Tips: Write Santa’s response on the back of your child’s letter so your little one can recall what they wrote. When responding as Santa, disguise your handwriting and make it personal ...

Dec. 16 – Santa’s Gift Shoppe closes. How can I send my letter to Santa Claus? Individuals and families who want to write to Santa will need a First-Class stamp, an envelope and paper to write ...

Letters addressed to Santa Claus pile up at the Post Office department of Consumer Affairs in Valencia, Calif, Dec. 18, 1996. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner) ...

All letters to Santa should be typed and teachers can email them to [email protected] by no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16. Each letter to Santa should include the name and age of the child.

Letters, then and now Writing letters to Santa grew more widespread in the 1800s, pumped up in part by a Thomas Nast drawing in Harper’s Weekly magazine in 1871, showing Santa going through letters.

Writing a letter to Santa Claus is not just a cute tradition. It is an exercise rich in learning, an open door to the imagination, and a way to create unforgettable memories with the family.

Trish Montroy said her two daughters, Arieanna, 9, and Alyiah, 4, love writing letters to Santa and dropping them off in the red mailbox.

He says he’s one of Santa’s helpers. So far this year, Brad Shirley has five Santa letters that he’s answering. One reads, “Dear Santa, I’d like a new phone.

Letters addressed to Santa Claus pile up at the Post Office department of Consumer Affairs in Valencia, Calif, Dec. 18, 1996. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Christmas is about a month away, which means it's just about the right time to get letters to Santa into the mail — after all, it's a long way to the North Pole. The United ...