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Blue Ridge Elementary School Ms. Amanda Este’s 1st Grade Dear Santa, I hope you are good. I have been a good boy. I wish I cood have a video gam. I wish I cood have a suft bare. I wish for a wagin. I wish for mine craft toye. Love, Jack Dear Santa, Are you going to to ech hosw to hows? I have been good at school and my home. I want for Christmas a Wii-U. Also I want a 3 DS. Last I want a skylanders supercharge. Thank you. Are you rede for Christmas Santa? By, Sawyer Dear Santa, How are your elfs? How are you? I wish for a sled and a tablet. Merry Christmas. Love, Kynnidie Dear Santa, What are you doing? I have bin good. Have you bin good? Haw your mom bin good? How are your rander doing? Have your caders bin good. I wish for a dock mick stuffing set. Have your elfs bin good? Merry Christmas. By Gloria Dear Santa, How are your rane ders doing? I think I have been a good dirl this year. I wish for a Barbie Drem house. I also wish for a zipy sack if you have one. Last I want a book abawt Christmas. I love you Santa. Love, Mckenzy Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Miss Clos and I too? Merry Christmas. I wish I cood have a nerf rebel bow and arrow. Love, Kaylee Dear Santa, Has Miss Clos bin good? Have the elves bin good too? I wish I had a 3DS. I wish I had a TBV. I wish I had a Mario and liwig and yoshe toy and super mamrio paper. Merry Christmas. Love, Josiah Dear Santa, I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I think I have been a good boy. Can I get Mario maker? Allso Mario Chesst? Can I have a new bowser and pead. Love, Isaiah Dear Santa, How are your elves doing? How are you doing? I think I have ben good this year. I wish for a new American Girl doll. I also wish for a new DS. I

wish you a merry Christmas. Love, Maggie Dear Santa, Have your elves got the toys made yet? I have been a good boy. I want starwars battle front. I also want a xbox. Last I want legos. Merry Christmas. Love, Garrett Dear Santa, How are you doing/ Are you ready for Christmas? Well I am and for Christmas. I want a Xbox 360 and a iPod. Thank you. Merry Christmas. Love, Adam Dear Santa, How are you doing? Have you cleand Rudolphs droul? I wish for a ipdo. I also wish for night armor. Thank you. Love, Jonah Dear Santa, Can I have a Xbox 1 if you have one? I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Thank you for giving me toys! I think I have ben good. Love, Riley Dear Santa, What are you doing this year? How is Mrs. Clause doing? I would like a Ballerina doll. I also want a Santa doll. I would also like a Duck Dynasty toy. I really want hotwhees. Love, Abigail Dear Santa, How are you doing? I want a Wii You. Also I want a 2 D.S. Also I want a 3 D.S. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love, Brendon Dear Santa, I wish that Santa has a good day. I wish for a chet booster bike. I hope my dad has a good day too. Love, Deaken Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are your elves ready for Christmas? I think I’ve been a good girl this year. I wish for a stuff animal if you have one. I want a frozen chapter book. Love, Ashley Ms. Dawn Powers 1st Grade Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents. Can I have a puppy please? Can I have a monster high doll please? Can I have a Descendents doll? I will leave you some cookies and milk. Chloe Dear Santa, Is Mrs. Clause ok and late off. Thank you for the presents. May I have somethigs for Christmas? Can I have a Barbie home and some leg gos, and a make up st, and a robot dog, and a drawing set, and some books.

Happy Christmas. Love, Addison Dear Santa, How is Roodoff? How is Mrs. Clause doing? How do you sneek in our house? Can I have the lego trane and the newton’s cradle? Love Grayson Dear Santa, How is Roodof? Kan I have a pone? I love you Santa. Love, Rachel Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Can I please have an Xbox One for Christmas? Love, Wallie Dear Santa, How is Rudolph today? Santa, can I have lego dminshins please? I hope you stay worm to night. Love, Traxthan Dear Santa, Where is Rudolph? Can I have a clever keet descendts doll, and can I have a American girl doll? I will lev you milk and cookies. Love Olivia Dear Santa, Where are the elves? How are you? Can I have a tractor Please? Can I have a train Please? I will leave you some cookies! Love, Alex Dear Santa, How dose Rudolph fly? Can I please have a PS4? May I please have a game that is sky lander super chargers. Merry Christmas! Love, James Dear Santa, Are your reindeer feling good? Can I please have a walky talky and a farm set, and a paw patrol vehicle and toys and a bb gun? Thank you. I will save you some cocies. Save some Mrs. Clause Love Dear Santa, how is Rudolph? Wheir is the ells? Can I have a flash costom please? I’ll lee you some milk and cockees. Love, Braxton Dear Santa, Hwow are you? Thank you for my presents. Can I have cowboy? How is Rudolph? I will leave you some milk and cookies. Love, Duston Dear Santa, Haw is Rudolph and Mrs. Clause? May I have cars and wocke tocke set please? I’ll leve you cookies and milk. Love, Ian Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents. Santa your reindeer is pretty. Santa may I please have

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something? Santa may I have a starlily. Love, Montanna Dear Santa, How does Rudolph fly because majic isn’t ril? I wood like to get nice toys and I want a dinasouer and hand cufs and a huk ir man and Houw are yyou? Have a grate day. Love Clause by Luke Dear Santa, How is Roodof” Can I have a chube puppy? Can I have a monsty hi doll? Can I have a my lif doll, and a amefkin doll? Can I have a puppy. That is all. Mare Christmas Sophia Dear Santa Thake you for giveage me my presis at Christmas time. Will you get me my stuff for my easy bake oven. Will you get me a tiera with real diamons in it. I hope you have a merry Christmas. From, Lani Mrs. Hess 1st Grade Dear Santa, I hope you can get me a lot of toys. I relly want evry toy for evry friend. I want a lot of things. Love, Jude Dear Santa, My names is Eli. I would like a play staion 4 for Christmas. How have you been this year? Love, Eli Dear Santu, I hav been good this yir. I want a peppa pig kamper. I want a peppa pig school I want a peppa pig house. Iwant a la la loopse feris will. I want a my life doll that is a baker. I want ito th hav blue eyes and brown her. Love, Olivia Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. I helped my little brother with his chores. I would like a elf named Vicky. How do your reaindeer fly. I love you Santa! Love, Samantha Dir Satu, I rile want a elf on a shelf and an exbox I and a smart fon and a scat bord. How do you ride your slay? Love, Levi Dear Santa, I want a roodoof. I wish I had that bing bag cher and sume prinses wocke tocke. Love, Ali Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. Guess whot my elf done this year? He got on my tree on Monday morning. On Tuesday she got on my lite. Today she was in the bathroom. She got a ball that had two parts. I want a dog for Crismis, and some cloths for an American girl doll and computer. Love, Brook

Dear Santa, I helped my brother. I want a star wars lego set. How do you get ur slay too go? Love, Matthew Dir Senta, I want a full minecraft set. I want a hamster. I want an Iphone 6. I want an xbox 360. Love, Taigan Dear Santa, I would like a Amrcan girl desk becos it has a computr and a calandr, and a cher with a pilor. What do you give your rander? Love, Carly Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. For Crimis I wot a big borbe hals and a toy dog and a robot uoncune and a borbe toy. Santa halw dos your sled flys. Love, Leara Dear Santa, I was tyring to be good this year. I wot a new nerf guns and ex box one. Love, Zack Dear Santa, I would like a toy pokemon. I have ben a good boy. How doo yoo go down the chimidy. Love, Jace Dear Santa, I want a monstr truk with a mote control. Love, Austin Dear Satu, I bin a good gril. I wood like a doll that name Caly. How do you fly your sled? Love, Sydney Dear Santa, Can I have a dert bike please? How do you fly your sled? I want anuthr toy walky talky two of them and a nrf gun, snipr rifle and a toy helycoptr that coms with a hedset. Love, River Mrs. Parsons 1st Grade Dear Santa, My name is Trevor. This year I have been good. I would like a lot of toys. I want toys from Tractor Supply. Love, Trevor Dear Santa, My name is Hayden. This year, I have been cool. I would like the new Bonopoly for Christmas. Love, Hayden Dear Santa, My name is Levi. I have been good. I would like jewelry for my mom. For my dad I want a dirt bike. For me I want a plane. My sister a puzzle. Love, Levi Dear Santa, My name is Aryan. This year I have been good. This year I want a new book. Some new clothes and I want a new video game for Christmas this year. I am going to put ookies out for you. I am going to put a carrot out Rudolph and the rest of the deer. Love, Aryan

Dear Santa, My name is Ren. This year I have been awesome. I want can you see what I see – the night before Christmas. Love, Ren Dear Santa, My name Is Bo. This year I have been good. What I want for chrissmas a remote control helicopter with a grabber on it, an army set, hunting set, a lego sets toy trucks and a starwars set. Love, Bo Dear Santa, My name is Adrian. This year, I have been awesome. I would like power wheels like a truck. Would you like cookies and milk? Thank you, Adrian Dear Santa, My name is Cora. This year, I have ben fantastic! I want a pet and a robot trex and a guitar. Love, Cora Dear Santa, My name is Carson. This I have been good. I want a Tweetsie train. Love, Carson Dear Santa, My name is Anabell. This year I have been cool. I want guitar and some things out of a toy book. I will give you cookies. Love, Anabell Dear Santa, My name is Rose. This year I have been fantastic. I would like a pirate book, a pirate dres, and some pixie dust, a renote control jeep. Thack you. Love, Rose Dear Santa, My name is Hunter. This year, I have been cool. I would like a nerf gun, skate board, Xbox one and a dirt bike and legos for Christmas. I will leave a carrot for your reindeer. Love, Hunter Dear Santa, My name is Aeslyn. This year I have been excellent. I would like a guitar, a baseball cap, a book, a notepad, a doll and a journal. Love, Aeslyn Dear Santa, My name is Sam. I have been good. I would like the biggest navy ship as possible, please. I want a family game, please. Thank you, Sam Dear Santa, My name is McKenzie. This year I have been excellente. I would like a doll for Christmas. I will put ou cookies and carrots for all of your deer. Love, McKenzie Dear Santa, My name is Grant. This year I have been good. For Christmas I want a dirt bike, a little man for dad. I would like my mother to pray for me. Love, Grant

