Letters to Santa 2011

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Dear Santa .!I want hello kitty pajamas. I want the ScoobyDoo game; you popi Number and move. Mymom doesn’t usually make cookies forChristmas but we will leave the doorsunlocked for you.Love, Mianda

Dear Santa,I want legos and I al so want a nerf gun. Anda star Wars book. We have a key for you toopen the door.Love, Aiden

Deer Santa,Hello! I want cookies for you. I want candy forme. I want a police car.Emiliano

Dear Santa,I don’t have enough toys. I want an orangepick up truck and tractor. I will leave hot coffeefor you and the t.v. on.Love, Clayton

1ST & 2ND GRADE

Dear Santa,I hope you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas. This year I wish for: a phone. Thank youSanta!Love, Nathaniel Berk

Dear Sante,I hope you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas. This year, I wish for: play dough that Ican make food out of.Love, Kylee

Dear Santa,I hopo you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas. This year I wish for: an Ipod. Thank youSanta.Love Shelby

Dear Santa,I hope you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas. This year I wish for: a Barbie crown andher dress.Love, Itzel

Dear Santa,I hope that you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas. This year, I wish for: a Vikings uniform,pokemon cards black and white. Thank youLove, John

Dear Santa,I hope that you are doing well! I am excited forChristmas.This year, I wish for: a big castle with lotsof princesses that live there. Thank you SantaLove, Sarah

3RD & 4TH GRADE

The Night of Christmas Eve I stared at ourChristmas tree and all of the presents piled below it.It was very peaceful with the colors green, red andmabey blue. As I was looking noise, bels!! Santa!!He’s here! I see him out the window. He was carry-ing a big red bag a red coat, and a red hat He camethrough the chimney. I hind behind the Christmastree as he put presents under the Christmas treewhen he left I came out. I saw him. He looked at meand I looked at him. He smiled, I smiled back.

By: Tucker McManus

The true meaning of Christmas is aboutJesus being born in a manger just like aNativity scene. We decorate out housewith Nativity scenes. We also bake abirthday cake for Jesus.By: Sawyer Luther

As I lay in bed on Christmas eve night Iwoke up and heard bels it was Santa,one of his elves and 13 reindeer pullingthe sleigh. In the sleigh were800,000,000,000 presents and 22babies in some cradles. I ran to bed andwent to sleep so I would gets presents.Then I heard something. I went outside.I saw Santa I wyeld “Santa” and hesaid, hello. I went back to bed so Iwould get presents. The next morning Isaw a present and SangWeWish you aMery Christmas.By: Adam Groth

Santa pulled on his red suti and readieshimself for the night ahead. Santa hadsleigh full of presents. His bad, on hisback is full also He is on my roof, yells:hohoho and is with his sleigh and rein-deer. He is going down the chimney.The bag of presents are put them underthe tree. Chocolet and milk and cookiesare there for him to eat at He gobblesthem up and rushes up the chimneyand leaves.By: Isaiah Merry

Santa pulled on his red suit and readiedhimself for the night ahead. All the elveswere hard at work building the last pre-sents. “Hurry up,” said Santa trying toget there on time. One elf said, “Okay”Another said, “Were on it santa.” Santawas always nervous that he would notget to one house in time and the familywould wake up. There were two- hun-dred elves in the North Pole. Santa gotto every house on time and couldn’twait till next Christmas.By: Megan Gremp

As I lay in my bed on Christmas eve night I hear asound it might be dad! But it could be Santa andreinder. Reindeer are like semitrucks to me andsometiwes like cars. Trucks are loud with the roaringof their engines and reindeer are loud with thestomping of their hooves. I stay in bed moving, orelse no presents for me.By: Nathan Hanson

As I lay in my bed on Christmas Eve night I hearbells jingling. I get up and look out the window I seereindeer. I go downstairs and look under the treeand there are presents. They are big, small, wideskinny and all wrapped tight. I go back to bed tosleep I dream about Santa and his reindeer. It ismorning I wake up, I run downstairs and open mypresents. The cookies were gone, the milk wasgone, too Santa must have eaten them.By: Katarina

As I lay in my bed on Christmas eve night Santa andhis elves were busy delivering presents while everyis sleeping. While he goes to every-one’s house to give them presents,exept the naughty one’s. It’s like magic!Santa deliver’s all the presents in oneevening. Before Santa arrives at thenorth pole he checks that there are nomore presents on the sleigh. Santa isgetting ready fro the next year ofDecember.By: Christian

As I lay in my bed on Christmas Evenight I was thinking were was Santathis fine night. As I lay in my bed I waswondering in Santa got my letter.Maybe it did not get to him maybe it did.But eitherway I will still be happy. I willstill be happy with what I got at leastSanta came to visit me.The next morn-ing I looked at our tree. There were pre-sents. I was happy, I jumped up anddown. I was so happy that Santa got myletter. I was happy I got my puppy. Rightaway I named her marshmallow.Marshmallow was the cutest thing inthe world.By: Rosy Molina

Santa pulled on his readies himself forthe night ahead. He started in the Northpole. His first step was in MillwaukeeWisconsin. This house was the homeof the Reed family, Mr. Reed, Mrs.Reed, Johnson Reed, and NancyReed. Santa went down the chimneyhe gave three presents to Nancy, andthree presents to Johnson. Nancy andJohnson wake up and race to the threeto see their presents.By: Scott McBride

As I lay in my bed on Christmas evenight I heard a thud thud. Though I hadno new presents yet. Then I heard thehorse shed door open. I raced overthere I saw a new bag of horse feedand a new brush I rushed back andfound new presents. A lot of new toys Ilike a basketball shoes I was so happyI raced up stairs to get my parents Iwas excited. I got a train set.By: Ethan Mains

Santa pulled on his red suit and readiedhimself for the night ahead. As Santa getsready, the elves get the sleigh and hookup the reinbeer. The elves loaded thesleigh with Santas sack. Then Santa gotin his sleigh. He called Dancer, andDicksonn, and Wicksonn, and Hicksonn,and Hanser, and Bliston. Then they tookoff! Their first stop was BickletonWashington, then, Portlanb Oregon. Thensoon they went to China, Japan, andGermany. Then they were done! Right intime to, it was Christmas day! Santa didit!! Then Santa went back to the NorthPole.By: Chris

As I lay in bed on Christmas eve night Ihear elves at the tree. When I woke up Isaw some elves that haden’t left yet. Iheard hooves on the roof and I knew itwas reindeer. I was excited that I openedmy presents that night. My mom was mad!I got a new hunting quad for just hunting.I also got a pool and money. Christmaswas awsome!By: Skylar Lowe

CENTERVILLE SCHOOL

Christmas TimeEveryone loves ChristmasAll the girls and boysThey love to open presentsAnd getting lots of toysLots of people like the snowOr the pretty lights that glowThe decorating of the treeOr maybe all of the candyFor some its lots of listsBut I’ll tell you about ChristmasIt is really about loveThe kind that came from up aboveIts about Christ’s birthWho came for us to earthLeslie Blakely

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I will buy a lot for my friends.Yes I willMy most favorite holiday in the world isChristmasYes it is.Josephine

One morning I went to the mountens. Atthat time there was snow on the ground.I walked out of the camper and there wasa polar bare scampering in to the woods.I ran into the camper and told my dad.Dad I saw a polar bare. The very nextmorning my dad and I went into thewoods. When we got back the traler wasdemolish. So we hitchhikeDylin Yeley

Snowy day, Finn, lake, Marveline, Ice,King Jesus, That guy, the other guy andGunter. Sat on the couch wearing fuzzysweaters it was a mear icle. Theywatched videos and movies. The end.Ira Hutchins

WinterO winter.When people cut down fir trees.When stores are full of hope hearted joy-ful customers. When animals go in tohibernation. When ornaments and lightsare hung up. When santa comes andgives you presents, and your spirts arefilled with joy. Merry Christmas!Benjamin

One snow Christmas eve night I wasgoing to sleep when BOOM! Somethinglanded in my yard. I ran outside and inmy yard was an elf! The was on aDancer. (Dancer was dancing all over)!The elf said “Santa needs your help.”“Why?” I asked. “He is very sick and can’tdeliver the toys.” Said the elf I said “Ok” Igot on Dancer and we were off! Wedelivered very present. Would you haveliked to come? The EndBrandi

Makin a treeIt’s snowing this yearGrab your hat and sledBut make your tree first.Im going to set some rules first1st wrap your tree with popcorn on stringor fuzzy stuff,2nd put on lights3rd put on decorationNiocolas

Winter SnowOne morning I woke up and I looked outmy window. It was snowing! Then I gotdressed and went outside. I startedbuilding a snowman. Do you like to buildsnowmen? Then I went inside to drinkhot cocoa with my mom. Then dad cameinto the door. He said that my snowmancame to life. I was shocked that mysnowman came to life. Then I looked atmy snowman, he was still as still. Thenthe sun came out. And my snowman wasgone. I said to my mom and dad I willmiss that snowman. The EndLeslie

Santa is coming Saturday night the daybefore Christmas. When I went to bed Iwrote Santa a letter, I wrote Santa whenyou get here and put the presents underthe tree and fill the stockings can you benice and tell me how old you are. Are you100 years old? Are you 95 years old?Tanner

Winter WonderlandOne Christmas Eve morning I woke upwith a very strange feeling. I had my mit-tens, fuzy green hat, snow boots, andsnowsuit. I went outside to go sleding.But when I went out the front door therewas on sheet of snow then ice until therewas five sheets of each on the ground.The ice was slippery and the snow wascrunchy. I slipslided everywhere, andeverywhere I steped went crunch!Crunch! Crunch! And that is a winterwonderland.Taylor

Christmas FunChristmas is fun and Christmas is fine.So many times and so many rhymes.Wesing some song and one the once theclock ding dong. We sing some moresongs and then we go to sleep.Austin

One Christmas eve I creeped down thestairs in my camo pajamas. Santa could-n’t see me. I saw him put my presentdown and wrap it but I closed my eyesbecause I wanted it to be a surprise.Then we looked very closes and he seesme. So I run upstairs and look out thewindow to see Santas reindeer. I sawDasher, Prancer and Dancer and Vixenand Comet and Cupid and Donner andBlixen and Rudoff the Red NosedReindeer! Then I heard Santa come outof the chimney like magic. Then he flewoff our roof to fly over the Callan’s house.So I go back to bed and the next morn-ing I woke up my family to see all the pre-sents. We had a fun Christmas morning.Dane

Burnt CookiesIt was the day before Christmas andStella wanted to make Christmas cook-ies. Her little sister Maggie wanted tohelp. Stella put in the egg. Maggie put inthe sugar. Stella poured flour in to ameasuring cup and Maggie poured it inthe bowl with everything else. Then afterall the ingredients were in the mixingbowl Stella mixed every thing together.The got a Christmas tree cookie cutterand a present cookie cutter. After all thecookies were cut they put the dough inthe oven. “Ding” the cookies were finallydone. Stella and Magie opened the ovendoor and stared at the cookies. Theywere as black as coal.We burnt them! Atleast they’re still crunchy and tasty!Sylvia

A fun ChristmasLast Christmas was fun.We baked cook-ies and Santa and I made a really funnyone. It was so big. For a gift from mymom I got a gerbil. Outside the snow wasa few inches deep. Wolv! I said. When Imade a snow man my hand got hit.Callan

Christmas is a time of giving presentsand sharing with other people. Christmasis also when Santa Claus comes so it’salways good to be as good as you can.Sometimes I be bad and I always saysorry when I did something bad. Whenyou get ready forChristmas you put upyour Christmas treeand hang up Christmasdecorations. You canalso hang up decora-tions outside too. Ihope you have a happyChristmas day withyour family, friends,aunt, uncle grandmaand grandpa.Seth

Riding with SantaOne snowy wintermorning I was walkinghome from school and Iheard footsteps. Thenout popped Santa!What would you do ifyou saw Santa! Then he asked me if Iwould want to help deliver presents withhim! I said yes and got in his sleigh. Offwe went and we got back at 7:05 in themorning. I thanked Santa and went tobed. The End.Gracie

Rudolf has a Glowing NoseOne snowy morning, I was doing thechores. I heard a sound in the barn. Iwalked in the barn, who knocked overthe hay stack? I was puzzled! I ran inthe house. Mom! Dad! There’s some-thing in the barn. It knocked over the haystack. We ran to the barn. Dad! There’sreindeer from the North Pole. His nameis Rudolf and he has a glowing nose.Thank you dad forRudolf! Your welcome.Courtney

