This year I have received letters from different states across your country. It warms my heart to see so many children celebrating Christmas and awaiting Santa! Here are a few of the letters that I have answered.
Six-year-old Tom Moser writes: I moved to a new house this spring with my mom and little brother Jon Carl "JC." Will Santa know where to find us? Also, we don't have a chimney in our new house. How will Santa get in? Do we need to make him a special Santa key and leave it in a special spot for him?
Our elves keep up with all address changes so you never have to worry, Santa will always arrive at the right house. Our elf network is so good that we had your new address before the United States Postal Service did!
Tommy, it is just like you to think of how to help Santa. That is why you and JC are on Santa's "Nice List." Though the special Santa Key was a great idea, it won't be needed. There are many houses on Santa's list that do not have chimneys and the elves were prepared with a solution for this. It is pretty top secret, but they call this "Christmas Magic" and it has something to do with all the peace, and good will that happens at Christmas. Even I do not understand exactly how it works, but Santa manages to arrive inside of every home, even if it does not have a chimney.
Santa is pretty tired when he gets home Christmas morning, but he and the elves are soon talking about next year's trip and how they can improve upon the sleigh's holding capacity, how Santa's bag can be reinforced with special materials to make it stronger and how Santa's suit can be treated to resist soot and dirt. They even discuss how to increase the reindeer's flying ability with a training program which they call "Reindeer Aerobics." Each year Santa and the elves always have new and better ways of making sure that each child feels the special love that lives in Christmas.
Olivia Grace Rich writes: How is Santa doing? How are his reindeer? I was wondering how many toys he made this year? Do you think you could get a colossal teddy bear going for me? That's what's on my list this year. I am a teddy bear lover. Maybe you could get a cardboard princess castle going for me too... the one that you can color on. That would be great; it is on my Christmas list too. How is Rudolph's nose going? Is it still working? Is it still shiny?
Santa is doing well. We were concerned that he may have been coming down with a case of the sniffles, but with much hot cocoa and chicken soup we overcame that crisis and Santa remains healthy and anxious for his big day, which is now less than two weeks away.
The reindeer that will be pulling the sleigh are busy with flight training and the elves are making sure that they are in tip-top shape. The elves report that they still have not made all the toys that need to be made and are working day and night to make sure that catch up and every child gets some sort of gift, including teddy bears and cardboard princess castles. (Santa is smiling as I am writing this - he says that you are on the nice list).
Rudolph has had that shiny red nose since birth and it still glows brightly. Rudolph is pretty special to all of us and is always on standby to fly if the weather looks like it will be bad enough to make visibility a problem.
Five-year-old Kade Lesbo writes: I was wondering which kind of carrots the reindeer like to eat. I would like to know so I can leave their favorite carrots for them on Christmas Eve.
I am so glad that you asked that question. The reindeer are partial to baby carrots and apple slices. At the North Pole Reindeer eat them much like humans eat potato chips! Many people leave big carrots or whole apples for the reindeer - which often drop out of their mouths after the first bite and are very difficult to eat when flying. With the baby carrots and apple slices everything is reindeer-bite size and they get to eat every mouthful. Santa can put any extra in his pockets and feed bite-size treats to the reindeer all though the night!
Seven-year-old Kason Lesbo writes: I was wondering if you could send me a picture of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I have only seen his nose on TV. My Mom says I can't go to the North Pole so I was hoping you could send me a real picture. Rudolph is my favorite of all the reindeer.
I am sending a picture taken of Santa with Rudolph and his brother when they both were a bit younger. This is from our own personal family album and it is one of my favorites. I hope that you enjoy it. I relayed your message to Rudolph and he was very happy that you liked him. He let me know that he would be stomping a special dance on your roof on Christmas Eve if he is leading the sleigh. You may want to make sure that your Dad makes sure that your roof can withstand a reindeer dance!
With Christmas hugs to all,
Mrs. Claus
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