“A teenage boy surprises his family with a thoughtful holiday gift,” is how Apple describes their annual Christmas TV ad. While the visual initial narrative of the Misunderstood Christmas TV ad shows a disconnected teen, that turns around when he shows his family what he’s been doing with his iPhone.

Snow angels and cookies, sledding and Christmas dinner — just some of the thousand and one details that make the holidays such a personal and family touchstone for Americans of every stripe. Apple’s Misunderstood Christmas ad is very nicely done.

And, click the above image for a nice wallpaper-sized, aka desktop picture, image. Or, chose a another Christmas wallpaper and pair it up with a holiday/winter screensaver — deck your Mac for the season.

And, no matter how you say it — QISmaS botIvjaj ‘ej DIS chu’ botIvjaj! Merry Christmas! Ná merye i turuhalmeri! — happy holidays!

[u] This TV spot has been awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Advertisement — kudos, Apple!

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