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Dear Santa, My name is Landon. This year I have been good. I would like a dirt bike. I would like a flash costume. Love, Landon Mrs. Courtney Eller’s 2nd Grade Dear Santa, My name is Eli, and I have been very nice this year. For Christmas I want a kicking toy for football. I hope my grandfother’s arm to feel better. W.W.E figures, and I want every family to be together. I want an iPad, and a number 3 car, football. Sincerely, Eli Dear Santa, My name is Alex and I am 7 going on 8 years old. I have tried to be nice this year. For Christmas I want to keep my fourwheeler for for more year. Please keep this a secret. Also could you get my mom something wizard of oz. Also get my grandpa a for wheeler. Please by my cat home. For Christmas I want tickets for 5 to go to carowinds. Sincerely, Alex Dear Santa, My name is Jayna, and I am 7 years old. I have been very nice this year. I would like a puppy that’s white with a black tail. Please! This Christmas I hope every body gets to spend time with their family. Sincerely, Jayna Dear Santa, My name is Jackson. I have ben good this year. I wish for my grandfather to get better and I would lilee a box of legos a monster, a truck , a take, a jet, a goshu as atoy and a dinuso. Sincerely, Jackson Dear Santa, I want a igoter for Cminis. And a haws. And for my fy frind to fill bedr. Sincerely, John Dear Santa, My name is River and I am 7 years old. I have been very nice this year. I wish for a poney. I wish that you wold bring papaw back to life and callie. Sincerely, River

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. What I want for Christmas is for evey one to be with their famly. Allso I wood like for you to visit all the houses in the hole universe. Sincerely, Grayson Dear Santa, My name is Laken. I have been very nice this year. This Christmas I hope my grandmaw Judy gets better soon and I want a puppy I want pet shops and shopkins. Sincerely, Laken Dear Santa, My name is Danielle, and I am seven years old. I have bepn very nice this year. I want a zoomr kitty, a snow glob whith iceeses in it. Sincerely, Danielle Dear Santa, My name is Kirsten and I am 8 years old. I have been nice this year. I wood like a project mc. I wish for peace on earth and 18 doll dresses, mais spell book. Sincerely, Love Kirsten Dear Santa, My name is Grayson, and I am 8 yars old. I have ben very naughty this yars. This Christmas I hope me and you get presints. I hope I get a remote control truck like my brother and you get this letter. Sincerely, Grayson Dear Santa, My name is Justin. I am almost 8 years old. I have been very good this year. This Christmas I hope everyone get to see their family. I would also like to have a done, a toy dragon, a reamot control car. Some norf guns and a pet gecko. Sincerely, Justin Dear Santa, My name is Skylar and I am 7 years old. I have been nice this year. I hope evarone blevs you. I want robot stuf anim, that was lift and big and the stuf on the letter you gave me. Sincerely, Skylar Dear Santa, My names is Jacelynn Im 8 years old. I have been nice and naughty. I hope my mom

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gets betr and that my nanny gets here safly and that all of the sicick boys and girls that can see thr familis. I want a mp3 player. Sincerely, Jacelynn Dear Santa, my name is Malachi. I am 7 years old this Christmas I want a rit-bowd. Love, Malachi Dear Santa , My name is Riley and I have been veary nice this yers and I am eight years old. This year for my presens I would like an Ipod and I would like my jeeps head light to get fixed. Sincerely, Riley Mrs. Bakers Kindergarten Dear Santa, I want a drt bat. I need a dor for my has. Luv, Logan Dear Santa, I want a sfon. I need clos. Ho dol radifli? Luv, Chloe Dear Santa, I want a cat. I need a bat. How do you duwivr pezits? Luve, Amelia Dear Santa, I want a toy monstr truck. I need more clothes. Luv, Evan Dear Santa, I want a smoart bowrd and I need a projector to go with it. Santa, why can’t I stay hom? Luve, Noah Dear Santa, I want a stuffed animal. I want a stuffed animal. I need tires for mom. Luv, Violet Dear Santa, I want a towy mostdr truck. I need clus. How dus you redoor fly. Love, Macie Dear Santa, I want a wedding dress. I need a car. Luv, Jada Dear Santa, I want a stuffed animal monster. I need a stuffed animal snail. How are reindeers not cold? Luv, Ayden Dear Santa, I need tuls. I want a giant bubble. Luv, Luke Dear Santa I want a robot. I need my horse. Luv, Eli Dear Santa, Mi mommy wants a ring. Mi daddy neds new chainsaw.

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Mi sister savannah needs ne bottles. I ned some cucmbers that wil not fres. Love, Caroline Dear Santa, I want a car. I need a belt. How do you dnwin prezits. luve Amelia Dear Santa, I want legos. I need vebles and fret. Luv, Corban Dear Santa, I want a unicorn. I need a noo beethbol. I want to no haw mene prezis do you care in your sled? Love, Emily Dear Santa, I want a mioin and toy. I need to play battlpillars to keep me ocuupied and I want to ask you question too. How are your elfs doing on toys this year? I don know so please tell me how. And I want a Christmas tree too. Love, David Dear Santa, I want a pay car. I wish you pec mi up. I need pencils with erasers. Luv, Autumn Dear Santa, I want a fir troc. I need a ball. I need a coat. I need some shells. Luv, Jason Dir Santa, I wot some legos. I need vegetables. How do both reindder fly? Lov, Kylee Mrs. Barnes Kindergarten Dear Santa, I want a tablit. I need mil. Love, Keyla Dear Santa, I want a tablet. I need food. Love, Riley Dear Santa, I want a toy dog, becalls it is nic when ta yarn coot. I need food and soop to wash my bodey and beds to slep. Love Adelyn Dear Santa, I want a dinaus. I need food. Love, Grayson Dear Santa, I want a trampoline and food. Love, Nora Dear Santa, I want a big bone dinosaur. I need a clean planet earth. Love, Zach Dear Santa, I want a lego indominous rex break out. I need snow. Love, Wes

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Dear Santa, I want a video game. I need food. Love, Katlyn Dear Santa, I want a video game becas my brother pays video game. Sow I need sum snow for my plants. Loves, Zoey Dear Santa, I want a dinosaur toy. I need food. Love, Matthew Dear Santa, I want a pehoe. I need an appl. Love, Dalton Dear Santa, I want a taboit. I need water. Love, Landon Deer Santa, I want a video game. I need it. Love, Michael Dear Santa, I want a turtle set. I need a vacuum cleaner for my mom. Love, Stephen Dear Santa, I want a bike. I need water. Love, Grace Dear Santa, I wa bic becus I like it. I need clos and bed. Love, Ethan Dear Santas, I want a robo bron Cat. I need food. Love, Kreigh Dear Santa, I want a tabl bks it cen help me to learn. I need food. Love, Emmie Mrs. Jerri Eller Kindergarten Der Santa Cos, I want a fl ril fens puppe pug for Chritmas. I ned a per bos. Bcus to cep me wom. Love, Elam Dear Santa Cos, I want a giant dinosaur skeleton for Christmas. I need shoes for school. Love, Caven Dear Santa, I wunt a xBox because I like it for Christmax. I ned boos for winter. Hailey Der Sonucos, I want a kude pupp fur Christmas. I need a blait to cep me wum. Love, Joseph Dier Santa, I wont a love bird. I love bird becols I love wen they churp. I ned som legns to wer to chrch. Toryn Dier Santa, I wont a hopey boll ceco it hopes. I ned a sparkly dress becas I don’t have one. Macie

Der Santa, I want a video gam for chistmas. I need clothes for chrch. Jordan Deer Senta, I wunt a rece track, wef tire for fun for Christmas. I need seeds to plant. Quinn Dear Santu, I wunt a compiter, so I can type for christmos. I need a suitcase for vacation. Faith Dear Sanuta, I wont a TV for my bedroom. I nid a par bus for wir. Grayson Der Santa, I wont a xbox blue becosw my faorate color is blue. I need clothes to keep warm. Mikey Hello Santa Close, I wot a xbox for Christmas Aden Doer Sea Clos, I want a dragon for Christmas. I need shoes for school. Mason Dir Santa, I want a elsa doll bicase I love her. I need shoes to wear to school. Kaley Der Santa, I wot a stuff pupy for Christmas. I need mitten to keep me warm. Autumn Der Santa, I wot a stuft satu paws for chistmas. I ned legis to go to chrch. Bethany Dear Santa, I wont a sprcle pink dress for Christmas. I ned bes for shrsh. Kelbey Mrs. Tamara Kearley Kindergarten Dear Santa, I want a DES. I want an Ipod. Ethan Dear Santa, I need a washer. I want a baby doll. Maddie Dear Santa, I want a truck. I need clothes. Kyle Dear Santa, I need batman toy. I need coat. I need shoes. Connor Dear Santa, I want an ipad. I need shoes. Journey Dear Santa, I want a box of rubber sea creatures. I need a coat. James

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Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a kindle. What I need is a hunting coat. Tucker Dear Santa, I want a monster truck. I need a new jacket. Kolter Dear Santa, I want a doll for Christmas. I need some clothes. Piper Dear Santa, I want a goldfish for Christmas. I need a red shirt. I need pants. Isabel Dear Santa, I need a coat. I want a dirt bike and a bb gun. Aaron Dear Santa, I want a baby. I need a coat. Stacey Dear Santa, I wanta iPad. I will need water. Liam Dear Santa, I want a doll. I need a coat. Angel Dear Santa, I want a doll for Christmas. I need pants. Alexis Dear Santa, I want a paw patroller. I need some shoes. Luke Dear Santa, I want a Wal-mart toy spiderman. I need gloves. Keaton