One snowy ChristmasEve a girl with curlyblond hair sighed,“Mom”, said the girl,“may I have a dog or akitten, or even a bird?” “No Autum you know itstoo much work!” “Do Ihave to eat my yams?”said Autum. Yes. Aftertheir supper they all fellasleep. Then all of asudden their was aloud crash! Autumleaped out of her bedand ran down the staircase. Her jaw droppedopen. Their in front ofher sat a round jollyman with a beard aswhite as snow. I believe this is for you. Hehanded Autum a brown puppy.Miya

One Christmas eve I made cookies forSanta and of course milk. My motherhollered from up stairs “Honey!” Yesmother. Can you get me a garbage sack.Ya. I went upstairs to give her the bag.Thanks. Your welcome. Later mothercalled “Makenna” “Yes” “Time for dinner”Ok what are we having?” “Um lambchops and liver” “Fww gross” “Just kid-ding Hamburgers”. Mmmmm awesomethey are so good. “ Ok time for bed” Okgoodnight” “Love U”When I was sleepingI heard a noise so I went out there.AHHHH Rudolf was looking at me. Alsohe said Hi. Them my mother woke me upfrom that horrible dream. She said comeon lets go open some Christmas pre-sents.Makenna

One snowy Christmas morning I wokeup and tiredly walked out to my stockingand it was wiggling! I nervously lookedinside… All of a sudden out jumps a littleelf! Who are you the elf asked. I said Iam Curtis. Whats your name! My nameis Eddie the elf, and I’m here to take youon a sleigh ride. Really Curtis said doyou mean it? Yes I mean it. Eddie said ina squeaky voice. So he took me on asleigh ride. He even let me drive. He toldme it was time for him to go home now.He took me back to my house and saidBy little buddy. Sorry I have to go I’ll seeyou next year. The EndCurtis

Santa/ReindeerOne Christmas day I went outside toplay. The snow was sparkling. Were everI looked there was snow.Then all of sudden I saw a red light. Iwalked closer and closer, there werereindeer tons of them. Then I saw a rein-deer with a red nose. I whispered quietlyRudolf the Red nose Reindeer. Then Isaw a person with red close it was Santahe buckled the reindeer up and took off.I looked up he was flying on his sled. Itwas the best Christmas ever. The EndAmber

SnowfortOne morning I woke up and looked outthe window.There was snow everywhere. I called myfriends over. Their names Seth, Kenny,Jake and Cody.We were playing fight thesnowman.We build snow forts in a circleand make tine snowballs.We had a greattime playingJustin

Dear Santa,I like Reindeer. How does your Elveswork with Machines? I would like amotorcycle and a toy plane.Your friend Conner Plum

Dear Santa,Are your reindeer ready to deliver thepresents? For Christmas I would like akitten and an American girl doll thatlooks just like me.Your friend Corynn

Dear Santa,How are the Reindeer doing? Could youbring me a doll house? I would also likea belt buckle.Your friend Larissa

Dear Santa,How is Rudolf? How do you deliver pre-sents in one night? For Christmas I wantmy own puppy, like swepy.Your friend Ethan

Dear Santa,How cold is the snow? Do your elveswork all day long? For Christmas I wanta pocket pistol.From your, Caleb

Dear Santa,How long does it take for the elves tomake a toy? I would like a spy tankplease. I also would like a transformerhelicopter man with a scorpionYour friend Cole

Dear Santa,Are you ready to get up for Christmas?How are the reindeer doing? How doyou make Toys? I would want to have aDS, I want to have a globe.Your friend Tristen

Dear Santa,I like your slay. I wish I deliver the giftswith you. I would like a little petshops. Iwould also like a princess poley pocket.Love Caitlyn

Dear Santa,How are your elf doing? I want aNintendo DS for my sister and a beargame.Your friend Oakland

Dear Santa,How do you make toys? I want a neck-lace and a doll that looks like me.By Meikayla

Dear Santa,Are the Raindeers anlturs big? I want ateddy bear please. I also want a remotecontrol girl monster truck.Your friend Olivia

Dear Santa,I want a Razor Scooter. How is yourreindeer?From Brent

Dear Santa,Hare dose your Reindeer fly? I want aNintendo Ds.From Gabe

Dear Santa,Are your reindeer Ready to come downhere? I can’t wait to wake up Christmamorning and see all of the presentsunder the tree! I want my dirtbike fixed,a psp monster truck, Nintendo ds, white-board, computer and chalkboard.Your friend Colin

Dear Santa,How long does it take to deliver the pre-sents? Santa can your Elves make a dsand a motorbike?Your friend Riker

Dear Santa,I want to have a Nintendo Ds. I want a lit-tle mommy. Is Rudolf in the front? Doeshe have a red nose to lead the other rein-deer’s?Your friend Chloe

Dear Santa,How are your Elves doing? I would likea blade blade stuff and m3 d player.You friend Samuel

Dear Santa,How are the Raindeers” I want somenew doll clothes. I want some new highheel shoes.By your friend Carly

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Dear Santa,How are y?I like can I get somenunchucks?I like the reindeer. I olsowant a hardlriveLove Daniel

Dear Santa,How are you? I love you.What I want for Christmasis Drums and sorry and awii.From Kendal

Dear Santa,I want to now the rein-deer’s names? Want ablue ipod with Lots ofgames. I want a bow andarrow.Love Faith

Dear Santa,I want a guinea pig. I want a racecar. I want aIpod phone. I want a stuffed snake.Love Aaron

Dear Santa,Please Santa, can I have a guinea pig?Love Emma

Dear Santa,How do you get in the House when my dadlocks the door? I want a Green Nerf gun Bluebullits.Love Adam

Dear Santa,I want a puppyand a fak pastpuppy withhecollar and aleash and abone fat bone.I love youSanta.From Azzy

Dear Santa,I’ve been good.I would l ikemak-up. I wantan ease bakemicrowave andcookies, andeleven gumballmachines formy brothersand sisters andmom and dadwith 20 gum-

balls in each one.Love Sophia

Dear Santa,I want a dirt bike and a ipod touch and I newxbox. I want lots of chocolate bars.Love Chandler

Dear Santa,Ive been good. I would like Ds games. I wouldlike a remote control car.Love Nathan

Dear Santa,How are you? I love you. I like your reindeer.Can I have a Barbie dollhouse! Merry Christ-mas.Love Mikayla

Dear Santa,I want an I-touch please on Christmas.Love Karlee.

Dear Santa,I would like an I-pod and a guitar!Love Noah

Dear Santa,I would like a dirt bike.Love Isaiah

Dear Santa,I love you Santa. I would like a DSI. Samwould like a choo choo.Love Bridgette

Dear Santa,I want a robot. I am living you another not atmy house.Love Bobbie

Dear Santa,I like you! Thanks for having fun wit hous!Love Amendea

Dear Santa,How are you? I like you. Can I have a doll out-fit and a Barbie Hairtastic color and a princesstoddlers.Love Angelina

Dear Santa,I want a Baby Life becus I likd to pey and mymom chang my dipr splat poop in her fas that’sI want for Christmas.Thank you from Serena

Dear Santa,How’s your raindeer. For Christmas I want aipohone and drie reracer marker. I will like abablad that sosae the speed and candy canethat are red and blue.Sincerely Leif

Dear Santa,Are you feeling good? I want to get a babladefor rley. I want a air gun.Sincerely Jaeden

Dear Santa,How is our raindeer. I want a BaBlad X-Box360 a halacopter.Zak

Dear Sant,Hows the wather How are you duing how isyour raindeers how is the noth pole pleasesant give rileys Dad new tools. Please satntgive rileys litter Brother a light MC Qeen toypelus sant give Riley a bablade please santgive Riley a DS [plaas sant give Riley a toolseatUnsigned

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Dear Santa,How are you freling goob. Mom and dad wanta phoneSincerely Makyah

Dear SantaHaoe are you. Sack wose a D.S. I wote a 3D.S.Sincerely Zachary

Dear Santa,How are you I want you to get my mom a tv Iwant a DS Light and a bike and a skateberdand a gme qoub.Sincerely Kaleb

Daer Santa,Why does rudolph’s nose shiny my sisterwants a barbe doll I want a bey bladeSincerely Maggie

Dear Santa,How is rudof a pensi for his dad a toy bote witha toy shaR and a claw that get’s the shark bay-bladSincerely Louis

Dear Santa,How are you My sister want’s babey dall I wanta DS BdSincerely GLiberto

Dear Santa,How are you feeling. Mom and dad want aphone. I want a dog, cat and wii.Sincerely Mark

Dear Santa,What is the Tempiter like My sister want’s a lit-tleist pet shop I want a bay bladeSincerely Derek

Dear Santa,I want a cellphone and a ball a shoes andsocks and pizza and taco.Sincerely Austin

I have been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for cold snow to falls like rain.For pretty ribbons and hang aroud the house.For Christmas trees to shine like stars. For redlights to sparkle like snow flakes.Astara

I’ve been waiting for ChristmanI’ve been waiting for white snow to falle downlike rain for Christmas tree to decorate like asnow flake for cod presents go under the treefor good candy canes to eat with everybody.And then I’ll know it’s Christmas!Tristan

I’ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting, for Christmas lights to comelike shooting stars at night, For coll stockingsto hang like waving strings on the fireplace, forplaying reindeer to fly like airplanes, for nicekids to run like rockets, and then I’ll know it’sChristmasTristan

I’ve been waiting for Christmas!I’ve been waiting for shiny snow to fall like hail,for awesome reindeer to fly in the sky, for snowflakes to make snow angels, for Christmastrees to decorate like snowflakes, and then I’llknow it’s Christmas!Dylan

I’ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for white snow to fall like rainfor fat santas to bring Big presents for Christ-mas cookies to eat at night for Santa;s elevesto make toys and then I’ll know It’s Christmas.Annie

I’ve been waiting for Christmas.I’ve been waiting for white snow to fall like rian,for beautiful ribbon hang around the hose, longdays to play longer short nights to sleep less.Ernie

I’ve been waiting for Christmas!I’ve been waiting for white snow to fall likewhite powder, for snow ablls to be thrown likebaseball, for shinny stars to put on top ofChristmas tree, for stiped gifts to wrap a xboxand then I’ll know it’s Christmas.James

I’ve been waiting for Christmas!I’ve been waiting for striped stockings to hanglike mistletoe, for patterned snow to fall like thedawn of a thistle, for dressed snowmen to formlike magic, for sparkling Angels to fly like birdsfliying south for the winter and then I’ll know It’sChristmas!Olivia

I”ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for white snow to fall likegoose down, for Christmas trees to come likesanta claus for m and m cookies to bake likebrownies for Santa’s elves to make toys likecrazy and then I’ll know it’s ChristmasSeth

I’ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for snow to fall like whitepowder for Christmas stockings to change likeleaves

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I’ve been wating for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for Christmas lights to comelike shooting stars for fat Santa come to myhouse, for cool snow to fall to make snowman,for Christmas to come to open presents, Andthen I’ll know It’s Christmas!Keri

I’ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for stiff stockings to hang bythe fire pales, for nice decorations to hang onthe tree on the floor, for nice lights to hang onthe tree for fat Santa to drop presents like afrindBen

I’ve been waiting for ChristmasI’ve been waiting for good carols to sing out-loud like elves, for white snow to fall down likesnow, for flying raindeer to fly by my house likeairplances, for cool decorations to hang up onmy Christmas tree and I’ll know it’s Christmas!Nathanael

I’ve been waiting for Christas!I’ve been waiting for Christmas decorations tosparkle like a diamond, for winter snow to falllike a feather, for Christmas presents to appearlike out of nowhere, for Christmas lights toshine like the sun then I’ll know it’s Christmas!Braedon

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Dear Santa,I want a laptop a new stocking and elephants.Ally

Dear Santa,Please can you send me a presents of lightingMcQueen Car and Bumble Bee Transfermer.Thank you Santa!Ps. Christian is a good boy too! He helpsmomma to cook food and makes frybread andgreat soup!Christian

Dear Santa,I love you and please can I get a robot Octim-ce Prime Transformer for Christmas. I do helpmy momma and I go hunting with my Dad. Ican give you a good elk call to your rendeer. Ican run super fast! And I love the Lighting Mc-Queen Movie Party II.Tomei Tomeo

