Why do children write letter to Santa?

 With Christmas around the corner children around the world are now writing a letter to Santa. The tradition of writing a letter to Santa has been in practice for generations around the globe. Every year children all over the globe write letters to Santa. Some leave the letters in the shoes and some put it in the stockings above the fireplace and others send written letters addressed to Santa's workshop from the North Pole or even throw the letter into the fireplace so that it will float up the chimney and fly to the North Pole. According to the stories about him Santa lives in the North Pole with his wife Mrs. Claus. Throughout the years Santa and his elves makes toys for Christmas. Elves are small magical creatures that helps Santa, also known as Santa's helpers. Some take care of Santa's reindeer , otters make cookies and some make candies. Santa has a total of 9 reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer,Vixen, Comet,Cupid,Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph. One of the main jobs of the elves are to read all the mails written by children to Santa and make sure each one of them is read by Santa. On Christmas Eve Santa travels all around the world on a sleigh pulled by reindeer and delivers a toy to every kid's house. Children usually leave milk and cookies for him near the Christmas tree.

In a tradition that has been for decades, millions of children write letters to Santa to tell him how they have been good all year and what they would like to get as a present from father Christmas. So be good, help your father, mother, brothers or sisters, your friends or your neighbors. The more good you do the happier Christmas you will have. Christmas is the best time of the year so let us all enjoy it. 

Have you written your letter to Santa??