Dear Santa, I want a skateboard and I need a hat. I want a hat for my dad. Brayden Mrs. Worley Kindergarten Dear Santa, I want a airplane. I need a lunch box. Love, Tyler Dear Santa, I want a toy garage for my cares. Love, Daryl Dear Mom and Dad, I would really like new pants. I want a phone. Love, Devin Dear Santa, I want soes. Love, Emma Hello Santa, I would like skylander. Love, Hunter Dear Santa, I want a stuffed animal. Emma Dear Santa, I want super powers and I need to tell time with a watch. Love, Isadore Dear Santa, I need a sweater and kid tablet. Love, Mackenzie Dear Santa, I want a sled. I need blue gloves. Love, Sam Dear Santa, I want a tree house. I need a apple. Love, Brysen

Dear Santa, I want a phone case. Jake Dear Santa, I would really like a chair. Love, Addylee Mountain View Elementary School Mrs. Jackson 1st Grade Dear Santa, How aer you? I would like a puppy and cadey and new hoem. Love, Emma Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Clause are. I would for contutollssls is little arme set u tuef bog chefrmr tu cat. Keaton

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Dear Santa, I hope you and the ran deer or ok. I would like a fish, a elf, a scootr, a jrnej close, and mote control jeep, and a dol or santa. XOXOXOX, Max Dear Santa, how aer reindeer I would like the monster high school, moster doll chc. Merry Christmat, Haven Dear Santa, I hop you and Mrs. Claus are well. I would like a chwowo and a tron and a big tran that runs on a trac and ahat will care that gows troo in ine cdish. Mere Christmas fome Wyatt

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Dear Santa, How are your reindeers dowin. I would like a biacyle and a puppy and a ball and a doll and a fone and a toy elf and a cumpuooder. Merry Christmas, Trinity Dear Santa, I hope yur rendirs and gowin too mecit. I wont a toy elf and afon, and a macin chalt, and a bildin set. Love, Nathan Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs Claus are well. I would like a puppy a doll and a biaycle. Merry Christmas XXXXXXXXXX Ava Dear Santa, how dos the radlr? I would like beverage chucs with has that lods tham up. Mary Christmas, Lynie

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Dear Santa, I hope yu and Mrs. Clas are weill. Iwold for weelre and a htree weeld scodre and a toy indomunis rex set. Merry Christmas. Love, Jordan Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Claus are well. I would like a soeng mshen, a American gil doll mal, and a maky doll.s Love, Gracie Dear Santa, haoow are you ran dirs.. I wot for DECEMBER a Moood ckom bat, and foos ball tabl, and a red dey se, and a fon. Merry Christmas, Grayson Dear Santa, I will put arrits on top my has for the rendrs. I would like a pupe, and acheas chrucy and a cumball mushen. Luve, Drew Dear Santa, we will have alppls for the rinddeer. I like a gumball mushen. I like a puppy, I like a toy reindeer, I like a big bog. I like a turf nl roj Form Mason Ms. Goodman 1st Grade Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I hope you and Ms. Claus are well. Has my elf said good reports to you? I would like a big frozen castle that I can walk in. Love, Autumn Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Is the elfs working hard. Well I hope they are! I want a racing tactor and a weight to and a harvester! You are very jolly to me. I hope you have a good Chrismtas. He Ho Love, Weston Dear Santa, How is the North Pol? I want an ifon. I want a iPad. I wont a doll hause. I want an American girl doll. I want sum pajamas. I want a Ameerican girl kittey. I want an American girl dog. Love, Alley Dear Santa, I hope you are having a good chirstmas. Is the weather nice at the North pole? Santa what I want is a spy drone. Love, Karter Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How is evry thing going? I want a invisible pen. I want a trip to Great Wolf Lodge. I want some American Girl doll pajamas. Love, Annie

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I hope you and Mrs. Claus are well. I hope I’ve been good. I want a real dirt bike, a spydrone, a real cell phone. Love, Brett Dear Santa, I hope that you are doing ok so you can delivr presents Santa. How are the elfs working? I want a spy drone for Christmas! Love, Owen Dear Santa, I would love to go to help you with the toys. How are the reindder going? How are the reindeer going? What I would like for Christmas is a make-up set, and a tablet with Netflix. Love, Leah Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How old is your reindeers? I want a LG phone, xbox and golden soccer shoes. Love, Diego Dear Santa, Merry Christmas I hope everything is good. How are things? I want a cotton candy machine, teacher stuff, and cookie making stuff. Love, Ireland Dear Santa, I hope you have a wonderful chistmas. I want a trulpe. I want a violin. I want a toy RV. I bin nice. Love, Gary Dear Santa, I love you. How are the reindeers? I want a iPod and a iPad and a computer. Love, Audrey Dear Santa, I love your reindeer. Haw or the readeer? I want pokemon, stuffed pokemon game and a cat. Love, Logan Dear Santa, for Christmas I want a elf cloos, and a cunmpoar and a iepad and a frozen dress and a frozen casall and a Elsa hair! Love, Lucy Dear Santa, You give the best gifts. What is it like a the North Pole? I want a invisble pen and 3 frinds for Elizabeth my doll and sum stuf to play teacher. Love, Mahaley Mrs. Donner 1st Grade Dear Santa, How are you dow in the North Pol. This is what I want for Christmas set of horse grooming iems. Doll that goes to the Isle Tower. Thack you for give kids loes. Have a Mere Christmas Love, Levi

Dear Santa, How I love you Santa. I wot a laptop and a vesdot one and 3 DS 4 lif wis a boluwnemit. Love, Aaron Dear Santa, How aer you dow in the North Pol? I want a elf for Christmas! I wont inhag for Christmas! Thank you for grieg prese to kids. You are set to kids! Wut is your fravit clod. Merry Christmas! Love, Daisy Dear Santa, I wot a dr bik and the helmit and the urmr and the bofs and a nubr ) a red hlmi and fiyr. Love, Grayson Dear Santa, I wot a sose to vasole and lipglos. And arobot tha will bo my homwrer for me. And scirdcan rus and a do I that will wock and I love to anda gm the pig Bryer Dear Santa, How are you Santa? I want is you to b vip and a trepea and a watrslid. Love, Alex Dear Santa, How cold is it at the north pole? Would you do me a faver the faver is on Chritmas day bring hanna swee present and leve them some coff. Love, Alyssa Dear Santa, I wish you will bring me lots of pressis. How old are you? I hope I am not on the notey lets. Love, Dalton Dear Santa, thank you for giving us all of thoese gifts. I bet it is cold where you live. I want a bunch of thing for chrismas. Merey Chrismas, Jaxson Dear Santa, ples get me I wold a bike, what yu can. A new bed, a new lego set fo nigoho bageony, a new kputr. Love Logan Dear Santa, I wath a borbe tv a suv nu doll haos and a borbe bathroom a kicin and a nrsre. I love you Jaden Dear Santa, How love will an santa . Miss as ruffoff Santa love you. Selena Dear Santa, can you get me what you can It DS madr. What you get me How r you if you get sick call Pet the cat. I love you Hanna Dear Santa. I love you. Thac you press. Love, Jeremiah Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Lesa, 1st Grade Dear Santa, How are you? How are the randeer? I wod like a doall hous, a ball. I wd lik a Ellsu macucas. And a Elsu doall. I wid like a cldhose that you can sleq in on a niw bick that is big. Piesy Love, Sienna Dear Santa, How are your rian deer. I have been good this year. If you

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could bring me some shoes and clothes and a Barbie. Love, Gracie Dear Santa, Dear Sata if you can get a LPS, I wod be Happy. Love, Piper Dear Santa, I have ben good all year will you get me these thangs please. A iPod and darewat. And airhog remote control car with a airplane that comes out of it. And some legos. And a remote control airplane and a woody doll. Xbox one with kall out agame. Xbox 360 games. Love, Brandon Dear Santa, I would like to have a wobble bubble ball. And a America girl doll and a pie face game. How is miss chlosy? How is Rodoef? I have ben a good girl and work hard at school I will leve you milk and cookes and carot for randors. Love, Nevaeh Dear Santa, I would like a new truck and atoy man some couls. And houses. Sheeps goats. I would like a big farm. Santa I will leve u milk and cookes. Thank u. Love, Levi Dear Santa, I hop mi name is on your good list. Thank you for being at the place. I want a new tablit to trid to be good at school. Thank you. Love, Brihanna Dear Santa, I want a remote control car, and I n’nex, and 1 I Do 3D. I love you so much. Love, Abraham Dear Santa, I want a real drut bike and a aromout helly copter. Fast and furious bullet proof jeep. How are the raider doing? How is Ms. Clause? I hope you are not sek. I will lev you milk and cooke. Love, Amon Dear Santa, I wowt a puzzl and a v and a Nintendo game. I gus I have been a prette good boy. I will leve you some mile and cookis. Love, Rylee Dear Santa, I think I have been so good this year. Can you bring me a lego. And a sharck tooth necklas. And a sharck toy and say hello to the little elffs and Mrs. Clsoe. Love, David Dear Santa, I think I have bin good. I hop I will git a buch of prusist. I have bin talcking to my elv he sad. I have bin good . I wot a trapoling. I have bin woting a kitten. I hop you can have a tock to my parit and see if I can have a ipod. Love, Alayna Dear Santa, I would I like to tell you that I would like a moster truck. And I would like a soccr ball too. And another thing I would like a puppy. Thank you so and Merry Christmas! Love, Gael