Dear Santa,I would like a school desk, chalkboard, hairsalon toy baby doll crib, a happy feet toy and afolding couch than you Santa.Isabella Bensel

Dear Santa,I am very very good. How’s Rudolf? Please Iwant stompees’s books, clothes ears pierced,Hope to see you someday.P.S.What color are you red or green?Love Rylene Beeks

Dear Santa,Toy horse coloring book cowgirl boots horsebrush.Joslyn Arnold

Dear santa,I have been a good girl this year. I would like toast you if you could bring me a happy napperor a bike or orbees. Is is cold at the north pole?From: Alise Gimlin

Dear Santa,May I please have a book about chickens? Acraft making set. An activity book. A kitty setplease- thakn you Love Willa. And a fishingpole, pocket warmers Judy Moody books whatto do for fun when live in nature. Thank youLoveWilla

Dear Santa,I want a Barbie car flawr nekles hello kittyneckles, little barbe rose teddy bear withhearts a flawr nekles a kitty nekles a litt brbe arose a teddy bear with hearts I want a Barbiecar.Emily

2ND GRADE

Dear Santa,How is 2011 going for you so far? I went toCalifornia in Redding.May I please have unlimited wishes for Christ-mas? I wishe you a good christams.Lane Becker

Dear Santa,How are you and your rain deer doing? I wentto a art show and people bot some of my paint-ings. I hafe one special thing can I please hafea laptop for Christmas. I wish you a maryChristmas.Love Olivia Jacobsen

Dear Santa,How are you doing in the North Pole? Well Ihave bine a good girl and I want an ipod touchso please and I want a glass slipper. Pracerand all the others.Love, Emily Hastings

3RD GRADE

Dear Santa,How is it going for you so far? I’ve had a AWE-SOME year so far. I love the year of 2011! I re-ally want to earn enough money to buy andipod touch for me. Can you please give mesome new video games for my dsi and I wanta new ipod touch for Christmas. I hope you willhave a merry Christmas!Love, Bricin Whitefield

Dear Santa,How are you and the elves doing thise year? Iam having a good fun year. Im having fun inthe snow by the way have you ever made abike? I would like a dragons four Christmas. I

hope you can make it arownd the wourld.From, Derek GimlinDear Santa,How are you doing? I had a good time so far. Ihope you give me something for Christmas. Igave a lot of things I want for Christmas. Can Ihave a Ipod touch and a black case some lightblue stars on it and some a new fansy horsehalter and a fansy bridle. And some clouths,blankets. I hope you are safe on the way here.Love, Nahaleigh Schuster

Dear Santa,How is Santa? I hope your having a good yearate the North Pole. I’ve been traveling a lot. I donot know where I am going for Christmas. ForChristmas may I please have some pocketwarmers please and the Harry Potter number4 movie please. And may I please have Diaryof a wimpy kid number 2 movie. Have a safejourney around the world!Love, Liam McLaughlin

Dear Santa,How are you doing? How are the reindeer? Iwant lots of things for Christmas. I want a cam-era, books, ipod, headphones, wii games, pspgames, pussin boots movie, How to train yourdragon 2, sketch books, pencil sharpeners,hats, socks, blankets, and a light.Sincerely, Lily Molyneux

Dear Santa,How are your reindeer? I have had a goodtime with my cousins Rian, Matt and BrookBlain and I have had a wonderfull time with myaunt Taylor. I have a lot of things I want forChristmas. I want a breast collar and a saddlepad and bell boots. I hope you have a MerryMerry Christmas.Love, Kaitlyn Masden

5TH GRADE

Mister Santa,Dear old ST. Nick, please try your best not toget sick. Bring lots of toys to all girls and boys.Get out your ipad check who’s naughty or nice.For every bad kid give a bag of rice. For everygood kid Give’em something they’ll like. Don’tforget the stockings hung up high tell all thereindeer the kids said hi. Mister santa have agood night.Kinley Troh

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Dear Santa,I can’t wait intell you bring me pressitns. I wanta hellacopter and jeep because I don’t haveone.When can I visit you? Tell pransser hy forme. Do you know what Kyann wants for chriss-miss? Yes she want a coffe maker so she canmake her oen coffe.Marry Christmas, Konner

Dear Santa,I cannot whate until you come to visit me. Irealy want a bike because mine broke be-cause I think I rode it to much. Can I also havean Amaricin doll and a baby that can talk. Astroller that is purple.Maybe a baby carrier andlast but not least a sled. I want to ask you aquestion. Are you real? Put yes or no at thebottom.Love, Laney

Dear Santa,I won’t a remotin chrole sky bird cause it candive and turn and take a lote of ruf landings.And I won’t a submusheen gun cause it canshoot reel bolats. I won’t a bow and arrow so Ican go hunting with my dad. I won’t a remotinchroled helokoter that can transform so I canfly it when it is snowing.Merry Christmas, Sage

Dear Santa,I want a basketball that glow’s in the dark. Canyou get me Lulu and Cookie? I really wantLulu’s walking kitten’s and GoGo’s walkin pup-pies. My sister want’s a I pod and my brotherwants a pack of army men. Oh and I also wanta Taylor Swift music album,Merry Christmas, Julie

Christmas time is a good time to laugh andgive out cheer, your with ones you love and theones that you endear.Seaera

Flufy, falling snow, mistletoe hung up in thedoorway. Touns of peresents under the treemoh I just got aWii! Santa dose not like bad kids,so don’t tell to many fibs. We just made somecookies, oh, look Santa Clause! Snowballfights are fun I don’t like the sun. I have no rea-son, why its this season. I love the sun, but Iwould rather have winter fun.Steph

Children play all through the day, It’s winter herI know because snow starts to appearIt is snowing now but I just don’t know howBetter not shout better not cry I’m telling youwhySanta has a list he’s checking it twice going tosee who’s been naughty and nice.Adrienne

Snow is falling from the cold sky, I don’t wantto say good-bye,On Christmas morning I wake up crazy, Every-one else wakes up so lazy.I look under the tree to see what I could see,Now I’m really happy,Because I just got a wii! Santa ate a cookieand had a glass of milk, Look he made me adress of silk! Now the day is done, We’ve hadour winter fun!Savannah

Today is winter, So don’t get a splinter. Don’tget a cold, dream of shiny gold. Watch out forthe snow, because you might have to buy aChristmas bow.Today is the day, so go out andplay. This is my favorite season, I don’t have areason. My parent’s are crazy, but not verylazy. Hey look there’s Santa, he going to At-lanta. Santa I want a wii, under my Christmastree.

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Snow falls on the ground, don’t let our dogs goto the pound. Santa is coming, look there’ssomething! We bring the king, while we sing.The leaves turn white, the snowman doesn’tbite.Joshua B.

One snowy day there was nine inches of snow.I got my snow bond and snow boots. I went tothe church hill. I made a huge jump. I jumpedit! I flew! I ran into the giant tree. Troy showedup and he jumped it; and Jacob, Austin,Joseph showed up and we all jumped it. AndRusty showed up and he wrecked and then…Then, Troy wrecked and broke his arm. Rustytook Troy’s sled home.Hunter

Snow is snowing, wind is blowing best to stayinside today, nice warm fire, snow grows high-er. It is warm and cozy inside.We can drink hotcoco and eat sugar cookies and gingerbreadtoo.Then we can go outside for a few. I just gota golden retriever too.Kaitlynn S.

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Dear Santa,I want a guitar, pencils, and some clothes forChristmas. I would also like an airplane.Love Gerardo

Dear Santa,I want a bike and a play dough and two Barbi-es for Christmas and a doggie for play.Larisa

Dear Santa,I would like a baby live, a play school, pencils,and crayons. Thank you Santa for the giftsyou’re going to give me.Selene

Dear SantaFor Christmas I want a guitar, a ball, a com-puter, and Barbies. Thank you.Aricelda

Dear Santa,I want a 3DS and a bike. I am going to give youcookies and milk.Axael

Dear Santa,I want Barbie dolls, a book, Barbie clothes,shoes, and a notebook. I will leave you milkand cookies.Lulu

Dear Santa,I would like a exbox 360 and a airplane with acontrolle for Crismas.Frum Anthony

Dear Santa,How are you? I want an Nintendo DST, a bisikl,an ipot, and I am giving you cocies and milk.Gregory

Dear Santa,I would like an Nitendo 3DS and a bike forChristmas please and I will leave cookies andmilk for you.Thank you, love Jocelyn

Dear Santa,I would like a Nitendo 3DS, candies for Christ-mas. I will leave cookies and milk for you.Ramiro

Dear Santa,I would like a toy jeep, the color pink for Christ-mas. I will leave you some bred and milk.Alejandra

Dear Santa,I wowd want a motor cycle or four welers ofgas soling. ind computer. ind telephone, indXbox 3-60. ind 100 dolers. Santa, I like you.Alex

Dear Santa,I want a DS and a telephone. I love youBrenda

Bear Sato,I wii EDS, bik-re computer I foh motorcycleebox how is yu reindeerheDavid

Dear Santa,I will like a bike and a puppy and a 3DS. SantaI will let you some cookies beside the tree. Ilove you SantaAlberto

Dear SantaI want a doll and a penil and notebook and akichen so backpack and a motocycle and com-puter and a telephone and a bike and bookand wii and Xbox 360 and snow toy and Santaclous toy sings and clock and boll 3DS andsong and skirt and table and crayon and redpenil bear toy and a toy. I love you Santa clousI will let you cookies and milk and will let you agirt santa.Selena

Once upon a time Santa was giving presentsto the children. Then a girl was awake. Shewas waiting for Santa to come. When Santacame to the roof and left his deer on the roomhe got in the house. A deer fell on the roof.Meanwhile, Santa quietly left the present in thehouse. Rudolf was helping the other deer getup. Santa came to help. They pushed andpushed and finally got him up. Then they flewaway.Stephanie

The Mean SnowmanOnce upon a time there was a bad snowman.The snowman threw snowballs at people whosaw him. Santa wanted to help him be niceagain so he said, “This snowman must be nicebecause if he is not nice he will not get anypresents on Christmas night.” Santa sprayedhime with magic water and it made him benice.They celebrated Christmas and everyonewas happy again.Julianna

Once upon a time it was Christmas. Santaclaus brought 5 bags with presents inside ofthem. My favorite thing to do was cooking.Wemade tamales and they were so good. Thenwe opened the presents. My best present wasan easy bake oven. I was happy because I liketo cook.The first thing that I cooked in my neweasy bake oven was cupcakes. They tastednasty. No one ate them because they didn’tlike them. I baked a cake later and it wasgood.Selida

Once upon a time There was a bad snowmanwho ruined Christmas. He through snowballsat people. Santa came and said, “You stop or Iwill destroy you.” The snowman through snow-balls at Santa. Santa used his fire power tomelt him into water. All the people were happyand they lived happily ever after.Eduardo

The lost raindeerOne Christmas Santa Claws lost Rudolf.Rudolf was playing outside in the snow whensudently a blezard traped him. When theblezard was over Rudolf wasn’t their. Santacald him but he didn’t come. Santa Claws andthe other raindeer looked for him everyware.They were upset because they couldn’t findhim. A raindeer said, “Lets look again. Theylooked until they found him in Long Beach,Washington and they all lived happily ever

after.SergioOnce upon a time Santa and his best friendPaws went for a walk. While they were on theirwalk they stopped for ice cream. “That will bea pound of magic or it will be two dollars andseventy-five cents,” said the clerk. “Yikes!” saidSanta “I’ve only got two dollars and seventy-four cents. Paws has a penny in his mouth.”Then they went home while eating ice cream.Dakota

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Daear Santa,I wot a wii. I wat a pillow pet. I wot a rubr shark.I wot a toy bragin.Blake

Dare Santa,I want a DS and monster high Doll and videogames ipod and specker wii games Bo andAro and ordmens and Awesome thing?Natasha

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Dear Santa,I wanta genrlle. Can you get it for me? PrtePlese can you ge it for me? Am I on the goodlist? Can your elvs make it if you’re elves makeit can you get me wwe for Wii.Paul

Dear Santa,I wish for a toy rabbit and a brown cat.Amber

Dear Santa,I wot a Xdox three six si optimis Prime BumbleBee, fone iPob.Dekker

Dear Santa,I wish for a wii, Optimis Prime, bumble Bee,Halo, xbox 360, pillow pet, phone, wwe, iPod,mp3player.Trey

Dear Santa Claus,I wish I get a horse and a pillow pet?Reanna

Dear Santa,I wish for a wwe set!!!Jeremiah

Dear Santa,I love Sanucbs and I wot Bumble bee and I wotOptimis prim.Ryder

Dear Santa,I wot Halo4 and a shark. P.S. I’m wyor 1 bsdfran.Anthony

Dear Santa,I want a wii, Mario cart. I want a Dsi with game.I want a real quad. I want a real snow bell.Keegan

Dear Santa,I what a monster high doll and a magic wand.Maddisen

Dear Santa,I love you. I wot a baby pup Santa Claus. I likeyou and I like your elfs.Zati

Dear Santa,Santa kan you get me a magic wand for Christ-mas?Hailey

Dear Santa,Can I geta pillow pet that can be wosht a likeyour reindeer and sled thank you for the pre-sents you giveos. I want two magic wandsples.

