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Christian Santa Letter Example

Dear [NAME],
I’m looking forward to visiting you in [TOWN] this year! Mrs. Claus and the elves have been helping me get ready for the big day, and all the reindeer have been exercising so they’ll be ready to fly all over the world on Christmas Eve.

Christmas is such a wonderful time for all of us here at the North Pole. Not only do I get to bring gifts to children all around the world, but we all get to give thanks for the most wonderful gift ever given to all of us – the birth of Jesus Christ. He loves us all very much, and that’s the real reason we celebrate Christmas.

I know something else that’s worth celebrating. [Your parents] told me that you [accomplishments] this year. That’s wonderful, [NAME]! I’m very proud of you. I’ll be sure to bring you something special for Christmas this year. I know you really want [TOYS], so I’ll be sure to tell the elves to work on that!

Well, I need to write some letters to the other good girls and boys on my list, so I’ll say goodbye for now. Be sure to leave out a few carrots for the reindeer on Christmas Eve because they need healthy food to keep them going all night. And don’t forget to say your prayers before you go to bed on Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas!
Santa

A significant symbol of Christmas
Is the simple candy cane.
It’s shape is the crook of the shepherd,
One of the first who came.

The lively peppermint flavor is
The regal gift of spice.
The white is Jesus’ purity.
The red is sacrifice.

The narrow stripes are friendship
And the nearness of his love.
Eternal, sweet compassion,
A gift from God above.

The candy cane reminds us all
how much God loved and cared.
And like His Christmas gift to us
It’s meant to be broken and shared.

Saint Nicholas was born around 280 AD in what is now Turkey. His parents were wealthy, devout Christians who died when he was young. Following Jesus’ advice to give to the poor, Nicholas gave away his entire inheritance to the poor and needy. He became the Bishop of Myra while still a young man, and continued to help those in need, particularly children. He was soon known as a protector of children and sailors.

He died December 6, 343 AD, and the anniversary of his death became Saint Nicholas Day, a day for feasting and celebrating.

Saint Nicholas and Sinter Klaas
The legend of Saint Nicholas was brought to the New World by Dutch setttlers. The name Santa Claus would evolve from the Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas. The saint became a part of local lore when John Pintard founded the New York Historical Society in 1804 and made St. Nicholas the patron saint of the society and New York City.

He received another boost a few years later when Washington Irving joined the society and published a work called Knickerbocker’s History of New York on Saint Nicholas Day. The work contained numerous references to a jolly St. Nicholas character.

But it was Clement Clark Moore’s poem, originally titled “A Visit from Saint Nicholas,” but now better known as “The Night Before Christmas,” that cemented Saint Nicholas’ image as “a jolly old elf” with a “little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.” Political cartoonist Thomas Nast helped popularize this image. In 1863 he began drawing a series of annual cartoons for Harper’s Weekly that were based on the character in the poem and in Washington Irving’s work. Nash’s Santa has a beard, fur clothing, and a pipe, and was the basis for many Santas to follow. He was also the one to invent the North Pole, elves and Mrs. Claus.

By the 1890s, the image of Santa in a red suit and hat was so common that the Salvation Army began dressing men in Santa Claus suits and sending them into the streets of New York to solicit donations for the Christmas meals they provided for the needy. Later, other artists such as Norman Rockwell continued to popularize the image of Santa Claus as a bearded fat fellow in a red suit.

In 1931, Coca-Cola began using Santa in their advertisements and the rest, as they say, is history. Santa is now a common centerpiece of Christmas advertising. Although he still retains some small semblance to the Saint Nicholas of history who gave gifts to the needy, his transformation from an actual religious figure to a mythical secular figure has been otherwise complete.

To get your Christian Santa letter canceled with a North Pole postmark like the one pictured on this page, simply place it in a regular envelope and stamp and address it in the regular fashion. Then place that envelope in another one and address the outer envelope to:

North Pole Christmas Cancellation
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Drive
Anchorage, AK 99530-99998

Be sure to mail it early. To ensure delivery in time for Christmas, the postal elves in the North Pole will need to receive both envelopes by December 15.