Dear Santa, this year I want baby dolls, a girl scout oven, dacing lalaoopsie, polly pocket and littilest pet shop. I have been good this year and I love you very much. Love, Meadow Dear Santa, My nome is Shiv. I live in Jeffersan. I am going to Mount view school. I have been a good boy all yer. Please bring Jurassic world dinosaur toy. Love, Shiv Dear Santa, how are you? I’m good. I want a iPod and a now boke and a lot of teacher stuff. Love, Madalyne Dear Santa, I have ben vary good this yer. Plese brang me a nothr Emmaline that looks just like me so she can do my chors for me. If your elfs cant mach that I wold like a pink bb gun plese. I will get you sume millk and cookes. Love, Emmaline Ms. Connie Howell 1st grade Dear Santa, I can jump. Can I help you in your workshop? I want a Christmas tree with red yellow green prple and a star that have four sides red. Love, Alexander Deaar Santa, How do you eat all of the cookies? I like Rosas dress you gave her. It looks pretty. Santa, I want a rel bow and arrow. Love, Bella Dear Santa, I hop that you put me on the nis list. I wold like to hav a stuft anumll for Christmas. It’s a ber. I hep my mom do chuss. I will lev milk and cokies. Love, Kelsey Dear Santa, Santa, I bin go. Am I on the god list? Haw do you make toks? Santa, I want a moshr truck and a cer. Love, Caleb Dear Santa, I will ley you cookies and a chet for your reindder. Can you being 3 toys? I will be good for your elfs. I love Christmas and I love your reindeer. I love your elfs and I love you. Merr Christmas! Love, Erik Dear Santa, I wod lev a milk and dedchl. How dus your elfs wrck? I want these toy. Swiming pool and a elf. Love, Audrey Dear Santa, I have been a good girl and I have been helping my mom with my little sister. How do you make elfs majcl? I want a pretty doll and abook of elfs. Merry Christmas. Love, Paola Dear Santa, I will let mick and ckoockees. I am good to my sise and budr. I want geclace Jerassic world. Love, Aiden

Dear Santa, I love you so much. How do you go to a house to anuther. I wnt for Christmas a new room and a cat. I am gona leav you milk and cookies. Merry Christmas. Love, Abagail Dear Santa, I play with Baxton and Loey evre day. Do you like ginger bread man? I want a iPod for Christmas. I want a hug from my parents. Thack you for letg rosa breg pixte sxts. Are your elfs shecy? Thack you for all the presents. Love, Hayden Dear Santa, I am goweing to leev you sum cookies and milk. How dus your randin fly fast anuf to get to a house? I wod like a 13 siz shert for my cusin. I wod aso like a skoter. I wod like a per of folurscats. I have bene very good this yire and a little bad. Love, Debbie Dear Santa, I am gowing to lev you cookies. How do you get thwiw the chmley? I want a trailor and tractor like the one at the parade. How do you mack all the toys? I have been good. Love, Lucas Dear Santa, How do you mack so menay toys in ninyt? Why do you have so many elfs? I want a rile life puppy and a big set of mackup and mur and a deser and a big set of gorey. Santa, why do have so much nams? Merry Christmas Love, Madason Dear Santa, I have bene a nice boy. I got Mason a presset for Christmas. Rosa is cute. She is a good hidr. Can I wrke with yer elfs plesse? For Christmas I want a cancchratr and a bukbed. Can you get that? Love, Mathis Dear Santa, I’m glad you make the toys. How many kids are in the whoold? I want for Christmas is the Eomadus rex and the Polri sres. Love, Dalton Dear Santa, I have bien a nieys girl and by brother have bien good to. How can you cer all the presens for all the kids? I want chrismas berbe doll, clos and a boy bore doll. I will let you vcookies and milk for your reindeers. I will leav them cerets. Love, Joselyn Mrs. Jessica Lyalls 2nd Grade Dir shar , how are you and mrs. Clous and your reindeer and your elves. How are you going to get in my mas beeos I got two drs anda chimney. I whot a pc rod shre I whot a bie. I whot a ex boxes 1 gams pocias crds I whot a fbi shrt I whot a moeipch. I whoat a stedm mol. Keaton

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Dear Santa, am I on the naughty list/ you can come in at the chimney be careful it might be lit. I will leave the cookes and milk on the tabl. Santa can I please have a dart z one machine gun, a remot car that I want and a lego niga shado of ronne n vido gam. Love, Jordan Dear Santu, how many cookeis did last cricmise. You get in the front door. Your trets are on the tadle. I want loos and lago drichins plaes. Noah Dear Santa, How do you keep up with dasher and dancr and comet and bletsen and all the rest? Come through the door and be happy. I will leave your milk and cookies on the table for you. Can I have chocolat pen please? Love, Jadyn Der Santa, How do you cepe up with all of yod elves and reindeer? you can come threy the chimney. I will leve you food on the table. Ples breing me a doll and a kitten. Love, Courtney Dear Santa, How will you get into my house? How do you ride your slegh? How do you go to sleep at night? I will leave your treats on the table for you. May I please have a Ipad and a Iphone? Love, Conner Dear Santa, I have a question for you. How do you keep up with all of the elfs? The way to get in is with your magic. All of you treats will be in my kitchen. May I have a elf of yours just like me. Love, Lexi Dear Santa, how do the elves make the pressens? How many elves do you have? Hey Santa, I am going to leave your treats on the table. You can git in the front door. And I am going to tell you what I want I want to give my mom some clothes, some dishes, some shoes and I want a box of make with two glowing hearts. Love Santa, Estefana Dere Santa, are you having a good day Santa? Come in the door. Your trets will be on my tabl the carits for the dere. Plece git me zen city also civr ket and apole. Brody

Dear Santa, How are you today. How do you deliver all the presents in one whole night. You can get in by my chimney. I will leave your treats on the fireplace. May I please have a zoomer poodle or a I phone. Well there are a lot of things so listen closely. May I have a ipad or ipod. A lot of these are technolegy things so listen closely. May I have a computer, a x-box one or akids bop twenty three. Thank you, Mia Dear Santa Claus, how are you and your raindeer/ go thore the front door watch your step. May I have a doll house. Casle, trampoline, bike purple, stuff for A G red doll and a sud way. O buy the way I will leave your treats on the porch and I have some for you raindeer. Love, Molly Dear Santa, hall do you cep up with your elfs? Hall do you fly your slay? I will leve your trets beside the firplas. I want anew xbox 360. I wi leve your cerits with your trets. I wat a new ras car. Luke Dear Santa, How are you Santa and Mrs. Clos and elves and reindeer? Go thur the door. Your cookies and milk will be on the table. Please can I have 3DS? And nascar lego Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Kvein Harick, Kyle Busch? Love, Camren Dear Santa, Why do you always wear red? How do you fly your sleigh? Santa yu know that I don’t have a chimney so just come in the front door. Santa, I will leave my treats for you on my kitchin table. Santa what I really want is a tablet. I more clothes and shoes. I love you and ask Ms. Claus if I had been good this year. Secerly, Payten Dear Santa, Question am I on the good list. How big is your North Pole? How to get in my house, come theaw the door. Your treats will be on the table. Things I want a Ipad. A stufd animals and frozen toys. Love, Zayley Dear Santa, Question how do you lep up with your reindeer? Come in my chimney and your cookies and milk will be on the counter. Ok. What I would like

for Christmas is a RC Robot Shart and a anke over brike and a turtleel and a horane and my final thing I want is game boy. Love, Will Dear Santa, I have a question. I am I on the good list? I need to tell you w things. My dog will jump on you. And Cody stoking is the last stoking. I will leav you treats on the tadle. Things I want HD TV and assaisin creed sindicit. Love Ben to Santa Dear Santa, How are you and your raindeer? How many other raindeer do you have? You can go down the chinim BUT it might lead to the basemint. Your treats will be on the table with the raindeers treats okay. May I please have a zoomer kitty also can I have the birber dream house plus funter you don’t have to get this but I would like a toy helicopter and smart board pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssseeee may I have a cell phone and a case to go with it. Love, Lily Dear Santa, I have been nice this year. I have helpt Kole grow a garden. I helpt him clen his rom. I want a Freddy head. I want a stuffd freddy anmall and a mincrat xbox. Can I ride the randeer? Can I fit in yur gift sack? I hope you have a Merry Chrismis. Love, Keelan Deer Santa, how are you doing? How do you keep up whith all of elves and reindeer? We are going to leave the speacil key like we always do so you can get in. We are going to leave the cookes, milk, carrots and water on the bar so the dogs don’t get them. I want a smart phone for Christmas. And please can I have a smart board and a desk and a competer like my teacher like when we go to the carpet. I mean the competer on the rug pluse the dockument camra and the speckers. I also want a blue rolly chair like Mrs. Chelton had in the book fair. I also want a wii with the super Mario brother game like Kaily has. Best whishes, Love Chloe

