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Greetings from the North Pole
Happy Holidays!

We are Santa’s team of mail Elves. We have been hard at work getting the North Pole post office ready to receive your letters. Santa and the elves love reading them, seeing your drawings and learning what you hope to see under the tree this Christmas!

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Letters to Santa

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Another batch of letters!

Our letter bin is getting full, and we Elves love being busy! Here is a fun glimpse at some of our most recent letters to Santa.

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St. Nicholas and the Boots

St. Nicholas Day is December 6th. Many European people put boots out the night prior in hopes of getting a special gift.

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Future entomologist’s letter

Santa’s elves love finding out about kid’s passions, and this one is really incredible.

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First Santa sighting of the season

Santa visited the USO at Ramstein Air Base, Germany to bring some Christmas cheer, take some photos and encourage kids to send their letters via the Stars and Stripes.

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Santa’s First Letters in 2024!

Santa’s elves have received their first letters from military-connected kids in Europe, thanks to the Stars and Stripes!

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10 European stocking stuffers

Here are ten of the best European gifts to use as stocking stuffers. Small, special and locally-sourced presents for each sock.

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A pup’s perspective on Christmas markets

Join Jasper the dog as he follows his super sniffer and greets ice skaters during a jaunt through a glorious Christmas market.

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Christmas movies to binge watch

Grab a warm cup of hot cocoa, a reindeer-shaped sugar cookie - or two - and snuggle up in a cozy blanket on the couch. It’s time for some Christmas movie magic!

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Christmas Alley in Naples

Visit Christmas Alley to see the amazing nativity scenes, and maybe even buy some pieces for your own set.

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Nostalgia meets comedy at “A Christmas Story”

“A Christmas Story” is playing at Wiesbaden’s Amelia Earhart Playhouse now through January.

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Shazam! Its “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

A play within a play, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a must-see youth production at the KMC Onstage Studio.

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Naughty or nice: Krampus is coming

When my kids were younger, they had a penchant for exhibiting some of their less than desirable behaviors right before Christmas. I would pick up a phone, hold a conversation with Santa and explain why he didn’t need to stop at our house. Apologies from my kids inevitably followed.


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