Children have until December 15 to write to Father Christmas if they want to receive a response, La Poste announced on Monday, which will open its secretariat in Libourne (Gironde) on Thursday.
“
This year more than ever, we need a Christmas miracle.
La Poste and its 50 postal elves will be there so that all the children who send a letter receive a response from Santa Claus,
”the public group specifies in a press release.
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“
Each year, Santa Claus and his elves receive a lot of mail, so to be sure to receive a response on time, remember to post your letter before Tuesday, December 15 and clearly indicate the first name, last name and the child's full address on the envelope,
”adds La Poste.
Children can send a handwritten letter by simply writing "
Santa Claus
" on the envelope - without putting a stamp - or choose the electronic version on groupelaposte.com/pere-noel by choosing "
write to Santa Claus
".
This site also invites them to click in a Christmas universe, to fill their virtual hood, discover the “
bedtime counter
”, participate in a writing workshop or learn to pronounce and write “
Merry Christmas
” in 19 languages.
The secretaries of Santa Claus - volunteer postal workers and temporary workers - will send them in return "
a beautiful letter from Santa Claus
" accompanied by a postcard to color.
La Poste indicates that it sent 1.2 million letters and 80,000 e-mails to Santa Claus last year.
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Initiated in 1962, this free service had at the time received 5,000 letters from children, who in return found in their mailbox a typical response written by the famous pediatrician and psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto, who was the sister of the Minister of the Post Jacques Marette.