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Dear Santa, Do you wrke with Mrs. Claus? Do you love yore reindeer? Open the dore quitly and live the presens undr the tree. I want a zomr kitty I peeues hav ordes thut culrfot. I want pokemon for chrismas. Love, Keisy Mrs. Mullis 2nd Grade Dear Santa, Is Rudolph goingt o gide the sleigh this year is Frosty going to gord the sleigh. I want a real life trackhoe and an xbox 360 I will dig a hole with it I will bild a house. Love, Bryson Dear Santa, Y are the best Santa evers. Is Frsoty the Snowman riding with you on the sleigh? Who is guarding your sled? I want a toy tractor and Xbox 360 for Christmas. I rely want an iPad. I’d play card and bike games. Love, Lucas Dear Santa, How are you doing? I’m fine. How many elves do you have? Will Rudolp be leading this year? It hasn’t snow here yet. It will on the 22 of this month. I’ve been very good. Mrs. Mullis probably told you. I would like an American Girl Doll. I would play with it, share it, take care of it if I get one. I also want for Mrs. Mullis to get a new smartpord. Love, Triniti Dear Santa, I hope to see you in the store. How are you and Mrs. Clause? How are the elves? How is Rudolph? Merry Christmas to all! I would LOVE an American Girl Doll. I would love an ipod. I would like a bike so I can ride with my friends. Love, Katrina Dear Santa, Hello! How is it going at north pole? Is Snowflake good? Are all the elves on the shelf good for you? Santa tell all the elves Merry Christmas. I want an elf baby doll for Christmas. I will take care of it. I want a mommy puppy and Five puppies. A cage for the family would be nice. If you will bring a princess cage. Love, Kyleigh Dear Santa, How is at the North Pole. Were is my elf? What does my elf do there? Have I been a good girl? Is Rudolph guiding this year? Don’t eat

to many cookies. Have a great Christmas! Santa, I’ve been great in school. How have you been at the north pole Santa? When is your birthday? Tell my elf I miss him. What I want for Chiristmas is a zoomer kitty and a laptop. Love, Lauren Dear Santa, How is Rudoph doing and tell the people at the northpole, I am thankful for Santa Clause. I love you Santa Clause. I am going to miss you. How are the people doing at the northpole? I want a mommy dog with five puppies and the Doc McStuffin set that comes with the phone. I would like an American Girl Doll and if you get it for me, I will not let my dogs chew it up. I will sleep with it and love it. You are the best. With Love, Summer Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I on’t know if Rudolph is real. Can you tell me? Tell Mrs. Claus Merry Chrismas. I want you to look out for my elfs Prince and Princess. They have’t come yet. Oh! And tell the elfs please. I want a fin fun mermaid tail. I want to swin in it in the summer and pretend to be a mermaid. I also want a Barbie camper. I want to pretend that my dolls are going camping. Love, Nattie Dear Santa, Hello! How are things going at the North Pole? I think you need to say Merry Chrstmas for me to the elves. I hope it is not coded there! I hop you can git me Elas but Anna. I have been asking my mom for her for me. I really wont a Revin doll or the holl set. Love, Lacie Dear Santa, Haw are thing at the North Pole. Haw are the elfs and how is my elf Tiana. Ash her when she is cuming and tell her I mis her. Eayone mery Christmas! And Mrs. Claus to! What I want for Christmas is a D.S. and I promise I will take good care of it. I promise to share with my borther they are espisive. I want you to buy it cause I do not have a enough money. Love, Teryn Dear Santa, I hope you are doing good and mrs. Claus. I hope you have a merry Christmas. Is Rudolph gonna guide the

sleigh tonight. How are things doing at the north pole. On Christmas I want a amenican girl doll and a bitty baby for Christmas. I do not want a lot of things because I don’t want you to struggle to try to get all of the toys ready for kids. Love, Maddie Dear Santa, Are you busy? Are all of the elves at their kids. Happy Christmas to all of the people at the Nothpole. Is it fun at the Nothpole? Is santa almost finis. Have a good Chrismas. Mrs Clous are you flying the sleigh? Good chrismas to all of the peolp. I hope every boby get a gfit? Is it cool at the Nothpole. My mom tolled me that I have been good what I want for crimas is a Americangirldoll stuff. Love, Hannah Dear Santa, Hollo! How are you doing at the North Pole? When are the elf’s on the shelf coming? How are thaings going at the North Pole? How is Mrs. Claus doing? How are the elf’s doing. How are you doing. I have been good in school I have been moving up in my levels. I would love to have an Ipad to practice Mad Minutes. I would love to paly TempleRun 2 sometimes. Love Santa, Tyler Dear Santa, I hope you have a cool winter. I want you to come my house frist please come join me for the spring my mom and dad will make you cookies and milk. I love you this is want an ipod and a tabelet and a bike and computer to play on friv. I want a bike to ride to school. Love, Aiden Dear Santa, How are you at the Noth Pole. Is Rudolph reindeer is good is ne not good. Are you good! Doze your reindeer fly. I want a skate board. To ride at skating ramp. I want to take good care of it. It’s a good time. Love, Chris Dear Santa, How are you? Is Mrs. Mullis going to get a new smart board? Tell everyone in the North pole hello. I wish I had an Ipod for Christmas. I would share if I had one. I will tack cere of it. I woud play games with it. I would watch video and more. I have been good at school. Merry Christmas! Love, Juan

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Dear Santa, how are you and your elves? Is Rudolph going to drive the sleigh this year? I am excited for Christmas. Thank you for giving me an elf. Your elf is very nice. Your elf is very funny. I hope you know I,ve ben good at school. For Christmas I whant a x box, librty cone mincraft story mode, BB gun by love you. Love, Lincoln Dear Senu , I hopo lof dusitmet. Tel m hard us you fliy the slay. I wot a for chritmas I wots new dres tr my bade as cut send wobble bubble. Love, Traython Dear Santa, Tell people at the North Pole Merry Christmas. Pleas santa. Santa I what a ex box 1 for Christmas please santa you are the best santa love, santa Love, Luke Dear Santa, Hello! How are things going at the North Pole? Is Rudolph going to guide the sleigh this Christmas? You are the best Santa Ever. I’m really wanting Legos. I will shre them with everyone. I can not wait till Christmas. Love, Dane Mrs. Nethery 2nd Grade Dear Santa, My name is Fisher. I am writing this letr to tel you wat I want for chrishis. First, I wont for chismis is a big lego set. I wont a miner pistur. I wont a bow. Also,wy I besrve I have ben good. I lisin to the tethr. I help look for stuf. I do wut I am to told. Next I wot to ask you a qesten were is the noth pole. How log dus it tack to the noth pol. Finally I feel ikds ipid, a pwt chrismis. I will give you milk and cookes. Sincerely, Fisher Dear Senuy, I wot aske questions. Firstr I want sum cawboy boots, a bike helmet now water boblfil wer helmet. Also what I desserve these. How I have been good. I lisn, I wish dish, I help fold clos. Next I want to ask so me questions hiw you get insid his liw you fill hiw you reddir is. Finelly I wis lik chistmas. I wie mak sum cues. Love, Tegoen Dear Santa, Hi Santa my name is Caleb and Im writing this because I want a game and toys. What I want for chrismas. I want teenager maunt turle training pal and Skyland super

chargers. Also a minecraf toy. Wdy do I deserve how have I been good. I help people who need help. I also play with them when they don’t have a friend to play with. I want t ask some questions. How can you make to the houses in 1 night. How can you get the kids toys I feel happy about chrismas. I put cookies out for you Santa. Love, Caleb Dear Santa, Hi Santa my name is Trinity. First, whet I want for Christmas sum shopkins a doll hose and ten dolls. Also, how I have been good . I have dun the dishis I have clien my room and I have dun the living room. Next, I want to ask you some questions . how do the raindeer fly and haw do you get in the hose and how do you don’t wake up the kids. Finally, I like Christmas very much bcuse we get sum gifts. Sincerely, Trinity Dear Santa, My name is Brodey this is wat I want for crismis. I want ambuser and can it be an off roaid bike. And next I want a new xbox pleas. And next I want a hoverbord pleas. I desterve it because I have ben nice. I desterve a new xbox because I have ben helpin my mom when she news help. I desterve I am bosher bike because I have ben a good help. Sincerely, Brodey Dear Santa, this is Riley and this is a letter for you because I love you. Heres things I want for chrimis. 1 a ninga wepon playset. 2 a lego jrassis wold set. 3 parkers cloth. A these is now ive been good. 1. I lisin. I hplp mommy cook. 3. I help daddy. Nex there are questins 1. He ware you guit. 2. How do you stay up in the night? 3. How do you make your rainder fly last here is now I feel about chrisas I love elf are if you ar sick I would take your place. Love, Riley Dear Santa, my name is Brooklyn, and I am 7 years old. I am in Jeffers NC and I am writing this to you becase I have some questens. First what I wont for crismas. Snackez a doll house with in elvatear. And a vet set. Why I deserve these presents. I clean my room. Pick up my shoes. Clean up my toys. Clean up my clothes. I have some questens how does the raindeers. Love, Brooklyn

Dear Santa, Hy my name is Ethan I am 7 yirs old. I am writing you this letr because on Christmas I walt som stuf. First, I wolt to tell sum stuf I wolt for Christmas. An amey lego set and a star wars lego set and aamey costom. Also I wolt to tell you how I have been good. I haven’t been fiting that muche. I have been good to kids. I have been dowing my homework. Can I ask some questions how miny elfs do you have. How miny ran deer do you have. How miny presents do you have. Finally I fill exsited adot Christmas I will give you cokes and milk. Love, Ethan Dear Santa, My name is Belle. I am witing this letter to tell you what I want for Christmas. First, here aew some things I want for crismas. First I want a doll house like a schoolhouse. Next id like a flying unicorn. Last Id like a girl lego set. Also I want to tell you why I desrbeb this stuf. First I have cleaned my rpp,/ next I help my fireind. Last I do my work. Next I want to ask some queschins. First how are you doing. Next what are you doing. How do you rain deer fly. Finly, I love crismas becase we bake cookies just for you. Love, Belle Dear Santa, Hellow Santa my name is Campbell but people call me CamCam. I am writing this leater because I wolt you to no what I wolt to tell you is to have a very mary Christmas. First, what I wolt for Christmas is grace Thomas and all of her coll stuff and a smart watch and a shig on tc. Also, why I deserve present for Christmas. I have bean good, I have bean nice, and I have bean helpfut. Next, I need to ask some questons. How many elfs do you have. Why does it snow on Christmas. Why do we have to be a selep whe you come to our house. Finally, I am so exsited about Christmas. When you come to my house you will see a plate cookies and a glass of milk. Campbell Dear Santa, My name is chloe and I am 7 years old. I my writening this becasues I wnt to get a letter back from Santa and this is what I want for Christmas. First, this is went from you a funny and silly laughing monkey. And then a cidrelu

