A letter to Santa

How to Send a Letter to Santa
by eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

Introduction
Sending a letter to Santa is as traditional as leaving him milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Santa is a busy man come Christmas time. Writing him a letter, in addition to paying him a visit, is a great way to make sure he remembers the gifts at the top of your wish list.

Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You'll Need
Pen
Paper
Envelope
Stamp

Steps
Step One
Be nice. Behave yourself year round or it is pointless to send a letter to Santa requesting gifts and a visit to your house. Santa only visits well behaved children.
Step Two
Address Santa cordially. Begin the letter with Dear Santa. Ask Santa how he is doing and how Christmas preparations are coming.
Step Three
Tell Santa of any behavior problems you may have had through the year. Explain to Santa how you have corrected the problems and what you are doing to be good.
Step Four
Make a list of gifts that you would like Santa to bring on Christmas Eve. Prioritize your list in the letter, listing the most wanted gift first and ending with the least wanted.
Step Five
Ask Santa for a reasonable amount of gifts. Remember that Santa is visiting children all over the world in just one night. Asking for a large number of gifts will be considered selfish.
Step Six
Mail your letter early in the season. Send your letter out the day after Thanksgiving if possible. This will give Santa time to reply to your letter.
Step Seven
Address your letter to Santa Claus, North Pole. Do not worry about a house number or street names. There is just one mailbox at the North pole for Santa to receive his mail, and it never gets mixed up with elf mail.

Tips & Warnings
Tell Santa about the milk and cookies you will leave out for him on Christmas Eve.
Being naughty or lying to Santa in your letter will land you a lump of coal in your stocking.
Santa will not give you gifts that your mom and dad do not want you to have.
If you send your letter too late, you will not receive a response back from Santa.