Now writing letters for Christmas 2026
Not a printout. Santa’s pen writes every word on paper, about your child: their name, their big year, the thing they’re proud of. Then it lands in your mailbox with their name on the envelope.
Type a name and watch the letter change.
Why kids believe it
So ours doesn’t. Every letter is written stroke by stroke with an actual pen. The ink sits on the paper. The lines aren’t perfect. Tilt it under a lamp and you can see where the pen moved.
And it knows things. That they learned to swim this summer. That the dog is called Biscuit. That they’re still working on sharing with their sister. That’s the moment their eyes go wide.
Written, not printed
A real pen and real ink on Santa’s illustrated letterhead.
Their name on the envelope
Inked by pen, with a North Pole return address.
Nothing gives it away
No logo, no receipt, no price inside.
Yours to keep
The kind of thing that ends up in the memory box.
A sample letter, shown in Santa’s real handwriting on his letterhead. Tap “Zoom in” to look closely.
How it works
Their name, their big year, the thing that made you proud. It takes about three minutes.
Pick one of Santa’s letters or write your own. You watch it take shape on his letterhead and can change any word.
Santa’s pen writes it in real ink. We seal it in wax, stamp it North Pole and mail it, with everything else you chose, in one delivery the week you pick.
You’ll see the whole letter before you pay.
Pick a package
Every package starts with the same pen-written letter. The rest is up to you.
The North Pole clock is running
40% off every package
The offer drops to 30% off when the clock reaches zero. It never goes back up.
The classic. A personal letter, written in real ink, sealed in wax, addressed to your child.
$27$16.20
per child · postage included
The letter, plus proof: an official certificate on parchment that says they made the list.
$39$23.40
per child · postage included
Saves $7 over adding the same pieces to Santa’s Letter
The letter and the certificate, plus the Christmas Eve note: your child sets out a blank card for Santa, and by morning he has written back. Three moments, one delivery.
$59$35.40
per child · postage included
Saves $6 over adding the same pieces to Santa’s Letter
Or build your own: start with Santa’s Letter and add any piece for $19$11.40. Two or more children in one order and the whole bill is 10% off.
North Pole Village · 1 of 10
The Official Nice List Certificate: ten designs, printed on parchment at 5 x 7 with a gold foil seal and their name in script.
Dear Olivia, Thank you for the milk and cookies! They were exactly what I needed after a long night of flying. The reindeer send their thanks too. I checked my list one last time before I left your house. Your name is right where it belongs.
Santa’s Christmas Eve note comes as two matching cards: a blank one your child sets out for Santa, and this one, in his hand, that you swap in after bedtime. Four designs, five versions of the words.
Start with Santa’s Letter and add any of these for $19$11.40 each. Everything packs flat and arrives together, so you choose the moment for each one. Two or more children in one order: 10% off the whole bill.
Printed on parchment
Official Nice List Certificate
Their name on parchment, finished with a gold seal, certifying they made the 2026 Nice List. Frame it or hang it on the fridge.
Written by the pen
Santa’s Christmas Eve note
Two matching cards. On Christmas Eve your child sets out the blank one for Santa, with the cookies or on the mantel. After bedtime you swap it for the written one, in his hand, and on Christmas morning Santa has answered.
Written by the pen
A note from the elves
“Santa asked me to tell you that he is writing you a letter!” Give it a few days ahead, and the mailbox watch begins.
Written by the pen
A note from Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus writes with news from the kitchen and a kind word of her own. A second voice from the North Pole, in a second hand.
Written by the pen
Thank-you note from Santa
“Thank you for the lovely welcome on Christmas Eve!” For the days after Christmas, when the magic can last one more week.
Santa’s letter to the grandparents +$19
Santa writes to Grandma and Grandpa with the official news: their grandchild made the Nice List. Mailed to their address, in the same handwriting.
Front of the sleigh +$9
We write and mail your order within one business day.
Santa writes to dogs and cats too.
A letter addressed to Biscuit, about Biscuit: the squirrels, the good couch, the peanut butter. Read aloud, it is the one everybody remembers. Same letter, same price.
