It's the festive season and for households with Amazon Alexa, it just got a bit more jolly.
For the duration of December, Santa will be giving daily updates on his plans and preparations for the big day through the voice controlled device - and getting a adorable message for your little helper couldn't be easier.
All your little ones have to do to receive a update from Father Christmas himself is ask the device one question - how many days are there until Christmas.
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Alexa will not only respond with the answer, but she'll offer you the chance to hear an update from Santa himself, before playing a heart-warming message all the way from the North Pole.
Messages from the big man include: "Ho Ho Ho, it's the first of December, I'm already very excited about Christmas, are you excited about Christmas? "
If answered with a yes, Santa will reply: "Oh that's excellent, come back tomorrow for another Christmas update."
As well as Christmas updates, you can also ask Alexa to recite The Night Before Christmas poem, track Santa, learn about Christmas and send digital Christmas cards to friends.
The sweet Alexa feature was made known to parents on the Facebook group, Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, thanks to one thoughtful mum who said it was "Something fun for the kids to get excited about."
Thousands liked and responded to her post, thanking her for letting them know.
