Electronic Santa

Seldom do I even hear commercials these days, but I recall really enjoying Electronic Santa from this 2010 Target commercial. I think every year since, I find myself trying to find it without remembering much about it, “robot Santa,” “robot Christmas,” and eventually I find it: “Electronic Santa.” For the last couple of years, the trigger for my search has been this awesome inflatable I see at ZooTampa at Lowery Park.

This year I went a little deeper down the rabbit hole and discovered that the song is credited to Blazer Force who I can find nothing about. Still not on Spotify, but YouTube, I dug a bit deeper and learned that Blazer Force is a one-off project by Bret McKenzie who is best known by his work on Flight of the Concords. It feels so true too, as probably my second favorite song in the robot-comedy genre is also something he produced:

Then as the ultimate payoff for all my digging, I uncovered this live version where they provide more, funny context for the song:

Merry Christmas!