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dress. And a mc squer set and doll with it. Also why you I deseve it. I clean disis and feed my pets. I clean the hose and my room. I wnt to ask some questions. How can raindeer fly and see at night? Why do you do your job? Is your hose made of candy, finally I like Christmas beasue of the food. And the fun plus the presinds. I love living a bole of cookies and glass of milk for you. Love, Chloe Dear Santa, My name is Delilah I am writing this letter so I can tell you what I want for christmis. First I whant a stuffed dog and a amerkin doll. Also I will tell you how iv been good. Iv done my chors I folowd moms ruls iv been good. Next I want to ask you some qustens. How are you and how are your raindeer. Finuly I feel happy abote cristmis. I will leev you some cookys and milk for you and a saled for the raindder to share. Love, Delilah Dear Santa, Hi Santa name is Lorali. You sent me an elf named Hanben. I want to tell you what I want for Christmas. And have I been good? First, what I want for Christmas. A Amayean girl hot dog stand. A bity baby with drak drown hair and brown eyes and light skin. And a bed for tesu. Aslo, why I deserve these. How I been good. I play with my older sitter. I share with her. And I be good in front of Hanken. I want to ask some questions. How many elfs do you have. Why do you send elfs. Why do you need cookies. I bring cookies and fudge. I feel love about Christmas. I feel good, great about Christmas. Love, Lorali Dear Santa, My name is Isaac. I am writing this to tele you what I want for Christmas. First, this is what I want for chrismas. I want a poller ecper ps for chritmas, elextrick train, four wheeler. Also I deserve the poller expres because I have aske you. I dizener the eletrick train because I like trains. I dizzwer the four weeler because I will drive safe. Next, I want to ask qestens. Are you real? Please bring the poller exeres? Can you wake me up? Finly, I like Christmas because jesus bitrthday, and presetens. Sennserly, Isaac

Dear Santa, My name is Caylle and I am 7 years old. I am writing besue I want to now some stuff abount you. Fist what I want for cristmas a 3 d.s bevse my cuse have one. A Ann doll beuse I saw it on tv. A blue dress beuse I have a ann dress. Also how I have been good. I do not talk back. I do not like I clen my room. Next I want to ask some qetas how meny do you go to how meny elfs do you hav. Wat do your rianderr eat. Fnly I lik chrismus beuse you get to go s;p / I give satna cooes and milk. Love, Caylle Dear Santa, Hi Santa, I am Megan and I am seven years odd. I am writing this letter because I want to tell you want I want for Christmas. First, I want Mary Ellen from Amrican girl so I can play with her. I want shopkins I love them so much, I want Jaine b Jonse books, I want lago friends. Also, why I deseve it because I been good, I have not been mean to Cole, I have not been mean to Bradley, I have not been rude. Next, how many elfs do you have at the north ploe? How many coikes have you ate? How is miss clols? I love you coming to my house. You will see cookeis and milk on the table. Love, Megan Dear Santa, Hi my name is Kole how are you. I want to tell you a fell thing I want for Christmas. I want a xbox I and some leags. To billed with and I want a ice cremmaker. And now I going to tell you that how I duser it. Next I help my broder. I help my mom and I helped my dad. Now some quest how get arod the wold in one night. How do you in chies. How do you make dear fly. Finally, I am exisided for chrisme. I will leave you milke and cookes. Your friend, Kole Dear Santa, Hi Santa my name is Avary am 7 but am about to tern 9. Am writing to you cause I want to no what you do. First, I want for crismis I want an exbox 360 my own computer and any cind of my little ponys. Next, I do not want to be on the noty list. I will clen my room to what mom or dad says so I wonlt be on the noty list. Next, how do you make so many toys for crismis and diver all of them and hwo do you go down the chimney

with the stack of toys? Finally Im exsided for crumis I will leve you cookys and melk when you come. Love Avary Dear Santa, My name is Owen. I wanted to give you this letter because I want you to know a few things I want. First, I want to tell you some toys I want: lego chain reactions, camo army truck, from the hobby barn, titanic coin. Also, I want to tell you why I deserve them: I open doors for people, I do my chores, and I feed my pets. Next, I have some questones: how do you make toys? How do your rain-deer fly? Finaly, I feel exited for chistmas.l I will lay out milk and cookeis, and I might even lay out you some presants for you. Sincerely, Owen Ms. Chelsea Clanton 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I have been good in church. Have I been nice or noughy. I will liv milk and cookces. I want 2 football games. Hos is the raindeers. How our the elfd. You frend Cox Dear Santa, I have been nice this year because I gave my brother som mony for ther favre gameSuper Smash bros. I want a bike with peas cain’s and harts. And a furry baby wener dog. How is miss clas. How are the elves. I will mack you cokes and mills. Your frind, Leah Dear Santa Claus, I have both. I kiss my mom, I brake something that doos’t beloog to me. Its Callies.; I was a benten woch to be like Benten. I was a move. It call Benten. Why because to now some Benten moos I love Santa Clause. Your frid, Niah Dear Santa, I have been nice this year for helping my sister. So how ere the raindeer? How are you? Ipone and winner dog. Were frind, Eli Merry Chrismas Dear Santa, I’ve been kinda good. I did all my homework and I been good at school. I read a book too. I want a basketball and a soccerball. I want a skateboard. How is Rudolf doing? How do you get around the world so fast? I will leave cookies and milk for you. Merry Christmas, Kevin

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the rene deer? Wut I wunt for Crismis is Legos and a hot will. Santa, I hop you have a grate witer. Your friend Noah Dear Santa, I am wondering how you get around the world so fast in one night? I think I have been nice this year. But I say my sister is mean sometimes. But I try not to be mean but she makes me so mad. So please don’t put me on the naghty list. I want for Cristmas is a laptop and orbeez crush. I hope you have a Merry Cristmas. Love, Ellie Dear Santa, I have been good this year because I get on green every

week. What is your favorite cookie? How many presents do you deliver each year? Could I have a red and black, small gitar. I would also like a tiny brown stuffed bear. There is only one thing I have to say you can never be replaced. That’s for shore. With Love, Alexis Dear Santa, I have been nice to my friend. I was shering thing. I want a lego set because I like Legos. I want lots of toys becuas I like toys. How are you Santa? What is your favrit cookie? You are so sweet to everyone. Love, Jeremiah Dear Santa, I have been nice beacas. I been doing all my home work.

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Beacas I do all my home work. Hos is the whedtwe at the north pole? Do it snow all year there? For crismas I wold like 2 thig X Box 360, bedcas I like xBoxes all year. I willed one I hope I get it and I would like minecraft legs. How is Miss Claus doing. Love, Adrian Dear Santa, I have been good because my elf moved every time. How is Rudolph doing? Where is Beny at night. What does he do? I want an iPod with a Russel Willson case and anything under amour I want an Ipod because my friend Santana has a iPad. Love, Bryce Mrs. Newton 3rd grade Dear Santa, thanks for all my gifts. I’m glad God made you there is two things I want is trust and me to kill a deer. Thank you Santa. Love Grace Dear Santa, I hope you happy a good Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you drive carefully on Christmas Eve. I hope your reindeer are okay. Jonathan Dear Santa, I already told you what I wanted for Christmas. Well I think that the only present I want is to give one to others. I would like to have a lot of stuff but my teacher changed

my mind. Maybe you will bring the stuff I asked for and maybe you won’t but I just want you to now I don’t care if you do or not. I don’t want to get. I want to give. That is what I want for Christmas. By the way how is Rudolph? You don’t just give kinds toys, you give us the best Christmas EVER! THANK YOU! Love, Hannah Dear Santa Clause, Thank you for giving us gifts. And doing your job right. For Christmas I want Bookes to read and I want some socks to put on because at my house the floor and I want some sweaters so I can put on Christmas because I’m going to freez out there. Love, Ismael Greeting Santa Claus, Thank you for everything you have gave me. This year all I want for Christmas is for you to rest. I hope the reindeer are doing great. I also hop you and Mrs. Clause are doing great too. I love Christmas be cause you take your time to give us presents. Love you, Autumn Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for bring me presents and than you for the stuff you give me. I like giving you milk and cookies and your really nice to me a d I love you so much and I want for Christmas is a laptop, pink beebee gun. JulieAnn

Greeting Santa Clause. I relly like what you do for children. They always get what they wont but it’s relly just about giving. One time I gave my friend a my life doll and she loved it. Your so nice to children. I bet it’s going relly good at the North Pole. Your friend Emilee, Happy Holidays Dear Santa, Thank you for giting the presets for me. Thnk for coming from far away to dliver the presents. You do not have to dliver presents but you do it eney way. From Gavin Dear Santa, I thank you for doing things for other children and me. I want boxing gloves for Christmas. I like both of your names St. Nick and Santa Clause. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. Your friend, Lucas Dear Santa, I hope your doing good! I give you the best of wishes and thank you for all youe’v done last yar. I want a play staishon 4 that’s the biggest thing that I want. I don’t know what the littlest thing I want. Chandom Dear Santa Claus, I am happy that am not sick like last year and I want like for Christmas is my mom to be happy and my family to be happy too and the homlist people to. And if you can let it sonw if you can’t it would will be ok and for a gift is a picture whit your reindeer and St. Nich and Miss Claus that it for me if yu get me more toy it ok for me and and Grandam to be not sike it’s a hard to for me so if you do that for methat speicel. Dreamer Dear Santa, Can you give me the world candy canes and some holiday spiret. This winter it hasn’t snowed at all. Some decorations sould give the world good holiday spirit. Sall Jeasus Love you, Abby Dear Santa, I wish my bruthers will be nine to me and Mom or my Dad and I want a present and I will be nine and I will helpe my mom and my dad/ Love, Eriberto Dear Santa, Merry Christmas, Santa and to your elves, too. Merry Christmas to the Tooth Fairy and the reindeer. To Ruddph tell him I love him a lot. Tommy