Alissa

Dear Santa,I wot a toy shark.Garrett

Dear Santa,I want Buble bee and Optimis Prime that fly.Ho ho ho ho.Johny

Der Sat,I wot u rubr shark. I wot a ras dol.Jared

Dear Santa,Haw r eoi reindeer and I wot a wii brnawt 3 andI love you Santa Claus and eve game.Albert

Dear Santa,I wish for a Dsi and a Ds game and a cowboyrope and a pillow pet and a iPod and a bo andareo.Nate

Dear Santa,I what a ds, I pad my on par of ereing a videogame a toy, a te set, magic wond. Ho ho ho!Jorgia

Dear Santa,Pleasemay I have a remote control car andLegos? I also would like an X box and a mo-nopoly game.Kadin

Dear Santa,I like Santa. He is nise. He gives us tuys. I wantsome lagos. I like legos. I want a car and truck.Tyler

Dear Santa,I wish you can please get me a Dsi and twoslippers and a robe too please?Abbigail

Dear Santa,I wish for a good Christmas. How is Rudolph?I wish for a remote control car and a bokagonand a wii.Ethan

Dear Santa,I wish for a pet cat, and an i-pod. Oh, and anew wii game. I love Christmas! Thank you forgiving us the things that we wish for! Oh! AndI want a remote control monster truck. Thankyou Santa.Max

Dear Santa,Is Rudolph real? I would like my mom not to besick. What color is your sleigh? I live in Gold-endale. I love Christmas! Do you?Thea

Dear Santa,I wish for a dsi.Thank you, Santa for all of yourwork. You give all of your presents and thepeace you give us.Alejandro

Dear Santa,I wish for a remote control car. I love you Santafor all the hard work you did.You are nice.Youare awesome. I love you Santa.Gracie

Dear Santa,I love you Santa. Thanks for the gifts.Shiehezi

Dear Santa,How do you get to the homes? Why do yougive presents? Why do you have a beard?Jackson

Dear Santa,Is Rudolph real? Does Rudolph’s nose glow?Is his nose red? Can the reindeer talk? Do youhave Mrs. Santa? I like you. How does yourreindeer fly?Katelyn

Dear Santa,I wish I saw Rudolph. I love Santa. I will seeyou at Christmas.Ibeth

Dear Santa,I know how you work.You work put the toys inthe machine. I want a flag to play.Katie-Rose

Dear Santa,I wish for a big stuffed bear. I live in Golden-dale. I wish for a wand. I wish for a fake kitten.Emily

Dear Santa,I want a fish so bad. I’m so so happy becauseit’s almost Christmas!Jewlia

Dear Santa,I am so happy that you are coming to town! Doyou know if Rudolph is real? I think you arevery nice. I’ll see you Christmas!Margaret

Dear Santa,I wish to have a fake cat and Rudolph.Athena

Dear Santa,We would like you to come to our house to getsome presents for us.Giovanni

Dear Santa,How do you work? Do you put the presents ina machine! Sign there where the arrow is.Liam

Dear Santa,I wish for peace and quiet. How are you doingup in the North Pole? I wish for snow. How isyour sled? I wish for the Mario Cart.Kade

Santa,You are nice. Do you like Christmas? I amsureyou like me. I want Bakugans. Bakugons arecool. I can’t do dishes. Can you make a little

dishwasher plese.JackDear Santa,I like you. Can I have a blue toy car and a pur-ple tractor?Zayden

Dear Santa,I want a toy motorcycle. I hope you have agood trip.Joseph

Dear Santa,Thank you for the Ghost Busters. Santa I loveyou. I would like a DS7 and Mario Kart andZombiepet.Zyia

Dear Santa,Thank you for my skateboard. I would like apogo stick.River

Dear Santa,Please can I have a new real machine gun? Ilove you Santa.Aiden

Dear Santa,I love you. Will you please give me a box ofmarkers.NiKayla

Dear Santa,I hope you don’t eat too much cookies. Canyou please get me something art and someglitter pens and a surprise.Gwen

Dear Santa,Thank you for the car. I love it. It was the bestpresent in the world! Can I have a blue yoshiplush please? I wish you a merry Christmas.Joey

Dear Santa,Thank you for the Toy Story slippers. Can Ihave a science kit.Ian

Dear Santa,Thank you for my race car. I would like to havean airplane.Gabe

Dear Santa,I hope you bring me a toy car with a doll. I wanta doll and a Ds. I hope you have a good trip.Bianca

Dear Santa,I want a stable and another zoozoo pet and aDsi and a book Under the Sea for my babybrother and two horses.Aspen

Dear Santa,Thank you for the Barbie car. Can I have adeer doll please?Sherise

Dear Santa,I like you a lot. For Christmas I want a 3ds andMario Kart7, Marion in 3d land, sonic movie, XBox 360, cars 2 wii game.Rees

Dear Santa,Thank you for the Legos. Can you get memore Legos?Nickolas

Dear Santa,Thank you for the motorcycles. I luv you. I hopeyou are oKay. I want a doll.Hailey B.

Dear Santa,I hope you don’t eat too many cookies. Can Ihave two Zoo zoo pets?:?Kali

Dear Santa,Thank you for being you. Thank you for mydoll. Can I have a penil sharpener?Keltah

Dear Santa,I love you Santa. Please, can I have a bike?Thank you Santa.Brock

Dear Santa,I love you. Can you please give me a horseand a puppy and a cat?Audrey

Dear Santa,Thank you for the Mario kart Wii. I would like awii game called Super Mario Galaxy Two.Matthew

2ND GRADE

Dear Santa,I like your hat.Can I please have a remote con-trol car, a remte control shark that flies, a pock-et knife, a Lego Ninja that is blue and a tram-poline?Sawyer

Dear Santa,I hope you have a great ride on the sleigh. Iwant for Christmas a rc car, a toy tractor, a re-mote control air plane and a bike. Santa, youare a geat person.Matt

Dear Santa,I love your reindeers. Please give me 3G yardradios and spy glasses. I hope there are nostorms on Christmas Eve.Cayden

Dear Santa,I like your hat. This year please can you getmeSonic Generations for wii and Super MarioBrother 2. This is the best holiday ever.Bailey

Dear Santa,Thank you for all the presents last year. Theyare very cool. I would like a secret diary pleaseand a ukulele.Kaylee

Dear Santa,I like your hat and your big red shirt you wear.I like it when you bring presents to everyone onEarth. Santa, this Christmas I would like a bigpack of legos. Santa you are a nice person.Alexis

Dear Santa,I like you very much.Would you please get mefalcons stuff please?You are cool. I like Christ-mas!Tyler

Dear Santa,I like your red hat very much. This is my list forChristmas, an air hog, a picture of your rein-deers, a horse, a assie, two pigs, some chick-ens, a parrot, a swing set, a 3 ds, a wii game,a basketball hoop, a computer, a phone, a goldfish, a lizard, a football, a dsi, and Xbox 3bo.This is all. Thanks.Justin

Dear Santa,How are you doing going to people’s houses atnight? I would like for Christmas a Xbox 360 in-cuding a Game, a laptop, and a phone.True

Dear Santa,Thank you for the things last year. I hope youhave a good Christmas. Please bring a paperjam microphone, call of duty a world at war Dsgame, Power Ranger, Samar ids game andTransformer Dark of the Moon Dicepticon DSgame or movie,Tristin

Dear Santa,I waas being really really good this year. I loveyour reindeer. I hope you givem e this: A DSlight, puppy, bike, pop skittles, ukulele and anArmy guy. Ho, ho, ho Merry Christmas,Maddy

Dear Santa,Since you go to every country in the worldcould you bring me a small plasatic fox, maybea bed, lots of luck and maybe even somecandy for me and my brother?Rogen

Dear Santa,How do you go to every house in 1 night? Willyou get me a DSiX? Can I have a Sonic Gen-erations and Mario Kart.Sam

Dear Santa,I wished could come and visit you, but you’retoo busy working. Please bring me a 3ds!Merry Christmas Santa!Riley

Dear Santa,I like your reindeer. Can you bring a laptop forme? Also can you bring a drum set? Also canyou bring a ukulele?Natalie

Dear Santa,I like your reindeer. I have been a good girl. I’vebeen dealing with my chores, thatmeans beinggood. I wish I had a Scooby Doo game and ads, but I don’t. Can I please have a ds and aScooby doo game for my ds?Patricia

Dear Santa,I hope you have a fun time. I want a four wheel-er and a xbox and a game that goes with it.Eli

Dear Santa,I like your hat. Can I have a stroller and a Bar-bie? I also would like sandals and slippers.Estibaliz

Dear Santa,I like your hat. You look good in read. So Iwould like a tornado lamp that has differint col-ors, a hot wheels twister alley an angry birdcollection and a star size book.Arlo

Dear Santa,I wonder how you are doing. Please can youget me a membership sheet for Wizard 101. Ifyou can’t please get me something else.Trae

Dear Santa,I beleve in you. Can you make this for me abike and a dS? Last year you gave me a bike,but I broke it.Kaden

Dear Santa,I’ve been a good boy. Can you get me a HotWheel and army men, and a football and aDS?Seth

Dear Santa,How are you? I have been really good. I havea lot of surprises on this paper. I want to im-prove in school and feed my cat, Casper. Iwant to see you in person some day. I love youand I know this note is not perfect but I willwrite you a note on Christmas too. I will leaveyou a pen and paper. I have been on yourwebsite and you said you would get me some-thing extra special. You told your elves. Canyou Iplease have Rudolph wake me up andgive me a kiss when you leave.Love, Rachel

Dear Santa,How are you ? I’ve been good. I help my momdo chores. How do you get to everybody’shouse? I would like a Mario Cart.Your Friend, Dema

Dear Santa,I have been good. Can I see the real you? Ilove you because you are nice to me. Do youknow what I want for Christmas? It is a DSIand a real kitten? I love you.Sara P.


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Dear Santa,How are you? I have been really good thisyear. I worked for grandpa. I am trying to im-prove on reading and learning to ride a twowheeler. I want a lego superman, iron man,and ninja set. How do you deliver all of thepresents in one night?Your friend, Jeddrick

Dear Santa,How are you doing? I have been good bycleaning my room everyday. I can be nicer tomy sister and helping my mom and dad. Thisis what I want for Christmas- a camera, a Wiigame, a rug, a lamp, and an American girl doll.I have some questions. How do you pay forthe whole entire world? How old are you?Love, Faith

Dear Santa,How have you been doing? I have been doingchores, folding laundry, and making my bed.Santa, I want a remote control car that isgreen and a xbox360 with Halo reach. How doyou go around the world in one night?Your friend, James

Dear Santa,I have been good by helping my mom. Can Ihave a DSI and a bike? I have a question.How do your reindeer fly? If I were to comevisit you, how would I? Are your elves real? Ihave a very cool pencil. It is mechanical. Itcan stamp. It can write too.From Morgan

Dear Santa,How have you been this year? I’ve been goodthis year Santa. I have been helping mygrandma. I want to help more by washingclothes. I want new boots, make up set, and adog prass. Santa, how long is your beard?How old are you? I will leave cookies and milkfor you and carrots for the reindeer.Your Friend, Sara H.

