I forgot to write a follow-up to this entry. As you might have understood I am quite busy - but you should not be cheated of a true Christmas tale, even though it is a bit late.
Well, being desperate with the lack of Christmas presents, I simply turned creative. So using the marvelous application 'Comic Life' I created a simple comic for my wife attempting to explain the missing Christmas present.
It is in Danish, but you might get the picture.
So you could say that my Mac saved Christmas, when Apple was unable to deliver.