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The Not-so-Mysterious World of Elves

What do kids write to Santa when they aren’t sharing their Christmas wishes? Well, they ask Santa for a job. We’re not sure who puts them up to it. But it is a question that perplexes even the most brilliant elves at the North Pole (that would be me…oh, and …

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Biblical Proof of Santa Claus

The Bible says that Santa exists. This startling revelation comes to us at the North Pole in the form of a letter from a scientist, Dr. Jasper Bumgartner. Here is the full text of what he wrote: Dear Sirs, In the interest of scientific integrity I must admit to the …

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Catching Santa: Ain’t Gonna Happen

When it comes to Santa simple logic just escapes people. For example, people think Santa keeps a list of kids who are “naughty” and kids who are “nice”. That story has been around for years. It ain’t true. We’ve told you that many times. And yet the story persists. It …

Become an Elf

Become an Elf

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Top Ten Reasons You Don’t Want to Be an Elf

There is no doubting the ambition of every kid out there to be one of Santa’s elves. We hear it all the time. It is the most common question we get here at the North Pole: how do I become an elf? Kids, before you start sending in the emails …

Thanksgiving at the North Pole

Thanksgiving at the North Pole

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It Ain’t About a Bird

Santa gets to see every letter sent to the North Pole eventually. But he has a lot of help in answering the thousands of letters that he receives each week. He’d love to answer each one personally, but he just can’t. And, in many of the letters, the things people …

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When It is Not Christmas at the North Pole

It nearly hit 70 degrees here the other day. Almost had to take my sweater off. That’s sweltering for the North Pole. Such is summer here. Oh, I know what you’re saying. Some of you think it is Christmas here all the time. Many have visions of endless pails of …

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Playing Head Games with Santa

Santa knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. Pretty scary, huh? But what’s the big deal? A really good cat burglar can know the same thing about you. What’s worse is that he knows if you’ve been bad or good. Think about that: he knows. The very …

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Santa Everywhere

It is the question that just won’t go away: How does Santa get around the world in one night? I’ve never been one to understand how kids can ask this question. After all, Santa never fails to appear. I’ve lived through more Christmases than almost anyone and Santa has been …

Santa the Big Guy

Santa the Big Guy

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Why the Big Guy is a Big Guy

We live in a politically correct world these days. That means we’re careful in how we say things. For whatever reason, Christmas is a target in the battles of political correctness. In some place, folks won’t say “Merry Christmas” — they’ll say “Happy Holidays” instead because they don’t want to …

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In Honor of the Christmas Stocking

In this political season polls and focus groups seem to be all the rage. It is a trend that isn’t lost on us here at the North Pole. Before the season we get letters asking for all kinds of things. After the season, we get letters telling us how well …

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A Fat Man’s Holiday

Someone around here keeps mentioning that Thanksgiving is Santa’s favorite holiday. We keep getting letters disputing that fact and arguing that nothing can supplant Christmas as the day for Santa — or anybody else at the North Pole for that matter. Some readers write the dumbest letters. A man from …

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Why Santa Doesn’t Use Eight Tiny Penguins

Fact: Santa uses reindeer to deliver the goods. When we grow up the first reference any of us hear to reindeer is in association with Santa (except for a few kids in Lapland) and so we simply think of them as Santa’s kind of animal. Everyone knows about it, and …

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Halloween: What’s the Point?

I don’t get Halloween. Ok, so there isn’t a seven-year-old kid alive who doesn’t like to dress up. And getting free candy door-to-door is an idea whose appeal is clear to see. But what’s the point? When you think of Thanksgiving there is no doubt what it is all about. …

Santa Claus

Santa Claus

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Christmas Controversies

His neighbors call him “Crazy Mel”. And if you ever saw his home there in Memphis at Christmastime you’d know why he gained the name. He’s got more than 50,000 lights on his house. His house is so bright the space shuttle uses it as a landmark. And we’re not …

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The Parent Santa Connection

Reading Santa’s mail is an exercise in human psychology. There are the sweet letters from five-year-old girls who don’t ask for anything from Santa, they just want to send a letter where they can dot their I’s with a little heart. Seven-year-old boys are direct. Their letters read more like …

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