Dear Santa,How old are you? For Christmas I would likea racer scooter with light up wheels and a bittytwin doll from American Girls. Do your rein-deer like oatmeal and glitter?Your Friend, Taylor

Dear Santa,I have been really good this year. I havecleaned my room everyday. What I want forChristmas is a camera, a Wii game, a rug, alamp, and an American Girl Doll. How old areyou?Love, Faith

Dear Santa,How are you? I bet you are busy . How oldare you? How old is Rudolph? I would like aDsi and an ipod. I want a tv.From, Glendon

Dear Santa,How are you doing/ I have been doing good atmy chores, folding the laundry, and making mybed. Santa I want a remore control car that isgreen and an Xbox 360 with Halo reach. Howdo you go around the world in one night?Your friend, James

Dear Santa,I have been good. I have been feeding the dogand cat. I have been listening to my mom anddad. Santa I need to work on not fighting withmy brother. Santa for Christmas I want anXbox and a chip for my Dsi and a chip for mycamera. Santa where do you get the reindeerand how do you fit down the chimney?Love, Myeegan

Dear Santa,How have you been? Can I see Rudolph?Can I get all the toys I want? I bet you are re-ally busy this year! I’ve been really good thisyear. I helped my mom and dad. I read all mypages in my book every night.. I take care ofmy dog , Jack too. I am still practicing my mathfacts. Can I have an American girl doll, theHawaiian one. Can I have a Dsixl too – can itbe lavender please? Can I have an ipodplease and hoola hoop and some items for myAmerican girl doll like a dog bed, a horse,some earrings, and new clothes and jewelry.One more thing- a d.s. game!Love, Lizzy

Dear Santa,I have been good at doing the dishes. I wanta xbox 360. How do you lift those heave pre-sents?Thank you, Donny

Dear Santa,I clean my room when I am told. I want a Dsiand a Mario cart and more games.Your friend, Brason

Dear Santa,How have you been Santa? I have been vac-uuming my bedroom. This is wha t I want forChristmas. I want new computer games andpokemon cards and even 2 Wii games. Doyou eat the carrots and apples and cookies?Love, J.T.

Dear Santa,How are you Santa? I know you are busy butI want a grand theft auto 3, 2, and 1. I’ve beengood because Ive been nice to my mom anddad and brother Cayden. How do you goaround the globe in one night?Love, Justyn

Dear Santa,I have been good lately. How old is Rudolph?I want a new tv and American Girl doll.Love, Destiny

Dear Santa,How have you been? I have been good. CanI have an American Girl doll and a Barbie hairdesigner?Love, Dimera

Dear Santa,I think I have been good by not getting ground-ed for a few months. I wish I can be the b estswimmer in the world. Can I please have aPS3 for Christmas and a Dsi3? How do youdeliver all of those presents from midnight tofive oclock in the morning? I will leave cookiesand oatmeal for you and the reindeer.Love, Kobe

Dear Santa,I’ve been good this year. I hope you are okay.I want a swordfish thor and a Beattle Thor andOcto Thor.Love, Kaiden

Dear Santa,How are you? You are very busy. Santa youdo not have to get me all of these. I want aMaxi horse called Hawk Eye Blue Sky, airfloaters – the shark, Cookie the playful pup,and Barbie Hair designer. I will leave someoatmeal for your reindeer. How is Puppy Pawsand T Bone?Love, Micaela

Dear Santa,How are you? I have been good. These aresome things I want: a DS, aWii, and an Amer-ican Girl Doll. How old are you? Do you likethe cookies and do your reindeer like the car-rots ? How old is Rudolph? How do you getaround the world in one night?Love, Katelyn

Dear Santa,I want Thor’s hammer and a lizard and 16bouncy balls. How do you around the world todeliver the presents?Love, Bryce

Dear Santa,Can I have a DSI and a DSI game. I also wanta x-box game. I have been good.Isaac

Dear Santa,Can I have a DSI DSI games and a xbox knutand a xbox knut games and is PS3 PS3games PS 2 PS 2 games PS1 PS 1 games

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I do myhomework everyday. How do you fit in thechimney. I’m still working on my bedroom.Love Reece

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I helped mymom clean the house. I have to work a littleharder at cleaning my room. Santa can I havea black-white stuffed horse, filly, glow in thedark yoyo for Christmas. Thank you!Love Natalie

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I have helpedmy mom with laundry. Can I have aDS-3D and Arther Christmas?Love Mike

Dear Santa,I have been very good this year. I’m been help-ing my dad with chores. I have to try a littleharder to keep my room clean. Santa can Ihave a D.S and Arther Christmas movie.Love Payton

Dear Santa,I’ve been good this year. I helped my momcook for Thanksgiving. I have to work on clean-ing up after myself. I really want Just Dance 1,2 and 3 and a 3D’s for Christmas. I hope youhave a good Christmas. How do you fit in thechimney?Love Lydia

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I have helpedmy dad wash his truck. Can I have a remotecontrol helicopter? I want a baseball. How doyour deer fly?Love Chance

Dear Santa,I want a x-box 360 and a dino that’s squirts outwater. I am working on mowing the lawn. Ihelp do the laundry. How do your reindeer fly?Love Cooper

Dear Santa,This year I have been good. I help my momclean the houe. I have to learn to read books.I would like to have games and a stuffed dog.How do you get in side the house?Love Danae

Dear Santa,I have been very good this year. I have beennice to my brothers. I have to work a little onkeeping my room clean. Santa may I pleasehave a Dippen Dots maker? If your elves can’tmake it may I please have an ipod? Thank youSanta!Love Grace

Dear Santa,This year I was very good. I have been help-ing my mom keep the house clean. I need towork a little more with mom. Santa can I havea Ds wii and a xbox? Santa how many rein-deer do you have?From Tony

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I help rakeup the leaves. I have to work a Little harder atbaseball. Santa can I have some video gamesand a guy? What does your reindeer eat?Love Mathew

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I helped Mymom keep the house clean. I have to work alittle harder at cleaning my room. Santa can Ihave some video games and toys? How doyou fit in the chimney?Love Avery

Dear Santa,I have been very nice. I helped my dad fix thecar. I have to work a little hard on helping mymom cook. Santa can I have some wrestlesand funny videos? Santa how can you rein-

deer fly?From BradleyDear Santa,I have been very good this year. I helped mydad with the dog house. I have to work oncleaning my room. Santa can I have a Ipodtoch and a pass word journal. Do the elveswork all year.Love Kennedy Berry

Dear Santa,I have been very good this year. I bring thewood in when it needs filled. I would like a I-Pod touch that is 3d generation. I would like awii game you pick. I am not a girl. How do youget in to the chimney?Love Myles

Dear Santa,I wana ps 3 and games for ps3 I keep myroom clean ever day. I would like more poke-mon cards.Love Austin

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I helped mymom the room. I have to work a little hardercleaning the house. Santa can I have sometoys and x box 3 ?Love Alicia

Dear Santa,This year I have been helping my mom an dadclean. I have to work on swimming. Santa canI please have a DSLove Leyla to santa

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I helped mymom do the dirty clothes. I need to harder atcleaning my room. Want I want for Christmasis some pants and shoes.What is your favorite cookies?Love Hennessy

Dear Santa,I have been good this year. I helped my Dadbuild the pump house. I need to remember todo my homework. I want a remote controlmonster truck. How do you reindeer fly.From Dock

Dear Santa,This year I have been very good. I have beenhelping my Mom do dishes. I could be betterat keeping my room clean. Santa what I wantthis year is dog toys for my dog and stockingsfor my dogs and have these name on thestockings S Bufrd and Teeto.Love Hannah

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How does Santa be so quiet when he deliverspresents? I think he was born like a ninja.Maybe he has a spell that he cannot make asound so people can’t hear Santa. What doyou think?Oliver Goodrich

How does Santna make the dogs stay quietwhen he delivers presents? I think he gives thedogs a treat, and he is nice to the dogs. Thenhe closes the door and puts the presentsunder the tree. Then he looks at the table tosee if th ere are cookies. There are somecookies but only 2 cookies and he gives thedogs a piece of cookie. And that is how I thinkhe makes the dogs stay quiet when he deliv-ers presents.Stacey Sullivan

How is Santa so quiet when he delivers pre-sents? I think he floats around the room wherehe’s delivering presents. With a tweak of hisnose he starts floating. After he’s done deliver-ing presents, he hangs up mistletoe to showhe’s done. That’s how I think Santa’s so quietwhen he delivers presents.Andrew Lund

How does Santa make animals be quiet?When he delivers presents, maybe he is invis-ible. Or, he has this special magic potion thathe sprinkles on people or animals because myanimals never talk when Santa comes. That’show I think Santa keeps animals quiet.Kinley Mitchell

How does Santa fit down small chimneys? Ithink that he makes himself small so he can fit.Maybe he makes the chimney bigger to fit.That is how I think Santa gets down smallchimneys.Matthew McInturff-Hill

Why do we decorate a Christmas tree? I thinkI do it because this is a time of joy. On myChristmas tree, I set up all my Rudolph deco-rations in a section. You decorate the tree be-cause Christmas is Jesus’ birthday.You deco-rate at your birthday, don’t you?Justin DeMott

Have you ever wondered how Santa deliversall the presents in one night? Well, I think hehas a sleigh that has jets that run by howmanypeople believe in Santa. Or Santa flies throughthe ski as fast as rocket. Maybe Santa hasreindeer that have magic hooves that helpthem fly! Or Santa has a camera in all thehouses in the world and a hole in the roof thathe drops the toys down in boxes with prettybow and flowers. Or how about if Santa ridesin a sleigh that is pulled by deer with horonsand now that is how Santa delivers presentsin one night!Tiana Watson

How does Santa make dogs stay quiet whenhe delivers presents? I think he sprinklesmagic dust on the dogs to make them quiet.He can get the presents to the kids then! Orhe might sneak past them too. He must be re-ally quiet when he sneaks past dogs in ahouse, when the dogs are next to the Christ-mas tree because he could wake the dogseasily. He also has little elves with balls ofsleep-powder that they throw at the dogs tomake them fall asleep! That is how I thinkSanta makes dogs stay quiet when he deliv-ers presents.Annabelle West

Why does Santa live in the North Pole? I thinkhe lives in the North Pole because there is nonoise and Santa can read his letters from kidsin the quiet. Also, Santa lives in the North Poleso nobody would find him. He lives under-ground there. That’s why nobody finds him.That is why I think Santa lives in the NorthPole.Bryan Munoz

Why does Santa live in the North Pole? I thinkhe lives in the North Pole because he loves tolive there all the time. He feels like they are ina snow globe! That is why I think Santa lives inthe North Pole.Taylor Merry

How do you t hink Santa gives presents to theworld in one night? Well, I think Santa’s sleighhas hidden rockets or maybe his sleigh hasthe ability to fly faster than a rocket. Maybe hissleigh can teleport house to house or city tocity.That’s how I think Santa can travel all overthe world in one night.Nicholas McKune

How does Santa make dogs stay quiet whenhe delivers presents?I think that he would use magic to make thembe quiet so the dogs wouldn’t wake the peopleup. Then Santa would have to make sure thepeople didn’t wake up just in case. If they didwake up, they would see Santa. So I think

Santa usesmagic to keep the dogs quiet.Kody KiserHow is Santa so quiet when he delivers pre-sents? I think he is magic and sticks to thechimney wall. But how does he stick to thewall? Does he have glue on his feet? No, Ithink he is magic. I think it is really cool how heism agic and sticks to the chimney wall. I don’tknow how he does not hit his hair on the top ofthe chimney. Anyway, that is how I think Santais so quiet when he delivers presents.Derek Fritts

How does Santa go around the world in oneday? I think Rudolph pulls the sleigh very hard.I also think Santa tries tolose weight everydayso it is easier for the reindeer to pull the sleigh.I’m sure Santa’s sleigh is very fast and alsothat Santa’s reindeer are really buff.That’s howI think Santa goes around the world in one day.Blane Waddell

Why does Santa wear a red suit? I think hewears a red suit because his wife likes red, sohe decided to wear red on Christmas day.Then he found some cotton balls, so he gluedthe cotton balls to the suit. He went to go showhis wife and she liked it. The glue dried just intime for Santa to deliver gifts all around theworld. That is why I think Santa wears a redsuit.Celia Wahsise


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How does Santa deliver all the presents in onenight? I think he drops the presents down thechimneys and they go under the trees magi-cally. Or, I think Santa’s reindeer are really fast.They might travel 100 mph! That’s how I thinkSanta delivers all the presents in one night.Easten Deaville

How does Santa make dogs stay quiet whenhe delivers presents? I think he has dust andputs it on the dogs and makes them stay quiet.That is how I think Santa makes dogs stayquiet when he delivers presents.Ivan Cazares

How does Santa get inside houses with nochimney? I think he uses the front door. If thedoor is locked, he probably uses a window. IfSanta can’t get in a window, he probably usesa tool to open a window. That is how I thinkSanta gets inside houses with no chimney.Kenny Hoptowit

Why does Santa live in the North Pole? I thinkhe lives in the North Pole because Santadoesn’t want anyone to see him. He doesn’twant anyone to see him because he is magicand he doesn’t want themagic to be spoiled.That is why I think Santa lives in the NorthPole.