Santa has a letter for everyone
You made the Nice List
The classic, for ages 3 to 8
Baby’s first Christmas
A keepsake for the baby book
What a big year
New school, new sibling, big milestones
A friendly nudge
A little encouragement before the big day
For the big kid
Ages 8 and up, with questions
For a grown-up
Spouses, grandparents, good sports
For a very good dog
Addressed to the dog, read aloud by the family
For a cat, naturally
Addressed to the cat, who already expected it
Got your own idea? Choose “Write my own” and Santa’s pen will write exactly what you say.
For Baby’s First ChristmasFor a ToddlerFor a Child Who Is Starting to DoubtTo Encourage Good BehaviorAfter a Big YearFor a GrandchildFor an AdultFor Your Dog or CatWhat to write: a guide
If we get anything wrong (a name, a package, a letter that arrives damaged), we rewrite it and mail it again at no charge, or give you your money back. Your choice.
For the grown-ups
It is written by a real pen with real ink on real paper. You can see the ink sit on the page, and the pen strokes vary. Santa is a busy man, so the pen is held by one of our writing machines (we call them the robot elves). It is not printed, and it does not look printed. That is what makes it feel real to a child.
Yes. As you write, you see the whole letter on Santa’s letterhead in the same handwriting the pen will use, and you can edit every word. The paper on screen is a picture of the stock; the handwriting is the real thing.
Their name, age, the thing you are proudest of this year, something to keep working on, a wish they have mentioned, and a sibling, pet or friend to name. Start from one of Santa’s letters or write your own from scratch.
You choose: as soon as it is written (in the mail within 3 business days), or a specific week in December so it lands closer to Christmas. First-Class Mail usually takes 3 to 5 days after that. Order early, because the mailing weeks fill up.
We publish the cut-off at the top of the site and it counts down. After the standard cut-off, “Front of the sleigh” ($9) moves you to the front for a few more days.
In one delivery. Santa’s letter is in its own envelope: addressed to your child in ink, sealed in wax, with a North Pole stamp and postmark. On its own, that envelope simply arrives in the mail. If you chose a package or any extras, it comes inside a flat mailer addressed to your household with everything else, each piece in its own small labelled envelope, so you decide when each one appears: the letter in the mailbox one afternoon, the certificate at dinner, and on Christmas Eve the blank card your child sets out for Santa, swapped after bedtime for the one he wrote.
Yes. Your receipt and the order page carry a link to a private tracking page for your order number. It shows when the pen starts, the day each piece goes in the mail, the window it should arrive in, and the USPS scans as it moves through the sorting network. Letters travel First-Class, so there is no package tracking number; the last scan is usually the morning it reaches your carrier.
Your child, by name, in ink, with a North Pole return address. Nothing on the outside of anything mentions this site, a price, or you.
Yes, and it is one of the most-read letters in the house. Pick “For a very good dog” or “For a cat, naturally”, tell Santa their name, what they are good at, their favourite treat and the one habit to go easy on, and the letter arrives addressed to the pet, in ink, for the family to read aloud. Same price as any letter; the Nice List certificate works for pets too.
Yes. After you order you get a code of your own. Any friend who orders with it takes 10% off, and for each friend who does, we refund 10% of your own order to your card, up to 10 friends. Ten friends and your letters were free.
Yes. Start with Santa’s Letter and add any piece for $19: the Nice List certificate, the Christmas Eve note, or a note from the elves or Mrs. Claus. The packages simply bundle the most popular combinations at a saving.
Never. Santa says he “heard about” a wish and “will see what the workshop can do.” What ends up under the tree is entirely up to you.
Yes, up to 8 in one order, each with their own letter, package and extras. Two or more children and the whole bill is 10% off, and you only type the address once.
If we get something wrong (a misspelling we introduced, a damaged letter, the wrong package), email elves@sentfromsanta.com and we will rewrite and re-mail it free, or refund you. If you spot a typo of your own, tell us quickly: we can fix it any time before the pen touches the paper.
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