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Dear Santa Claus, I want to thank you so much for giving me the joy and happiness on this Christmas day. I really do want shopkins and a charm braclet. I think that will be good it just awesome to celebrate this Christmas. I want to wish you a Merry Christmas. By Kaden to Santa Claus Dear Santa Claus, Can you give some presens to the children in the hospital? And put two small bones and one big bones. Love, Ava Dear Santa Claus, I want all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and a laptop and a ship of battleship Legos and a new football of the NFL and a jerse of the Panthers of Cam Newton. By Krayan Dear St. Nick Ho HO HO. I will have some good cookies. I more for you Ho Ho HO. I want you to love it and love me. Is it cold in the North Pole and how is the reinder tell them I wunt to see them. Love Kylee To: St. Nick Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. We have two trees. This year I’d like a volin. Please tell the reindeer hello for me. We’ll have five stockings up. We’ll have your cookies on the table. I hope you like them. I’m nine now. Your friend, Zoey Dear Santa, I am hoping I don’t get sick because its close to Christmas. All I want you to

do is get my dog Kody a bone and Pudge a bone. I want 2 elves so I can play with them. I want a boy and girl. I want WWE figure Jeff Hrdy, Dean Ambrose and Create a wrestler Roman Reigns. I want a hover board and skylands super chargers and WWE 2K/6. Eggnog is my faviort Christmas drink. I wish you a Merry Christmas Happy Holiday day and please do a miracle for my nanny and papa and my dad. Thank you. Merry Christmas Sincerely, Landy Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents. I love leving you cookies and ilks and living your rain deer food too and thank you for the leter and pichers maybe you can send me a picher of one of your elfs beuse I won’t to see one. And please help my Dad Gram. I love you so much. To Santa Clause from Carson Westwood Elementary School Ms. Angie Miller and Ms. Robyn Krider 1st Grade Dear Santa, How are you, I have ben good. I would like a big teddybear, and a bok insit,a big big big stuffed bunny and a big dog. I love you Santa. Mallory S. Dear Santa, I have bin good. Have Ms. Angie bin good? Have Ms. Robyn bin good? You are

the best Santa. How are your reindeer? I would like Starwars Legos, a Santa cookie and cookies tos. I luv you! Alex V. Dear Santa, Har is Mis Santa, and haw is the reindeers? I wot a American girl doll, and a tablet, I wot on is a list of games, and a puzzle, and a monster high dolls. Merry Christmas Deanna P. Dear Santa, How are you doing what are you doing are you getting your reindeer ready for Christmas? I want for chistmas is a now bike and shopkins my little ponys and a robot dog. Merry Christmas Santa Kristie S. Dear Santa, How are you? Are you rede for Christmas? I have tried to be good. Can I please have my stuft bunny namd carrots? I lost him. And a good spelling test and a hippopotamus. Thank you Katri L. Dear Santa, Hy, I want a pet shop. I want a shop kins. I want a high heels. Merry christmos How are the reindeer. Lydia O. Dear Santa, How are the rander? I have trieding to be good. I want for Christmas is a toy train. I love you. I want fum Santu is a call of dodey, a stuff tanml. Joseph

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Dear Santa, How is everything going? I have been good. I would like a sew cool sewing machine, a microwave for my mommy, American girl doll, shopkin dolls, American girl doll horse, stuffed reindeer, roller skatas, stuffed owl, computer, iphone 6S. I love you. Ashton E. Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a power ranger toy. Doyle Dear Santa, How are you? I have ben good as I can be. I am wishing for Yoda, Darth Vader, Diriney infinity 1.0, and a computer. Thank you. Matthew H. Dear Santa, How are you? I want metal and legos and a jet pack. I have tryd to be good and I also want robots. I also want a first aid kit. I love you Keelan B. Dear Santa, How are you? Are you redy for chismis? I have made a cupl av mustaks this yer. Mae I have a gosay morfor, skylander hex and pokeman 4 set, and a 3 mega bakugan? I love you. Luke W. Dear Santa, How are you? I hav ben good. Santa, I wuood like a x box with dedeogames, controller, and a lego destroyer robbot, and a play station video games and a scinntist kit. Mare chrismase Graydon S.

Dear Santa, How is the reindeers? How are you? Rudolf the red nosed rindeer that sings the song. A lot of shopkins a pair of tennis shoes. I have chrid my best bhavyour. Ava C. Dear Santa, For Christmas, I wode like a scientist set and a microscope and a nrferhell for Christmas. Thank you merry Christmas. Abigail B. Dear Santa, Haw rare you? I wut a ipad and a stuv anamle and a conputere. And owl howr are you reindeer? Tyler Mrs. Heather Campbell’s 1st Grade Dear Santa, My name is Cohen. This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a wii-U because thar is a go me cold pant blaster. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: a rill for willr, and a remote cinoroll boat. I promise to leave you some cooles and celery on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Landon. This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a for willer because I been wanting a for willer all year. If your elves are not too busy I would also

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Dear Santa, My name is Nolan. This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is the black ops X Box 360 game because I don’t have it. If your elves are not too busy I would also like the back to the future box gam and also close. I promise to leave you some crimis coceols and some mic on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Hannah. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a doll because it talks. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: a leash to walk my dog. I promise to leave you some candey cana and coese and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Kerriah. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is: American grl doll because it is fun to have anamerein girl doll. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: a Barbie dreamhouse and clos and now shoes and new earrings. I promise to leave yo some cuces and mick on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Maggie. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a blue little live pet trtl bucus I like litl live pets. If your elves are not too busy I would like: a litel live pet brd and uthr toys. I will leve you a list. I promise to leave you some milk and cocees on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Kyleigh. This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a castle for a pony because I like to play with castles and ponys. If you elves are not too busy I would also like; a move about dog. I want a randir stuff anml clares. I promise to leave you some mik and coces on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Benjamin. This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a popcorn bult that is big because I would love diffrit

kines of popcorn. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a book, peeps, and a puppy. I promise to leave you some candy on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Ella. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is: Ipod because I cold lisin to music. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: pink head phons, a culful ipod case and another elf. I promise to leave you some cookes with millk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Wiki. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a stuf ber because bers are my fevrit aneml. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a tablet and a bik. I promise to leave you some choclt cokes on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Brooke. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is an ipod because I nevr had an ipod. If your elves are not too busy I would also like pink ipod case, pinke head fons, and crafts. I love you. I promise to leave you some cuckes and millk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Will. This year I have been a bit naughty. What I would most like for Christmas this year is a video drone because I could take videos with it. If your elves are not too busy I would also like the new lego set, snow bord, a 4 wheeler and a Wii-uu. I promise to leave you some cookckers on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Ms. Cara, 1st Grade Dear Santa, Haw are you Santa Clas? Are you filing goodto dilar the pesis to all the children? That whay thay will be hope on Crismis day. Love Kenden Dear Santa, I what a American girl doll. And a Mostr hiagy doll and comes with clos and shos. I love you Santa! Happey Creimes! Love Rosa

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We’re not entirely sure what Blue Ridge Elementary’s Tucker wants for Christmas - but the people he draws are happy.

Dear Santa, I like my elf buty. Ho do you fille Santa? Aer yr elfs being gud? I love you guys. You aer sweet. I wut a pupy. That bat men is for my D.S. Love, Silas Dear Santa, I wot a doll win h scrums. Osow a tade bur. Ples giv me prosis. How aer you and Ms. Clos? I love you Santa. How much cookes do you et? I will go to slep. Love, Skylar Dear Santa, I will giv you sumg cus and I will giv you shos and pants and sock. I will miss santa and Mrs. Claus. The next cinisas I will lev cue and milk for you. I Luv you Santa win you leave at Cims. Love, Alana Dear Santa, I miss you Santa, are you ok? I wot to japuhes fiding fish. I wot a japunes fiding dog. Mry Crismiss. Love, Gabriel Dear Santa, Thank you for all of my presents. Hows Mrs. Claus? For Cristmas I want a skate board, toy, jells, video game, and batman five. Love, Levi Dear Santa, I love you Santa. You are the best and oley Santa in the world. I want a toy bike. Olso I want riding gir. I want a toy drt bike. Love, Kaleb

Dear Santa, How do you fille Santa? For Crismis I wont a puppy dog and legos. I am going to give you coklet chip cooke and milk. Love, Erick Memme Crismis Dear Santa, I love your colr closs. I love you to Santa. Misis Clos, peple forgit abart you. Do you wunt cookes. Santa? Do you no I have a pupe? Rudof tel Santa that sid hello. Love, Larry Dear Santa, I love you Santa. And I will giv you sum koocies and sum millk win you come visit our stat. Love, Caitlyn Dear Santa, I miss you! I will fall asleep while you sneak in my house. You are veye good at the presints. Check on the elves. Love, Anthony Dear Santa, I like you close Santa. Wer you sciny on frist crismas? Can I hav a map? Can you run? Can I run fastr then you? Love, Cocyn Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? I love you Santa. I would like a doll like me. I would like a toy puppy. I will make a cookie for you. Love, Isabella Dear Santa, For Crimis, I wat a japunes fiding chickin and a japunes fitin fish. I love you Love, Nolan

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Ms. Cindy and Mrs. Kathy’s 1st Grade Dear Santa, I wod wat a baby doll because I like it. And a big baby doll because I hope you get me one uv the babydoll. And I want a bookbag to go weth it. Thack you Gracie Dear Santa, Check the reindeers. Please watch Denton. If he’s good bring presents for him. Presents for me please. Yes! Daniel Dear Santa, How are you doing how is Rudolph doing and mrs clause doing . I want lego dimensions simpsons. Denton Dear Santa How are you doing Santa and Mrs. Clause and how is Rudolph and your elves. I wut a Americansin doll and mack her pretty. I love you Santa and Mrs. Clause. Callie Dear Santa I hop u ar having a grat ckrimis. So Santa I hope you check if I on the naughty or nice list. I woot a watr gun. Adam Dear Santa, I hope Mrs. Clase is ok. I wot a pet turtle and shopins set and toy angels wings and drumset and pet bunny. Shey Dear Santa, I wote flatball infinmity 3.0. My sister wats ese backing ovine. And my bruthre wats sopr hero smahs and cidl. Malakai Dear Santa How or you dowing? Is roodof helping you. See I hop son! If I wus roodof I woud sey your welcome. Dear Santa, I hop you get my a borby dol and feckl for gevgs preses. And haw or yro and your shelf elves. And I wot a ipod. Conchita Dear Santa, I hop you or doing good. I want a drom. Thack you Mason B. Dear Santa, I will make you cookes for you and carits for your reindeer. Sata and Mrs. Clause and elves and Rudopf. I will like a monster high doll. America Dear Santa, How are you doing Satcos? I woot a grave digger remote control. And thin I wot a Rudolph stuffed animal. Garrett B.

