CHILDREN can get a personalised letter from Santa if they write to him this Christmas.
All you need to do is post a letter to Father Christmas before the deadline and he will send a reply back in the post.
Royal Mail – which helps Father Christmas deliver his replies – has revealed the full details of how and when to send your letter.
You should post it to Santa/Father Christmas, Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ.
The deadline for sending your letter is Friday, December 10, to give Santa plenty of time to reply before Christmas eve.
If you’re posting a letter as part of a school, the deadline is Friday, December 3.
Make sure the address is written clearly on the envelope so it doesn’t get lost.
Include your own full name and address in the letter so Father Christmas knows who to reply to.
Don’t forget you will need to pay for postage to send the letter but you don’t need to include a return envelope and stamp inside.
It’s a good idea to post your note with plenty of time before the deadline as it’s a busy time of year for the postal service – and for Santa Claus.
Replies will be sent out from November 30 – but you should wait ten days for your response to arrive as Santa has a lot of children to write to.
Royal Mail says your name and address won’t be used for anything else and it will be deleted after Santa has replied.
Brothers and sisters can send letters in one envelope and still get an individual response, or they can post lists individually if they’d prefer.
There are other ways of getting a reply from Father Christmas this year.
Children’s charity NSPCC can also ask Santa to send a personalised letter in return for a donation – parents can give however much they can afford.
Meanwhile, toy shop chain The Entertainer hosts letter writing workshops where kids can write to Father Christmas and receive a personalised response.
This year, the retailer will hold events in stores nationwide on the weekends of November 6, 13 and 20 – you can find your nearest branch here.
It might be more than two months’ until Christmas, but supermarkets and shoppers are already preparing.
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have opened their Christmas food to order slots, and the menus include a stuffing wreath and mini beef wellingtons.
This woman has even put her Christmas tree up and decorated her home – even though it’s still October.
