Santa does FaceTime

A video Christmas card from the elves in Cupertino

For those of us who missed it because we spend more time on the Internet than we do watching advertising-supported television -- which will soon be most Americans, according to Forrester Research -- here's the iPhone ad Apple (AAPL) started airing Monday.

Also available as a QuickTime download at apple.com.

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