Dear Santa, How are you doing Mrs. Clause. Did you check the elves? Is Rudolph ok? I love you. I miss you. What ever you breing is supis. Falcon Dear Santa. How are you Santa Claus? Are the reindeer doing good? Can you bring me Black Ops 3 for Christmas? Austin Dear Santa, How are you doing Mrs. Clause? How are the reindeer doing? I want a ipad. Thack you! MollyBeth W. Dear Santa, I what fro Christmas is a treasure truck and I what a polar express and weff gun Christmas song Teddy me. Giovani T. Ms. Coldiron 1st Grade Dear Santa, My name is Sian, This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is: laptop because it is a let electronic. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: art set. I promise to leave you some candy on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Aaren . This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: I’ll show you the Minion. I want at Walmart because it flys. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a hamstr . I promise to leave you some: cuces on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Leah. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: a baby randbeer because I want it Clas pick. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a pick bell, and American doll. I promise to leave you some: cack on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Braxton. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: inside puppy because I like anumis. If your elves are not too busy I would also like the game goofy . I promise to leave you some: cookes on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas

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Jefferson Post Dear Santa. My name is Ava . This year I have been very good . What I would most like for Christmas is:a uoncrn because they are magical. If your elves are not too busy I would also like cuce mecr. I promise to leave you some: cendy on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Oscar . This year I have been very good . What I would most like for Christmas is: bike because it fast. If your elves are not too busy I would also like game . I promise to leave you some: cofefe on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Brooklyn . This year I have been a bit naughty . What I would most like for Christmas is: a flying minxon because Iv alwas wanti it. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a noow sistr that is nis. I promise to leave you some: millk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Keaton . This year I have been very good . What I would most like for Christmas is: hulk smash because it is fun. If your elves are not too busy I would also like Captain America . I promise to leave you some:200 cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Joshua. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: a stuffed animal because they are very fun. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a nerf mega centurion . I promise to leave you some: cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Jackson. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: robot set where you punch out the head because I like it. If your elves are not too busy I would also like chiwawa. I promise to leave you some: cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Takala. This year I have been very good . What I would most like for Christmas is: chiwawa because they are my favorite. If your elves are not too busy I would also like pinball game . I promise to leave you some: cookies and warm milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Skylar. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas is: hulkbuster because it is on the new Avengers game. If your elves are not too busy I would also

like games . I promise to leave you some: on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Bubby. This year I have been quite good . What I would most like for Christmas is: a ping pong table because I love sports. If your elves are not too busy I would also like the borde game Sorry. I promise to leave you some: cookies and milk and carnots for your reindeer on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa. My name is Abbie. This year I have been a bit naughty. What I would most like for Christmas is: Ifon and Ipad because I sall it in ingols. If your elves are not too busy I would also like a new sister . I promise to leave you some: cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa, My name is Jed. This year I have been very good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is the toy at Walmrt that cost $100 because It is legos. If your elves are not too busy I would also like: ed Pen, Loegos star wars set, priate soft the and mega blocks. I promise to leave you some: milkin ko-kes on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Dear Santa, My name is Ray, This year I have been quite good. What I would most like for Christmas this year is: lollipops because my nana threw away the other one. If your elves are not too busy I would also like some tea. I promise to leave you some met on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas Ms. Paige Matheson 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I have been super this year. How are you? Are the elf’s making lots of toys? Are the reindeer snorting? This year I would like an IPod touch, and my dogs would like clothes and hats. I hope you travel safe I will leave milk, cookies and carrots for Rudolph I really want an IPod Touch. Merry Christmas, Addison C. Dear Santa, I have been amazing this year. What would you like for Christmas Eve? Have the elves been perfect this year? I am looking forward for your visit on Christmas night. This year for Christmas I would like an Elf on the shelf. American girl doll, also for Bella and Sammy some bones, a dress for Bella and a shirt for Sammy. Thank you for reading my letter and giving people presents. I will leave you some milk and cookies. Your friend, Alena D. Dear Santa, This year I have been perfect. How have you been? How are the elves? This month of Christmas I would want a

electric guitar, x box 60, four wheeler and a I pod touch. Thank you for reading my letter. Wish you a HAPPY Christmas. I will have chocolate cookies and milk waiting for you. Love your friend, Allyn B. Dear Santa, I am very nice to people. Are the elves behaving? Are the reindeer having fun with the elves? My family is going to put cookies and milk out for you. This year for Christmas, it would be nice if you can get me one or two fashion dolls and some clothes for them. Will you get me some clothes for myself? Will you think about letting Rosie and Kiss my elf and elf pet stay with me for Christmas. Thank you for getting me presents each year. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you travel sagely through the snow. Have a good day or night. Love, Ally Rose H. Dear Santa, I have been very nice this year. How are the elves? When you come to my house there will be milk and cookies on the table. Has Rudolf been nice this year? This Christmas I would like a Barbie doll. I would also like a pair of jeggings and some sweaters for my dogs. Also some treats for my dogs. I would also like some beeny boo’s. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you have a happy new year. Remember I will leave cookies and milk for you when you come down the chimney. Merry Christmas, Amelia C. Dear Santa, I have been well behaved this year. How have you been? Are the reindeer behaving? What about the elves? I wish you a very Merry Christmas! This year for Christmas it would be nice to have a Barbie camping set for Christmas,

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Blue Ridge Elementary’s Alex Culver asks Santa for something special for mom: anything from The Wizard of Oz.

also my baby brother would like a train. Thank you very much for reading my letter. I hope you travel safely on your sled this year. There will be milk and cookies for you. Love, Cayleigh K.

Dear Santa, I have been trying to be very good this year. Can you tell me the reindeer’s names and is Rudolph doing well? Is everything going all right in the workshop? For Christmas

this year I want a bebe gun and a good size lunch box because mine broke. I want a bebe gun because I do not have one and I want it to shoot birds. Merry Christmas, Cole T.

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Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a remote control helicopter and a video game, and a control Indominus Rex Dinosaur. Happy Holidays, Devin M. Dear Santa, I have been very marvelous this year. How are you? How are the reindeer doing? I hope you come on Christmas Eve. This year for Christmas I would like some Junie B Jones books, an umbrella, and a Barbie car too. Thank you for reading my letter. You are so nice to people. I hope you travel safely this year. Love, Ellie P.

Dear Santa, I have been very behaving this year. How have you been? How are the elves doing? I can’t wait for you! You are fantastic! This year for Christmas I would like a hunting set and a very good whole den, camouflage shot gun with a scope. Thank you for the presents. I will have cookies and milk for you. I hope you have a good year. Happy Holidays, Gavin B. Dear Santa, I have been amazing this year. Are the reindeer behaving? Are the elves amazing? Are you well? This year I would

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Mountain View Elementary’s Addison Williams tells Santa she’s been extra good this year.

like a zoomer dinosaur and a 4 wheeler, an IPod and a PlayStation 4. Thank you for reading my letter. Love, Hunter D. Dear Santa, I’ve been awesome this year. How are you feeling? Are the elves doing okay? This year for Christmas can I have a 4 wheeler and an enormous dinosaur, and finally a sword? I want a power ranger also. Thank you for reading my letter. Be safe Santa when you travel. I hope you go to my house on Christmas because my mom baked chocolate cookies and milk for you. Love, Jonathan P. Dear Santa, I have been awesome this year. Have you been ok? How is Rudolf? I’m looking forward to your arrival. This Christmas I would like a 4 wheeler and a go cart. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you do not freeze. Merry Christmas, Mark M. Dear Santa, I have been waiting to see you. I have been really good this year. I wonder how Mrs. Claus is. This year for Christmas I want an IPad! Charlie Brown light bricks and orbies! Also aqua green covers! I hope you have a safe trip. I will leave cookies and milk for you! I will try to leave carrots for your reindeer. Sincerely, Melody P. Dear Santa, I have been so good this year! Well this is my first day of school. It is fun. How are you? And also how are the elf’s doing? Well I think your all doing great. For Christmas I would like some skates, a new water bottle, and also my

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Rosa, a Westwood Elementary student, shows off her steady hand with this holiday portrait.

puppy would like a sweater for the snow. Santa I am looking forward to seeing you this Christmas. I want you to travel safely and I hope you liked the letter. Merry Christmas, Michelle T. Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a fake horse for Christmas. I can’t wait till you come. Love, Savannah R. Dear Santa, I have been a great kid this year. How are the elves this

year? How are you? How are your reindeers doing this year? I wish you a merry Christmas. This year for Christmas I would like a beany baby and a snoopy, and a Woodstock toy, a zoomer kitty, and a Charlie Brown. A little Santa toy because I believe in you. Thank you for reading this letter. I hope you have a great time. I will have milk and cookies for you. Thank you. Happy Holidays, Phoebe T.

Dear Santa, I have been perfect this year. How have the elves been? Have you been feeling well this year? I do not want much this year. This year for Christmas I want a race car and cod black ops 3, also cod advanced warfare, gang beasts and star wars battle front, and just cause 3. 2 bones for my dogs, a 20 dollars, and 100 dollar ITunes card. Thanks for seeing my paper. Merry Christmas. Sincerely, River M.

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