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How does Santa get down chimneys whenfires are burning? I think he brings a bucket ofwater with him. He pours it on the fire. Maybehe carries a fire extinguisher with him in hisbag of toys. Out goes the fire! Then he goesdown the chimney and delivers presents. Thatis how I think Santa gets down the chimneyswhen fires are burning.Mary Valdez

How does Santa get down chimneys whilefires are burning? I think his bag puts out thefire when he drops it down the chimney. Thenhe picks up the bag to put the presents underthe tree. Santa goes back up the chimney anddrops a lighted match to start the fire again.That is how I think Santa gets down chimneyswhile fires are burning.Daneille Warner

How does Santa live in the North Pole? I thinkSanta lives in the North Pole because thereare too many people in the city. There are littleelves in the North Pole that work with Santa.People won’t bother he while he’s working.That’s why I think Santa lives in the North Pole.AeronYazzie

Santa’s VacationIn the summer Santa goes scuba diving withdolphins in California. He drinks coconut milk,surfs and builds sandcastles.By Rylan

What Santa does on summer vacationOn Santa’s summer vacation he goes toHawaii. He goes surfing and eats fruit cookies.He spends 4months there and finally goesback to the North Pole and starts to make pre-sents.By Ricki

Santa’s summer breakIn the summer, Santa goes to Hawaii. Whenhe’s in Hawaii he surfs, drinks coconut milkand sleeps all day long. Santa wears a Hawai-ian shirt and Hawaiian shorts. This is howSanta spends his summer vacation.By Jimmy

Santa’s SummerIn the summer, Santa goes to the pool with hiswife and swims or he has a picnic in the park!On his vacation, he always goes to OMSI andrides the fake bikes there. He also likes to playthe Wii, drinks eggnog and his wife makescookies.By Olivia

Santa’s VacationIn the summer, Santa goes to Disneyland andHawaii. On his vacation he also goes diving inHawaii and goes to an arcade in Texas. Hegoes back to the North Pole and sleeps untilwinter.By Eli

Santa’s VacationSanta goes to Hawaii for his vacation. He re-laxes in a lawn chair and drinks coconut milk.He also eats pizza, goes surfing and then fi-nally goes home.By Anna

Santa’s Summer vacationIn the summer, Santa goes on vacation withhis family. Santa takes his elves on summervacation with him. Santa wears flip flops and asummer tank top. He goes to the beach andsurfs all day long. Then on December 1st heheads back to the North Pole.By Christian

Summer vacationIn the summer, Santa hires more elves to workin the toy Shop. Santa and his wife go to thebeach for the summer.By Jared

What Santa does in the SummerIn the summer, Santa goes to Hawaii, Califor-nia or Texas. But he loses 200 pounds so hedoesn’t look like Santa. He drinks Pepsi, Coke,Crush or Icees in the summer. Then in the lastfew days of August he goes home and getsready for Christmas.By Brayden

Santa goes to the BeachSanta goes to the beach and drinks coconutmilk, goes fishing and swims. After his beachvacation he heads back to the North Pole.By Emerald

Santa’s Summer VacationSanta goes on summer vacation to Hawaii andhe surfs in the nice calm waves. His elvescome too but they went to Mexico.They had asmuch fun as Santa did. Santa had so much funhe didn’t want to go back to the North Pole.By Sophia

Santa’s Summer VacationIn the Summer, Santa goes to Miami Beach.He surfs and he shaves his beard so nobodyrecognizes him and dyes his hair bright red.He wears bright red sunglasses too. He wearssunscreen, shorts, flip-flops and a t-shirt thathas trees on it. He likes to help kids makesandcastles in the sane.He stays and surfs allsummer long.By Caroline

Santa’s Summer VacationWhen Santa goes on summer vacation hegoes to Hawaii. He lost 100 pounds everyweek from all his surfing exercise. After hespends the summer on vacation he goes backto the North Pole and makes more toys forkids.By Zack

Summer vacation to HawaiiSanta goes on summer vacation to Hawaii.Santa lies in the sun and eats bananas andthen he goes in his corvette and invites a go-rilla in for bananas.By Harriman

Santa’s summer vacationIn the summer, Santa goes to Hawaii. He getsto party with his friends. He wears a Hawaiianshirt and shorts. He goes to Jamaica and getshis hair and beard dyed purple and braided.Then, in November he returned to the NorthPole and starts to make toys.By Faith

Santa’s SummerIn the summer, Santa goes on a shoppingspree. He bought candy for the winter andeggnog. He bought tools for making the toys.Then, he went home and fell asleep until De-cember.By Josie

Santa’s Summer VacationSanta goes to Long Beach, WA to sun bath.He wears a pink t-shirt with half of his bellysticking out. When he’s done sun bathing hewill head back to the North Pole.By Jasper

Santa’s summerIn the summer, Santa stays home and worksall summer to be ready for the Christmas toyseason.By Daniel

Santa goes to the beachIn the summer, Santa goes to the beach andplays with a beach ball and volleyball andbrings one elf, one reindeer and one swim suitso he can swim.By Ashdon

Santa’s SummerWhat does Santa do in the summer? I think hesleeps in from all of his hard work on Christ-mas Eve. He also asks Mrs. Clause to bakecookies because he loves cookies and milk!By Tiffany

Santa’s Summer VacationOn Santa’s summer vacation, he drives to theBahamas in his corvette. His elves come withSanta and he bosses them around. Then hehas a holly jolly summer.By Hank

What does Santa do in the summer?Santa makes more toys to be prepared forChristmas.By Blake

Santa’s summerIn the summer, Santa goes to Hawaii and sitsin a lawn chair. He has his elves fan him. Hisreindeer cool off in the ocean. Mrs. Clause sitsin another lawn chair in her bathing suit. Final-ly, Santa said, “I am going to go surfing”. Mrs.Clause said “I’m going to tan”. While Santawas surfing, he sunk and Mrs. Clause told theelves to rub lotion on her back. “Let’s go toMexico” said Santa and Mrs. Clause thought itwas a great idea. So when they got there theywent to a Mexican Restraunt and in Novemberthey went back to the North Pole.By Kaitlynne

Santa’s summerIn the summer, Santa goes to Hawaii and goessurfing he didn’t know if it would be hot so hewore his boots, hat and fluffy coat. He gotsweating hot. Then when summer is over hegoes home to get ready for Christmas.By Alexus

My hot cocoa has marshmallows and whipcream. After I play outside in the cold I getcocoa and my marshmallows are gooey andstickey. This is winter and Christmas at myhouse.Anna Slaughter

My favorite Christmas was when I got a newdirt bike and a dsi and a new remote controlledcar. The remote controlled car had a waterproof engine so I could drive it in puddles. Iwas excited!Lucas Black

Before I open my Christmas presents, I likesipping delicious hot cocoa at the dining tableeating my hot, warm delicious Christmasbreakfast. It is home made by the best cook inthe house. That is my mom. All these thingsare what I know about Christmas.Brayden Boyce

I made a snow dog with my friend. Then wehad a snow ball fight. We had fun snow inGoldendale. I had hot cocoa when I went in-side. It was steaming. I had hot cocoa and Iwatched t.v. When I was warm, I played myNintendo.Jeremiah Arnold

One time my dog chased my cat up the Christ-mas tree and got tangled in the lights and wehad to untangle him. We had to put him out-side.Jake Randall

Last Christmas I got a toy helicopter. When Ibrought it to my grandparents’ house I startedto fly it. Bzzzz. When it was over my head thepropeller broke and my helicopter crashed tothe ground. I was really sad, but I was also re-ally glad that I had more presents to open wat-ing under the tree.Mason Conroy

I love Christmas! On snowy Christmas morn-ing I like to build a fat plump snowman. I seemy dog running in the snow. It makes mehappy.Casey Quinn

I could not wait till we put up the Christmastree. It is white and has lights and only one redlight.The nex day some ornaments.There wasgold and silver. The gold ones were like pinecones. My mom helped me put the hooks onso we could hang them all over the tree. Thetree looked expensive.Diego Cano

My favorite Christmas tradition is to go into thewoods and cut down a tree. Last year, we gota nice, pretty tree. I love to decorate the trees.This year we are going to use blue, and purpleornaments. I really, really, really love sparkly,shiney, and purple ornaments. On Christmasthat is what happens at my house.Amelia Roshon

On Christmas morning I get up and go out tothe living room to see all the presents underthe tree. Then I go and wake up my parents.And they get up. And then I wake up my sis-ters. Jenna gets up but Sierra does not wantto. So I have to say I saw a big present thatsaid it was for you.Then she gets up.Mom anddad takes pictures. All of us are so excited wedon’t even want to take a pictures. So we do acheesy smile. After a wile we go to my grand-nama and grandpas house and eat dinner anddisert. Then we start on the stocings.We openmore presents, and then to sledding. I wishthere was a nother Christmas after that.Hannah Baze

Once I had a $30 remote-control helicopter forChristmas. I flew it in the house and it kept hit-ting stuff. All of a sudden it stopped flying andthe stuff it hit was the couch, table, wall andcealing. When my dad found out he was madbut not very mad. My mom was not mad andmy helocoptere was broken.Dezmond Adams

This is Christmas. And every Christmas I wakeup in the middle of the night and wear my armycamouflage pajamas. My parents are hardsleepers. And I organize my presents and mybrothers into piles.Then I have to wait and waitand wait!. Finally everyone gets up and I can fi-nally open my presents. I am so happy I canopen my presents. This is spectacular Christ-

mas. Merry Christmas to all!Camden OrozcoOn Christmas Morning me and my brotherswake up at 8:00. We see a lot of toys every-where in our living room under the tree. Wehave to wait intol mom and dad get up so wecan open them.Chris Hamllik

My Christmas memory is that me and my momgo to my grandma’s house and my auntie andher kids come. We open our presents at theirhouse. Last year I got earrings we always havefun. We have a Christmas dinner. I call it, “theall you can eat buffet!” Sometimes I fill twoplates full. I get stuffed with food.Hannah Nadler

Me and my sister Addy, always get up at 5:00or 5:309 am on Christmas because we are soexcited.We shake our parents awake and askthem, “can we wake up the boys now?” some-times it’s “wait until 6:00” or “sure”. If it’s “sure”then we shake the boys awake by saying,“hurry! Wake up! It’s Christmas!” Then we runinto the living room, and wait for mom and dad.Then we dig in.Anna Enyeart

When I got my favorite toy was when I got anawesone RC. It is a gas powered car. When Igot my car I freaked out! It was cool. I washappy that my dad thought I was responsible.I love that car!Ben Garrison

Last Christmas Eve my brother built a ramp forour sled to go down it. SLIP! My brother wentdown it on his back instead of the sled! It wasreally fun! When the sled went down it wassmooth. When we were done mom called usin.We had some hot cocoa.The hot cocoa hada candy cane in it. The candy cane meltedafter a while. Then we stood by the fireplace.Jesse Spillman

My favorite thing about Christmas is gettingnew presens. I personally think Santa is mymom.One Christmas eve, after my mother toldme to go to sleep, she told my brother to checkon me. After a while I fell asleep. In the morn-ing I knew it was her.James Tilton

Yay! It’s Christmas. I love to go donw the big,big slide run. It is soo fun. It is so cold Im freez-ing my ears off. We made a fireplace so wemight make hot chocolate and hot dogs.Mmmm I am hungry just thinking about it.Craig

Crunchy, soft, glittery, white snow! It’s freezcold on my nose! I slide down on a little hillcovered with snow. I love building fat, plump,funny looking snowmen! Snowmen can befreezing, crystaly, fat snowmen. I’m wearingmy cozy, warm red gloves. After I play in thesnow my gloves are soked! I havt to put themin the lawndry. I like driking toasty warm hotcocoa with gooy marshmallows in my chock-latey hot cocoa steaming frome my cup. I lovedrinking delicious hot cocoa. This is winter inGoldendale.ZoeWalkemeyer

