Letters to Santa Claus

A "poignant" collection of real letters sent to Santa Claus—a town in Indiana—from the 1930s to the twenty-first century, from both children and adults (The New York Times).

For countless Christmases, children—and sometimes adults—have stuffed their dreams, wishes, and promises into envelopes. Over many decades, millions of these letters have poured into Santa Claus, Indiana.

Arriving from all corners of the globe, the letters ask for toys, family reunions, snow, and help for the needy—so...