My kids received their letters last week and they were just gorgeous! They were so excited to know that Santa really had noticed their good behavior during the year - and very hopeful about the potential gifts me mentioned, too!

The little surprise added in was lovely, but the craft idea on the back was fantastic. Not only have we made many versions, they are wrapped under the the tree for grandparents, aunts & uncles. It was a beautiful way to spend time with my kids and for them to learn the real value of Christmas gifts - it isn’t the price tag but the time and love that goes into them.

So thank you Santa’s Elf - and I for one am glad Santa asked for your help (not that his own letters wouldn’t be just as good!)

If you have ordered a Love Santa letter, watch your (well, the child’s!) letterbox over the next couple of days as all letters have now been mailed and we’re in Australia Post’s hands.

Orders can still be placed in our order form, but the sooner you order the sooner the child will get their letter and the less risk of the letter arriving after Santa does!

It took a bit of time yesterday to read all the stories again and decide on a winner. Actually, it was two winners as we chose one form November and one from December Each winner recevies one personalised letter from Love Santa for an Australian child they love.

So the November winner is Precious Water for the funny and sweet story of his daughter ’s fear when he was being Santa.

And the December winner is Donna-Marie for her reminiscences about European-style Christmases as a child in Australia.

Congratulations to both of you and we hope the special little children in your life delight you with many smiles

…so tomorrow morning we will be reading all December posts to choose the best one to win a personalised Love Sanat letter.

Don’t be shy - this is the time to share your story and preserve it forever.

Not sure how to enter? This post explains how to enter and the terms of the compeition - Good luck!

Love Santa personalised letters are a special way to brighten someone’s Christmas. And you could win a Love Santa letter just by contributing a story or tradition in our blog - but there are only 4.5 days left as the competition will close on December 15 (at midnight Melbourne time)

Full details of the competition and how to share your story (the quick version is click on ‘register’ in the left menu) are on the Sharing your story page.

Santa and Christmas provide magic and happiness to many children and adults around the world.

I am proud to have been asked by Santa to help him keep up with his letter writing each Christmas, but I still want to do more to keep the magic alive. So I have started this blog to share Christmas memories, traditions and ideas.

Everyone is welcome to share their special Christmas and Santa memories in this blog. Remember that if it is a precious memory to you, it can be included no matter how simple or insignifcant it may seem.

Love Santa’s Elf