I got a new toy helicopter for Christmas. I flewit in the house and the hole thing started spin-ning. Then I took it outside and it got stuck in atree. My dad got it down by shooting it with thegarden hose. I had a lot of troble with my heli-copter but it was still fun.Charlie Wait

I woke up. It was Chistmas morning! Therewere lots of presents under the tree. The fire-place was still on fire. Then the room wasworm. Then I went and said, get up mom, sis-ter and brother it’s Christmas morning! We gotup and went to the living room and opened ourpresents, we were excited. There was wrap-ping paper everywhere on the living roomfloor. The most hardest thing to do was clean-ing up the wrapping paper. That’s my familytradition.Samantha Nichols

I am a pussy cat. I am going to the North Poleto see my mom and dad. At the North Pole weeat lunch on a plate.We had a good time at theNorth Pole!HaydenWilliams

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Christmas DayOn Christmas day little boys and girls awakeand look under the tree. Sneaking a present totheir room they open it on the bed. Their par-ents wake up and they open all t heir other pre-sents. They go outside and make snow an-gels, snowmen, snow women, a snow couch,and a snow bed. Their mom calls them in fordinner. They go in and eat happily, while momsays we will go skiing tomorrow. The childrengo to bed, but they are so excited they stay upall night.By Ray Chatwin

The Amazing DinnerOh boy! We can’t wait for Christmas dinner. Aswe think about all that yummy food we laugh atfunny jokes. Finally our food is brought to ourfamily table.We say prayers and eat all the dif-ferent kinds of food. After we finish we waitagain for the homemade desserts. Oh mygosh, was that good! Next we clean up and ourrelatives leave for their home.By Eddie George

Reindeer in the SkyOn the roof r\eindeer lay down in the coldsnow waiting patiently for Santa while he de-livers presents to the boys and girls. WhenSanta comes back up the chimney the rein-deer stand up. Santa hops on his sleigh andthe reindeer take off to deliver more presentsto all the good children.On Christmas morningthe children open their gifts to see what is in-side. In their heads the children thank Santaand wish him a happy Christmas.By Jenneva Lawrence

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Presents under the Christmas TreeExcitedly the young children wake up to findpresents under the Christmas tree. We can’twait to wake up mom and dad so we can openpresents. We found the biggest present fromthe back of the tree. It was for both of them sothey opened it and found two puppies, onebrown and one black.They both said, “the pup-pies are so beautiful,” at the same time. It wasthe best Christmas ever! They wished theycould have the very same Christmas again!By Alyssa Weis

Christmas DayAt the North Pole Santa checks his list twicefor naughty and nice girls and boys. On Christ-mas eve kids listen to reindeer hoofs. Late atnight kids set out milk and cookies for Santaand feed for the reindeer. Anxiously on Christ-mas day kids wake up their parents to find pre-sents under the tree.By Jeremiah Ricks

Holiday FunOn the holidays everyone hears the silver jin-gling sleigh bells ring among the crowds ofpeople shopping in stores. Busy families buytoys for presents and apple pie for the holidaydessert. In the bakerys they prepare ginger-bread and candy for families to buy.While chil-dren sleep at night the stars gleam in the coldcrisp air. In the morning children eat breakfastwith their families. As the kids play in the snowand sled down steep hills the fire warms thehouse. At Christmas eve Santa clause placesgifts under the tree. As children wake up theyrun down to the tree, open many presents andsmiley faces are everywhere.By Abby Hedges

Cold, Cold SnowFluffy white snow falls lightly on my nose. Asthe snow sprinkles down quickly friends andfamily make big and small snowballs. After abig snowball fight strong kids huddle closely,trying to keep warm. Their little fingers andtoes begin to freeze, so soon they run inside toget hot cocoa. Then a windy powerful snow-storm blows briskly knocking down Christmaslights. Finally parents put their lights back up.By Madi Gilk

Santa’s ReindeerFuzzy brown reindeer pull Santa’s sleighthrough the sky. Slowly wet fluffy snow fallsonto the reindeers’ faces. Since it’s cold theirbreath steams from their noses. In the sky theonly sound they hear are the “tink, tink” of thebells on the sleigh. Eating food that people leftthem off the snowy white ground is their fa-vorite part of helping Santa. After they deliverpresents to all the children in the world thereindeer gallop quickly back to the North Pole.By Ellie Rising

Reindeer on the RoofExcited anxious boys and girls stay up hopingto hear reindeer on the roof. Soon the tired lit-tle children fall asleep only to be awakened bya thump near the tree. Quickly they hurry tothe tree to see presents one on top of theother. Hurrying outside they see reindeer flyingaway in the midnight sky. Over the full moonthe reindeer fly to the next house.The childrencan see Santa scooting down the chimney andreindeer on the roof hooked to the sleigh.Santa says, “Merry Christmas to one and all,”and flies away.By City Mains

When it SnowsWhen it snows, different families make allkinds of amazing sculptures in the yard. Thenthey go inside to get some hot chocolate.Theygo outside and all of the sculptures are buriedin the snow. So all of the families keep makingsome more sculptures every day until all of thesculptures have melted. So all of them have towait until next year. It feels like ten years for allthe families. Next it was like a miracle becauseit was snowing so all the kids charge outside toplay in the snow.By Kristin Bighorn

Magical ReindeerBrown noisy reindeer wait anxiously for Christ-mas. During the stretched out year reindeertrain to pull Santa Claus and his sleigh. OnChristmas Eve the reindeer let Santa hookthem on strong leashes. Fuzzy smart reindeerfly out of the North Pole to deliver presents.Swiftly reindeer trot and prance through themidnight sky. Reindeer soaring through thesky is magical to all of us.By Aspen Allen

Reindeer on the JobBrown soft furry reindeer can’t wait todrop off presents for the children. Rein-deer move from the icy snowy NorthPole and jump up to the sky with Santain the sleigh. The reindeer find the houseand land on the roof letting Santa off,while they eat the yummy treats the kidsleft for them. Santa finishes his job at thelast house, eats the lasta big chocolatechip cookie, and now flies back to theNorth Pole. He can’t wait until nextChristmas!By Ashley Bartkowski

The Christmas StockingsThe decorative huge stockings hanglonely without toys, waiting for ChristmasEve. That night Santa climbs down thechimney and fills the stockings with toysfor boy and girls. After that St. Nick scur-ries up the stone chimney and flies awayback to the North Pole. Then its morningtime and all the kids run down the stairsand open all the presents leaving stock-ings for last. Finally the kids sit down onthe floor drinking a cup of hot cocoawhile playing with their toys. Then theyput the empty stockings away for nextyear.By Corbin Bland

Glorious ChristmasGlorious Christmas Day is upon us!Tossing the covers off my legs I tiptoelightly into the living room. Beautifullywrapped presents lie next to the brightChristmas tree temptingly. I swiftly tiptoeback down the hall into my parent’s roomwhispering softly I say, “It’s Christmas!”my little baby sisters wake up sleepilyand climb out of bed. Walking down thecold hall to the Christmas tree we begin

digging into the presents having themost exciting colorful Christmas ever!By Cali Mashore

Merry ChristmasBig plump Santa Claus gives happinessto every one on joyful Christmas. Work-ing loudly in the toy shop happy St. Nickgets ready for Christmas Eve. Huge fatSanta Claus hooks his reindeer to hissleigh quickly before Christmas morning.While soaring in the sparkly night bigKris Kringle spots a city excitedly. Goingdown the big chimney into the first housenervous Santa Claus places presentsquietly under the green tree. Leaving thefirst house loud St. Nick says, Ho, ho,ho,” merrily in the dark starry night onChristmas eve.By Austin McKune

Christmas EveChristmas is very exciting! The glorioustall tree is covered with ornaments andbubble lights. Every year we bakeyummy Christmas treats. My familymakes almond roca and fudge. Wesometimes bring the candy up to ourgrandma’s house. Normally we openpresents after my family goes to churchand eats dinner. We can’t wait to seewhat is inside of our presents! Christmasis so much fun!By Sterling Beasley

The Joy of ChristmasOn Christmas day children wake upsleepy, but once they know Christmaseverybody is jumping for joy! Whilebreakfast is sizzling children open pre-sents and fill the house with shouts ofjoy. As time goes by, presents are scat-tered everywhere while everybody playswith tons of new shiny toys. The jolly par-ents joke foolishly at the breakfast tablewhile their kids play outside yelling anddashing around. During Christmas din-ner the delighted family devours their de-licious food thankfully. When bedtimecomes, the children so sleepy swiftly fall

asleep dreaming of their new toys.By Cameron Mains

Super Mega Sled goes to the NorthPoleBy Devon SheaAt Mount Adams the super Mega Sledspeeds down the mountain like lightningand on it’s way to the North Pole, TheSuper Mega Sled malfunctions when it isonly half way there. Then an elf comesand he is a great mechanic, so the elffixs the Super Mega Sled and on it’s wayit goes. When the Super Mega Sled getsto the North Pole it is malfunctioningagain, but this time Santa fixes it. Santaputs the Super Mega Sled on the nicelist.

The Day of ChristmasBy Mark BluntOn Christmas day families wake up at4:00 and walk to their decorated tree andopen Christmas presents that have bigcolorful bows on them. After they openpresents the family pulls everything outof their red fluffy stockings and thenplays with everything. Then they getdressed and put on their warm coats,mitten and snow boots. Then they go tochurch. When they get back they start aChristmas party.

Christmas DayBy Kaitlyn ByersOn Christmas day families rush togetherto open shiny green presents. In themorning I wake up early and take a lookat the tree and run back to bed becauseI think my mom heard me. My momwakes up my sister and I, and ewe goright to the tree while she gets my broth-er. I always get clothes, toys and giftsfrom my family. I rush to see the glass of

milk and the plate of cookies. I amamazed because Santa drank all themilk and ate three cookies.

White WashesBy Ian WoodruffFreezing cold white washes melt quicklyin your face. My brother does them tomake me mad, so I try to destroy him.He doesn’t care and he ignores me, andthat makes me even more mad. Tip:White washes are when someone takessome snow and pushes the snow intoyour face. White washes sting in myface and just make me so mad!

Christmas LightsBy Isaiah StevensOn Christmas night the town glows withall sorts of Christmas lights. When I seeall the decoration it makes me feel happyand warm inside. Green and red lightsgleam around the trees and house bring-ing wonder to the town. All though thenight the lights are bright and everyonegets into the Christmas spirit. I will besad when everything goes down. I willhave to wait for Santa to come backaround.

Santa and the Little GirlBy Jenna BradwellSqueezing down the chmney Santa fitsyummy candy in red stockings hangingf rom the f i rep lace.Yawning sleepily a little girl watches

Santa shove colorful presents under thegreen Christmas tree. She walks into theliving room and scares Santa so bad healmost has a heart attack “Shhhhhh”said Santa, “Don’t tell anyone!” Then hedisappeared up the chimney.

Hard Working SantaBy Jose EstradaJolly fat Santa always rides his sleighquickly in the air to every house. Manysmall kids leave fresh warm cookies andmilk for Santa. Kids try not to fall asleepso the can see Santa, but they alwaysdo. Santa sometimes forgets a houseand he has to go so fast before that littleboy wakes up and sees him. ThenSanta leaves and Christmas is over foranother year. The great elces don’t workfor two weeks until they have to makemore presents.

Merry Christmas to AllBy TC ReadT’was the night before Christmas andSanta Claus nicely delivers presents andcandy in kids red and white stockings.The kids get up and open sparklywrapped presents. So they play withthem and get used to them. Then theyare thankful for their presents Before thekids to back to bed they go upstairsagain with their dogs that bark all nightannoy them. So they get up and tell thedogs to be quiet. While they are up theylook out their window and see Santa andhis sleigh fly off and hear him say “Merry

Christmas to all! Ho, ho, ho!”

Santa is too FatBy Savannah RossSanta pretty much always gets stuckgoing down the tine chimney. Some ofthe kids say stop eating so many cook-ies, Santa. Santa, Santa, Santa, why toyou have to eat so much? Just eat threetimes a day and try to get some exercise.Please get exercise! Tak a job.

The Smells of ChristmasBy Jade SmithWhen I slide downstairs in the afternoonthe aroma of cinnamon and gingerbreadcandles waft under my nose. By theChristmas trees the air smells of Ever-greens. On Christmas morning when weopen our stocking the scent of candyfloats into the air. Outside the aroma ofsnow seems to circle around my nose.All of these oders mixed together makethe air smell like Christmas!

