Santa is trying something different this year and is enlisting all the elves to create a new Massive Multiplayer Online Game for all the girls and boys. Demos have gotten tough reviews and there is a lot of work to be done before Christmas.

Lucky the Reindeer and his friend and Elf, Herbert, Leave Santa’s Workshop out of frustration because they feel like they don’t fit in and are not included in the round of development. Heading out to look for the one place that will accept a geek for who he really is, they travel in search of the Island of Misfit Geeks.

Will they find the Island? Will Santa be good to his word and get a good game out in time for Christmas?

Only one place to find out.

Yes, the Friends in Tech Christmas special, Lucky the Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Geeks, is coming! It’s now in production and is due to be released Dec. 18th. Stay tuned to the Friends in Tech site that day to get your geek-holiday fix. In the meantime, you can listen to the promo on the FiT site now! (Update: You can also listen to last year’s special.)

Speaking of, I better get back to recording my lines. Darn flu made me wait until my voice was back in good form to get this done. You know, it really is never a good time to get sick. There’s always so much to do…

I was presented with an opportunity to submit some email questions to Ellen Fanning, Special Projects Editor for Computerworld, in regard to their 20th annual IT Career Survey. You can see the discussion over at Friends in Tech. Check it out and share your own experiences and thoughts!