Who actually writes Santa’s letters?

Santa’s letters are not written by Santa himself, as much as we would love him too, the job he has ahead of him makes him busy enough ( imagine the stress of delivering every child’s treasured present in exactly the right colour, box, shape and model in ONE night – from the North Pole!). So instead we work with special people who have a connection and empathy with Santa. And he’s OK-ed that and happily signs each letter at the end!

This year our clever write, based in New Zealand, is one of those writers that you just love reading pro’s from. She has this ability to always make you feel warm and smiley with what ever you are reading. She’s a professional writer too, so she crafted and crafted this years letters and we are so pleased with them. Last year she wrote the Babies First Christmas letter when she had a small baby – it’s the most delicious letter! Makes me want to have another baby just to be able to order it and keep in my memory box! (well nearly).

We take this job pretty seriously, so the people we choose to do this work, have to be the right fit, the right calibre and have the integrity and love for Santa that we do. And of course they have to be believers too.

Here’s a couple of recent testimonials we have received:

I have been sending ‘letters from Santa‘ since my eldest grandchild was born in 2009. I now have 6 grandchildren. They all love getting their letters. There is nothing better than that phone call from each of them telling me they have a letter from Santa with so much excitement in their little voices. The letters are very popular with their parents too as they prove to the children that Santa is watching and they better be on their best behaviour!!

Christine, Nov 2016

“I love the Love From Santa letters because of the fantastic wording they use – it’s all about making my children feel special ”

Fran, Nov 2106

How do you write a letter to Santa?

Writing to Santa is probably one of the most exciting (and important!) things that a child will do every year. Its a letter filled with many moments worth of thought, so much hope and all the anticipation in the world. When you sit down to write your letter with your child here are some tips to help you get all that most important information out in a clear and concise way for Santa. Make sure you all start off watered, feed and rested …

Tip #1

Its always a good idea to remind Santa where you are going to be sleeping on Christmas Eve – although he knows these things, it’s never too silly to double check this with him!

Tip #2

Santa loves hearing about clever children – tell him something you have achieved this year that you are really really proud of

Tip #3

Don’t forget to mention a few of the things you are hoping to be given at Christmas time in your stocking! Maybe even some of the things Mummy & Dadddy don’t know about

Tip #4

Have you been “good” I know Mummy and Daddy always say Santa wont come if you haven’t been good. But I’ll let you into a secret -Santa actually likes a little bit of good wickedness.

Tip #5

And finally don’t be afraid to sprinkle your letter with colour, sparkles and pictures. Its inspiring and makes the letter memorable for Santa!

Here’s a funny example we have found … he needed some tips and tricks I think!

Make sure you check out our Pinterest account to see some  more Santa letter examples including the written to Santa letter written to JFK in 1961 when an 8 year old proclaims – “Please stop the Russians from bombing the North Pole because they will kill Santa Claus”! JFK wrote a very reassuring reply …

Here are three Santa “gadgets” to explore this Christmas

Well I didn’t think I would write a post on the technology side of Santa – given my love of snail mail and the good old fashioned elements of Christmas. But here I am. I’m not really a fan of the phone calls from Santa … but I haven’t experienced these or read a good review, so perhaps that’s a judgement I shouldn’t have yet.

There are two really great “tracking” sites for Santa’s visit on Christmas Eve full of amazing facts, songs, fun and games to keep you all entertained and interested. Plus there is an app that actually lets you create a video of Santa visiting in your home. You get a few options of what Santa does in your home and it’s all done against the backdrop of a photo of your home. It actually looks pretty good and authentic to me. I’ve made a video to show you (although I think I should have made it at night time to make it most believable) … what do you think?

So is this fantastic technology helpful or just gimmicky (well clearly the latter – but to what extent?). Do we need to actually see Santa or track his travels or is the belief in him magical enough and all the discussion and wonder it brings with it? Does looking into the sky imagining his travels beat any tracking there could ever be? Technology allows us to do so much, but what really is required …?

Anyway have a look at these if you fancy – I’d love to know what you think.

Santa visiting our home …

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/santa-visited-me/id784700426?mt=8

 

 

Santa tracking sites:

This one looks like one for the more “techy” minds out there … from what we’ve seen and read it’s a pretty well put together and special site.

http://www.noradsanta.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this from Google – beautifully put together and full of the magical north pole aspects of Santa

https://santatracker.google.com/village.html

Santa often writes about his love of Mrs Claus’ baking in his letters, he refers to the “sweet smells” coming from her kitchen window in the North Pole. Her baking is one of Santa’s guilty pleasures we think!  

If you fancy an amazing Christmas Cake this year, look up Sherry from Crowe & Co in NZ. She uses an old family recipe to create her masterpieces. They look mouth wateringly incredible! Delivery anywhere in NZ – sadly no reindeer to fly them to Australia (yet) though. 

We bet Santa will stay for an extra second or two at this house! 

Love From Santa .x.

Love From Santa is a business owned and run by ‘me’ … me being, Pippa Lester. I’ve discovered that as a parent you are able to believe again in things like fairies, wizards & Santa, through the eyes of your children. I find that so special, and so fun.

I’m one of those adults who still looks to the sky on Christmas Eve to see that streak of light and to hear the jingle of those bells (and I know I am not the only adult who does this). I’ve always been a believer! With two little girls and this magical Santa business, Christmas is a pretty exciting time of year for our family.

Love from Santa has always been about the magic and delight of Santa. We just love that. For us the wonder of the imagination and the belief in all the magical things out there is just so precious. We really want to help children hold onto childhood for as long as possible. Our vision is for Love from Santa to grow to be wonderful place of inspiraiton and delight for all of Santa’s helpers, in every part of the role we play – it’s such an important job we have bestowed upon us.

At Love From Santa we take everything we do very seriously, this is more than a business for us. Our role is to bring the little dreams of Santa to life … and we work hard to do that in a way that is always delightful, unique, clever & special.

Why do people love us?

We have been told that people choose our products because they are delightfully  beautiful and because when they receive them they are so impressed by the attention to detail and care taken in the creation of the finished product. We’ve been told that our personalised letters from Santa are loved because they are focused on the spirit of Christmas and not on presents – so many people play that back to us. We have many repeat people we write to every year, they love us for the genuine, non-gimmicky magic we deliver.  We hold onto this and keep it at the core of what we do. We’d love to hear your thoughts or feedback at any time too …