Santa an his ReindeerBy Jonni HuffWhen Santa Claus deliver presents tokids he rides his sleigh pulled by Dance,Prancer, Comet, and all the rest of thereindeer. One foggy night Santa couldn’tsee so he asked Rudolph, who had ared shiny nose, to pull his sleigh. Santamade it to all the houses because ofRudolf. It was a very jolly Christmas.When he went back to the North Pole hegave Rudolph two carrots and a big bowlof oats.

Christmas LightsBy Madison GarciaAs the bright Christmas lights invite chil-dren to oooooh and aaaahhhh, they begtheir parents to stay up past their bed-time. Now Christmas is just two daysaway and the lights are still shining for allto see. Kids go back home and opentheir presents. Finally Christmas is overand Santa is back home snoring in bed.The lights get taken down and boxedaway for another year.

Santa on His SleighBy Tanner ShipmanOn Christmas Eve night Santa parks hissleigh excitedly on the roofs of children’shouses and goes through the chimney toplace presents under trees. Then heflies back to the North Pole to prepare fornext Christmas. The elves stay at theNorth Pole making presents. All the kidsstay up to see Santa Claus.

Spending Time with FamilyBy Faith HastingsChristmas is all about spending time withyour family. On Christmas morningeveryone enjoys opening presents.Everybody wakes up early and sneaks apeek at the shiny decoreated tree. Somekids stay up all night to watch for Santaand leave him cookies and milk. Also onChristmas Eve Jesus Christ was born.When winter comes it is time for theChristmas program at school and every-one’s family comes to watch them sing.Finally they all go home and sleep.

PeppermintsBy Kyhlie LinderPeppermints sit quietly in the snowflakeprinted bowl at the candy shop waitingfor a little girl to drool over them. Thenmy tall jolly dad come to buy somec a n d y .The swirly red and white peppermintsare thrown into a bag.The natural aromas of the candy areminty and fresh as I take them out of thebag. I can’t wait to chomp on them andbreak my teeth!

Opening Christmas PresentsBy Karlie GarnerWhile Santa flies around the snowyworld on his red sparkling sleigh hisbeautiful reindeer busily pull him. Whenkids are asleep he delivers their pre-sents. Early in the morning the kidswake up and they open their wonderfulpresents. When the kids see what theyreceived for Christmas they play withtheir new toys all day long. After a longtime they are done playing with their toysand they sit down at the dining table toeat a delicious Christmas dinner.

Signs of ChristmasBy Corbin RileyOn the night Christ was born angelssang merrily above. Yesterday we heardcarolers singing by the mansion. In thechurch pastor Bob announces that wewill have a Christmas play! For the playJose is a lamb, Sam is Joseph, and thelittle girls are angels or animals. When

our family returned home from churchwe dreamt about what we would look likein the Christmas performance. I can notwait until I dress up and begin the play!Holiday SpiritSparkling colorful lights glisten beautiful-ly around the tree decorated with bubblelights and stockings. In the warm toastyhouse trees wait for presents while thecold wet snow blows outside. Santagives out gifts and outs them under thetree for children to open. Trees and dec-orating always bring the Christmas Spir-it.By: Mattie Jensen

Christmas MorningWaking up on Christmas morning chil-dren jump up and down excitedly by theChristmas tree. The children see all thewrapped colorful presents and wait anx-iously. When the excited kids get theirstockings they dump them out madly tosee what is inside. Then the anxious kidsfinally open their presents with excite-ment. All the kids and children have agreat Christmas!By: Sandra Crook

Santa’s Yearly JourneySweet delightful Santa says, “Ho, ho, hoMerry Christmas!” as he devours appe-tizing cookies thankfully on ChristmasEve. At the local orphanage joyful gener-ous Santa donates gifts to the good girlsand bots. In his house back at the NorthPole calm merry Santa checks his listthoroughly to be ready for next year.Santa and his elves wish a very MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year to youall!!!!By: Bella Honn

The Snow StoryNeatly in the yard the white fluffy snowsprinkles down. Small cute dogs run oftlyin the snow. Sparkling on the road whitesoft snow reflects the bright sun. Lightlyin the forest the small flaked snowrushed down. Fally nicely on the roof tinycold snow glimmers in the front of theChristmas lights. In the garden the graycrumbly plants freeze under the snow.On the snow t he fun rough children hap-pily make snow angels. It wouldn’t be

winter without snow and ice!By: Avery Christensen

ReindeerWhile time flies by the exquisite reindeerwait patiently beside the sleigh for Santato come. The intelligent reindeer fly thesleigh calmly over the city looking forhouses to land on. Sititng excitedly in-side the warm house the cute thoughtfulchildren listen quietly for reindeer hoofson their roof. They land roughly on top ofa snow-blanketed roof as Santa climbsout of the sleigh to deliver presents. Theelegant wise reindeer fly Santa back tothe North Pole.By: Samantha Jensen

Children Opening PresentsAnxious children wait in their beds impa-tiently for St. Nick to deliver presents togood children. Kids all around the worldthink about what their presents will be inthe morning under the Christmas tree.When the children wake up they dash tothe tree to see what they get. The chil-dren’s favorite part is opening the pre-sents. If they get what they want the chil-dren will jump for joy!By: Nick Lee

Santa ClausOn Christmas Eve Santa Claus worksbusily delivering colorful presents allover the world. Fat Santa Claus helpsour parents and so do the midget elves.When cheerful Santa comes down thechimne he eats the cookies and drinksthe milk. “Mmm., delicious!, said Santa.When Santa is all done he rides home tothe North Pole. Then he says. “Ho, ho,ho Merry Christmas to all and goodnight!”By: Devon Miner

Christmas SpiritChristmas spirit glows brightly at theNorth Pole. It only glows on ChristmasEven for boys and girls that love thisspecial holiday. When children dream itbrings them happiness in the world. Par-ents believe in Christmas Spirit just likekids. Merry Christmas to everyone!By: Chelsea Rogers

Snow FortsHaving fun building a snow fort with myfamily, we start a snow ball fight. Theenormous sturdy snowfort sits behindour house while I’m at school. In oursnow fort I hide from my sister. Sleddinginto our snowfort we crash a hole in theback. Now we have to fix it, but first wedestroy it. Rebuilding our awesome


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snow fort, we can play in it some more. Now we arecold so we decide to go inside.By: Andrew IhrigChildren Opening PresentsOpening presents on Christmas Day the childrenare so anxious. They rip the bows off the presentsand tear the wrapping paper open. They are sohappy! Then they go outside to play with their sledsin the snow. The children love the toys they re-ceived for Christmas. Chidlren love their presentsbut most of all they love spending time with theirfamilies, and families love spending time with theirchildren.By: Katelyn Frantum

ChristmasFar away in the North Pole Santa Claus practivesbusily on his route, while Mrs. Claus works calmlyin the kitchen. Brave furry reindeer fly excitedly inthe sky pulling Santas sleigh. Jolly responsibleSanta slides roughly through the chimney. Delight-fully on Christmas Eve joyful Santa Claus deliverspresents over the snow. Santas bright red sleighcarries presents quickly. The peaceful small elveswork happily on presents at Santa’s workshop.Quietly throughout the house St. Nick shoves giftsunder the tree.By: Ashlyn Muzechenko

Gingerbread CookiesThe yummy doughy gingerbreadmen bake untilthey are brown and soft. Gently children frost thecookies in all different colors. In the kitchen younglittle kids drop the chewy gummies on their cookiesexcitedly. Searchingly children pick out their cook-ies while others take theirs to the table. Chewingdelightfully they munch on their cookies. Yum!Yummy Gingerbread Cookies!By: Isabel CaZares

HolidaysFamilies put Christmas Trees in the corner of theliving room before Christmas Eve. Pie, hot cocoa,milk and cookies are eaten by little children and youdon’t leave anything out. Santa Claus gives pre-sents to kids. Children like candy canes over winterbreak for two weeks.By: Zachary SennChristmas MorningThe slippery colorful sleds slide freely down the hill.Nailed to the chimney the bright red stocking waitquietly. While the kids have a snowball fight mommakes a Christmas dinner. Sitting quietly the heavygorgeous presents wait underneath the Christmastree. On Christmas morning they happy excitedboys and girls open their presents.By: Garrett Ward

ChristmasThe warm delicious milk and cookies wait on thetable for Santa to eat. On Christmas eve night thebaked decorated gingerbread house sit on the ta-bles. The peppermint striped candycanes wait inthe stockings for the children to eat. Om Christmasmorning the joyful children race toward the Christ-mas tree.By: Hunter Speelman

Christmas TraditionsOn Snowy hills families go skiing on Christmas Dayand have fun. On Christmas day children wait fortheir Moms and Dads to wake up so they can opentheir presents. When they open their presents theywill be filled with joy. Christmas day is where fami-lies can get together and share what they get forChristmas. Their moms and Dads can have fun withtheir children.By: Jonathon Ryals.

Candy CanesYummy wonderful candycanes hang on the Christ-mas tree. Sweets wait to be eaten by Children.When children see candycanes they think abouthow it tastes. Candy canes come in differentshapes and sizes and different taste, like cinnamonand mint, bubble gum, and fruit. Santa leavescandy canes in the stockings. Everybody wakes up

on Christmas Even to open their presents and eattheir candycanes.By: Albert AtkinsSanta Delivers PresentsFat cheerful Santa lives happily at the North Pole.The elves work in the toy shop while Santa gets thereindeer ready on Christmas Eve. Santa’s wife isworking peacefully in the kitchen. Flying slowly inthe air joyful responsible Santa is marveled by thesight. Drinking milk Santa puts gifts under the chil-dren’s Christmas tree. Santa is going up the chim-ney and he goes to other houses to deliver pre-sents. Sleepy Santa flies home to his wife andelves.By: Hannah Mathieus

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LOOKING BACK - SANTA LETTERS FROM THE SENTINEL ARCHIVES 1985 – 26 YEARS AGO

Dear Santa,I want a toy fish, and I want anecklace, and a book called Breadand Honey. Love, Jerry Banks

Dear Santa,I want maybe one sack of mar-bles.Love, Gabriel Marshall

Dear Santa,I want cleats shoes for my teamso we can win the soccer game.From, D J Tuning

Dear Santa,How are you doing? I would loveto have a Elvis Hounddog tape.Love, Patience Wilson, Klickitat

Dear Santa,I would like Zod for Christmas.Zod is a Gobat monster.Your friend, Ryan Anderson

Dear Santa,How have you been you must beworking to give some kids thathave been good. I must be goingknow, goodby.Your friend, Joe Kusky

Dear Santa,I would like a horse. Ive wanted ahorse ever since I was a baby.Have a nice Xmas.Chantel Galaviz

1960 – 51 YEARS AGO

Dear Santa,Please bring me a Dachshunddog. I will take good care of him.Thank you, your friend,Connie Davenport

Dear Mr. and Mrs. SantaClaus,If you have time I would like an-other doll, one that is the samesize as a three year old child. Wecould also use some of yoursnow, if you could spare some.Love, Judith Lucille Stiff

Dear Santa,Please bring a Betsy Wetsy doll.And a doll swing and a ice creammaker so I can make ice cream formy grandpa.Thank you, Kathy Hoctor

Dear Santa,I have tried to be good this year. Iwant a new rifle, one that makes anoisey like a rifle bullet shot.Cleve Richie

Dear Santa,I would really like a Whirly Birdfor Christmas but my dad said heis afraid you have too many backorders on them. I also want somesparkle paints and a set of guns.Jodi would like a Chatty Cathydoll and I want my little sisterBecky to have a little baby doll.David wants a big red wagon forus to pull him in. Thank youSanta. Your friend, Greg Stone

1935-76 YEARS AGO

Dear Santa Claus,Will you please send me a bicyclea tool set. Send me a necktie anda vise and a bee bee gun and asled.Your friend, Leo Swan

Dear Santa Claus,I am in the first grade. I wouldlike a dump truck with lights on itand a car, also a pair of shoes formy mother and a knife for mydad. Thank you, Leroy Storkel

Dear Santa Claus,I would like to have a bridle withlots of rivets and also a Benjaminair rifle with a package of shots. Ihop you can get down this year. Yours truly, Emmett Hoctor

Looking back letters compiled by Jean Smeltzer of the Klickitat County Historical Society

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