Letters from Santa
Choose the Letter Santa Sends Back
Every style below is a different letter, written for a different moment. Open one to read it in full, and see how it looks with your own name on it.
Christmas classics
Classic Christmas
The traditional letter, warm and full of North Pole detail.
Written for children of any age who believe
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Toddler
Short, simple sentences for the very smallest listeners.
Written for little ones aged roughly two to four
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Baby's First Christmas
A keepsake letter written to be read back years later.
Written for a baby's first christmas, kept by the family
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Classroom Christmas
Addressed to a whole class rather than one child.
Written for teachers writing to a class or group
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Household Christmas
One letter for everybody under the same roof.
Written for a whole family, named together
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Religious Christmas
Keeps the nativity at the centre of the season.
Written for families who mark the religious meaning of christmas
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A Difficult Year
Gentle words for a family who have had a hard twelve months.
Written for children going through a hard time
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Other times of year
After Christmas
Arrives in the quiet days once the wrapping paper is gone.
Written for the flat week between christmas and the new year
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Mid-Year Hello
A surprise letter in the middle of summer, when nobody expects one.
Written for any time of year, for the surprise of it
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Life moments
Birthday
Santa steps away from the workshop to mark the day.
Written for a birthday at any point in the year
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Graduation
For the end of school, college, or a long hard course.
Written for someone finishing a course of study
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Wedding
A note from the North Pole on the wedding day.
Written for a couple getting married
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Anniversary
Marks another year together, from someone who understands long winters.
Written for couples celebrating an anniversary
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Just for fun
For the Dog
Santa writes to the least well-behaved member of the family.
Written for a dog, read aloud by somebody who loves them
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For the Cat
Santa writes to the cat, with appropriate humility.
Written for a cat, who will be unimpressed
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Grown-Up Christmas
For an adult who could do with hearing from Santa again.
Written for grown-ups, ideally ones who will not expect it
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How to use these letters
Every letter above is here in full, free to read and free to print. Pick the one that fits the person and the moment, put a name into the preview, and it is ready to hand over.