Most people read Christmas letters to find out who got married or who went on a cruise that year. But Ann Burnett, a communication professor at North Dakota State University, looks for deeper meaning.

The most important reason Angela Kinsey was eager to take the plunge with “Confessions of a Christmas Letter,” her first Hallmark Christmas movie, was personal. “I’m new to the Hallmark family, but I ...

Every good letter starts by addressing the person the letter is to. Usually, that looks like “Dear Santa,” on the first line of the letter. It is similar to saying “hello” to someone when you meet ...

Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Santa’s elves have been working hard at the Royal Mail ahead of Christmas as children across the UK are sending him their wishlists and letters while awaiting a response from St Nick himself. With ...

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — Inside the York County Police Department, you can hear jingle bells from one of Santa’s helpers. Samantha Vincent is a 911 operator, and an ‘elf’ who’s busy getting letters ready ...

Each year, Mid-Ohio Valley children write letters to Santa Claus. Here are the letters that made their way to the North Pole via our newspapers. They have been reproduced as closely as possible to the ...

It’s that time of year again. Christmas cards and those great Christmas letters are going out. I love some of the Christmas letters where people brag on all their accomplishments or how well their ...

The helpful template from the U.S. Postal Service prompts “Dear Santa.” After which, June, the letter writer identified as ID#1209351 from Georgia, neatly adds in cursive, “for Christmas this year I ...