While visions of gadgets danced in dads’ heads
The Celtics were rolling, the Patriots had life
But the Niners, Raiders & Chiefs were all full of strife
Out on the internet arose such a clatter
I sprang from the couch to see what was the matter
Grabbed the iPod Touch, it was on in a flash
Checked Twitter & email, the App Store sure is a smash
The internet was crazy, I’d never seen such a flurry
But I must be quick, I must be in a hurry
Then I just saw him, almost did not catch it.
It’s Rotiveo– the patron saint of gadgets!
Rotiveo wore Mobile Pants, size extra tall
And his clothes were vibrating, must be a phone call
Brought a load of gadgets, and even a game
And he whistled, and shouted and called sites by name
“Now Whole Foods! Now Apple! Now Best Buy and Target!
To Starbucks! To Costco! To Macy’s and PetSmaht!”
All over the web, he searched high and searched low
To find all the stuff, now it’s ready to go!
All across the internet, Rotiveo he flew
A storm of traffic he did see in his rear view
He found the best deals, on the very best gear
It’s so cutting edge, it will still be good next year.
The net’s overflowing with really good stuff
Getting it to work might be kind of tough
With all sorts of cords and fifty kinds of plugs
(For us early adopters, we’re used to the bugs)
Rotiveo’s got just the right thing for us all
No Foleo, Walkman, nor ‘lectronic pinball
Instead its Wiis, TiVoes and Netbooks galore,
Plus, RockBand, iPhones, NetFlix and more!
Giant TVs, they are perfect for games
Phones from Nokia, RIMM, and a bunch of no-names
With a new SLR, pictures come out quite well.
All of these gadgets are really, really swell
To Mike and Joanie, a full year in their house
Not a creature was present, not even a mouse
To Kelvin, Serena, Montana & Lucas
Their very own house, the first time at Christmas
Jake has Hannukah with friends for eight nights
The dreidel they’ll spin, the Menorah they’ll light
To Derrick, Emily and Brandon too
Enjoy the weather, in whatever you do
Lucas’ second & Brandon’s fourth Christmas Eve
Montana always dreaming, of food I believe
Pyslent will gather, one week from today
Together again, near San Francisco Bay
Rotiveo sprang to Roomba (hacked year before)
And away they went, after cleaning the floor
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”