ROYAL MAIL BRINGS BACK ITS HUGELY POPULAR SANTA MAIL

Friday, 6 November 2020 20:10

With just over seven weeks to go until Christmas, Royal Mail is once again lending a helping hand to one of its most special customers, Father Christmas.

For 55 years, Royal Mail has been helping to make Christmas wishes come true by sending children’s letters to the North Pole.

Now Santa’s team of helpers at Royal Mail is gearing up to deliver the hundreds of thousands of letters sent to him by children from all across the UK.

Axelle Galera, Royal Mail Chief Elf, who ensures children’s letters reach Santa at his grotto in Reindeerland in the North Pole, said: “Royal Mail plays a very special part in the nation’s Christmas preparations. We are proud that for over 55 years, Santa has allowed us to help manage the hundreds of thousands of special letters he receives from boys and girls across the country.

“His special team of elves at Royal Mail especially enjoy taking a peek at what children are asking for as well as helping Santa reply to these special letters. Don’t forget to include your full name and address on your letter so Santa can reply to you!”

Later this month, Royal Mail will reveal the definitive guide to what children actually want for Christmas, with a ‘Top 10’ list of the most wished for toys, in a unique poll based on the children’s own letters.

To ensure Santa receives your letter on time, please make sure you write to him, using the correct address, on a stamped envelope.

Santa/Father Christmas,
Santa’s Grotto,
Reindeerland,
XM4 5HQ

Don't forget Santa needs to know your full name and address to reply.

Santa is happy to receive your cards and letters now but because of the very busy Christmas ahead, children should post their letters no later than Friday 11 December 2020.

Royal Mail and Christmas

Royal Mail is synonymous with Christmas. Since 1963, Royal Mail has had the special privilege of delivering all the letters to Santa and his elves. We have also been helping him reply to all the girls and boys each Christmas.

For 57 years, Father Christmas’s team of Royal Mail elves have found that alongside the expected requests for the toy of the moment, children still pose a range of funny, touching and heart-warming wishes in their letters.

Christmas is a very busy time of year and Santa will respond to as many letters as possible, in between getting the sleigh ready for the long journey on Christmas Eve.

Visit Royal Mail’s special letters to Santa webpage at www.royalmail.com/santamail

This year, Royal Mail will be partnering with Hallmark cards. The greetings card manufacturer is supplying 300,000 festive replies from Santa, that in addition to those from Royal Mail, will be sent to children across the country.

Post Early for Christmas
Royal Mail is encouraging customers to post their festive greetings early and order their online gifts and shopping well in advance, to help its postmen and women deliver the bumper festive mailbag.

UK latest recommended posting dates for Christmas 2020 are:

Friday 18 December for 2^nd Class Mail
Monday 21 December for 1^st Class Mail
Wednesday 23 December for Special Delivery

Further information is available at www.royalmail.com/greetings

About Royal Mail Special Stamps:

For more than 50 years Royal Mail’s Special Stamp programme has commemorated anniversaries and celebrated events relevant to UK heritage and life. Today, there are an estimated 2.5 million stamp collectors and gift givers in the UK and millions worldwide. Her Majesty The Queen approves all UK stamp designs before they are issued.

About Royal Mail plc:

Royal Mail plc is the parent company of Royal Mail Group Limited, the leading provider of postal and delivery services in the UK and the UK’s designated universal postal service provider. UK Parcels, International and Letters (“UKPIL”) comprises the company’s UK and international parcels and letters delivery businesses operating under the “Royal Mail” and “Parcelforce Worldwide” brands. Through the Royal Mail Core Network, the company delivers a one-price-goes-anywhere service on a range of parcels and letters products. Royal Mail has the capability to deliver to more than 29 million addresses in the UK, six days a week (excluding UK public holidays). Parcelforce Worldwide operates a separate UK network which collects and delivers express parcels. Royal Mail also owns General Logistics Systems (GLS) which operates one of the largest ground-based, deferred parcel delivery networks in Europe.

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