The times they are a changeing...

Come gather round people where ever You roam, and admit that the waters around You have grown...

No, this isn't about Greta Thunberg or the environment again but old Santa Claus and his Christmas antics. Well, maybe it's a little bit about the environment also ...

Every year Father Christmas travels around the planet with his reinders and his sleigh to deliver presents to all nice kids, but maybe it's time to upgrade this procedure for let's face it - flying reinders might have been top of the notch 50 or 100 years ago, but hey, the waters around us have grown.

MailOnline has spoken to forward-thinking industry expert Dr. Carl Diver, academic lead at Manchester Metropolitan University, who has come up with quite a few ideas to help Santa streamline his operation.

A hydrogen powered sleigh, robots for the toy factory and AI keeping Santas naughty and nice lists up to date are only some of his suggestions. Not only would such an upgrade save time for Santa but it would also make less of an imprint on our environment.

Check out the full story and Dr. Diver's suggestion in detail here:

• What a modern-day SANTA might look like: Expert says a hydrogen-powered sleigh, 3D printed toys and robots to help the elves could help Father Christmas make and deliver gifts

Oh, I almost forgot ... Merry Christmas!