Lord Noel On Letters To Santa

Whatto! .............

Just to remind everyone.............

......there aren't many 'Santa Letter-Writing Days' left!


Everyone knows Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.............


So letters sent to the roly-poly icon always find their way to the small town of 'North Pole' ..........deep in Alaska's interior, including those simply addressed to 'Santa'..............


Last year 120 000 letters arrived from 26 countries, not counting the thousands with no return address.............

Letters trickle in all year round to the town of 1600 people, where light poles are curved and striped like candy canes and streets have names like Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive..........


Even stamp-less letters get through!

"They are special because they have Santa's name on them!" say the volunteers.............. "It's what makes Christmas magical for children!"................


"We try to keep the big guy mystical, so we sign off as Santa's elves and helpers," they add..............

"Anyone can be an elf!"................



"The children ask for toys and gizmos............... but some ask for miracles.................


..............orphans wanting their mother back for Christmas or a father back from Iraq, even though he died there"..................

"Children having been writing to Santa for many years now............"



"Many letter writers point out how good they have been.............. and some enclose money to cover postage"............

One year they received an anonymous letter with a Michigan postmark and no postage stamp. It was addressed to 'Santa Claus' and had no return address either on the envelope or the letter. Inside was a thousand-dollar money order and an anonymous note that said: "If you are who you say you are, you'll put this to good use!".........................

Volunteers bought postage stamps for the effort................

"I believe Santa Claus has qualities that represent the good in everybody, and people reach out to that"...................


Ideally, parents and other adults write their own Santa replies, put them in a stamped, self-addressed envelope and tuck them into a larger envelope addressed to the Fairbanks post office. Either way, replies get a North Pole postal cancellation mark, complete with a half-moon drawing of Santa's face!.....................



Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel & Lady Jacqueline
Dress With Finesse