Imagine if -- perhaps fed up of being shaken and squeezed by curious recipients -- Christmas presents had the habit of rising on spindly legs and trotting off elsewhere. This is the simultaneously comic yet oddly unsettling spectacle played out in Boston Dynamic's freshly released festive video that stars their iconic robot dog, Spot. Initially completely covered by a large, beautifully-wrapped gift box, the mechanical mutt stands up and sedately saunters offscreen -- visible only via its legs as it leaves. The surreal visuals are reinforced by a quirky version of'Jingle Bells', although one is sure that the end message -- 'Happy Holidays' -- is quite sincerely meant. Imagine if -- perhaps fed up of being shaken and squeezed by curious recipients -- Christmas presents had the habit of rising on spindly legs and trotting off elsewhere.