SANTA is now taking calls on Alexa speakers with a special message every day.
Kids on the good list can have a quick chat with Father Christmas – but don’t take up too much of his time as he’s busy sorting presents.
Anyone with an Alexa-enabled speaker can ask for a Santa update.
Santa will then speak back to you.
“It’s the first day of December – I’m already excited for Christmas,” he said on Monday.
Throughout December, Santa will be sharing Christmas-related jokes, stories and more.
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Even if you don’t own an Alexa speaker, you can download the free Alexa app and interact with Santa that way instead.
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With a month of festivities now underway, there are loads of ways to keep the kids entertained in the run-up to Christmas Day.
A number of Christmas channels have launched showing family favourites.
ITV has a hidden channel filled with Christmas movies on ITVX.
There’s the GREAT! Christmas channel available to watch for free too.
Viewers have also spotted popular channels getting into the festive spirit as well with special idents.
Much-loved characters from the magical adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books will appear on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this year.
This includes Harry O’Hay and Betty O’Barley from The Scarecrow’s Wedding.
Another features Zog, Pearl and Gadabout from Zog and the Flying Doctors and Witch from Room on the Broom.
And a third shows The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child with Stick Man and his family.
BEST ALEXA EASTER EGGS
“Alexa, I have a cunning plan” – For Blackadder fans.
“Alexa, what’s the meaning of life?” – If you’ve read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you’ll love this.
“Alexa, open the pod bay doors” – An excellent throwback to classic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
“Alexa, do you know Siri?” – When it comes to virtual assistants, it’s a small world.
“Alexa, who you gonna call?” – GHOSTB…actually, we’ll leave this one as a surprise.
“Alexa, what’s the first rule of Fight Club?” – Once you know, tell no one.
“Alexa, winter is coming” – This one will get you by until the last season of Game of Thrones finally arrives.
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