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From 1920 until 1943 J.R.R. Tolkien wrote letters, as Father Christmas, to his children.  These letters told of fun and calamity at the North Pole – a bumbling polar bear, reindeer on the loose, elves, goblins, and more.  They also included colorful illustration.    

What priceless memories those letters must have provided his children.  Sure, you can pay to have “Santa” write your kid a letter – but to have something so unique and personal cannot compare. 

Luckily, if you don't have it in you to do something similar, you can at least purchase the book: "The Father Christmas Letters" by J.R.R. Tolkien.  Whip up some hot cocoa - maybe munch a Christmas cookie or two - and read the letters together.  After all, among the greatest gifts you can give your children are time and imagination ...
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Letters of Note 12/08/2009
 
Are you a lover a letters – a lover of history?  How about both?  Well do I have a site for you!  It’s called Letters of Note and includes fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos – complete with photos and transcripts.  It’s a little bit of history right on your computer screen.  *Squee!* And who knows?  You just might pick up a pointer or two in the process. 
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Christmas letters will go out this week.  If I was on top of things, they would have gone out last week – my gifts would be wrapped and under the tree, cookies would be baked, and I would be set to coast for the rest of the month.  But alas, Martha Stewart I am not.  So here I sit – hot cocoa in one hand, keyboard under the other.   

As I sit pondering what to pen, I can’t help but think how “they” would tell you a Christmas letter should be relegated to one page of relevant information.  Sounds about as exciting as a bland cover letter – no wonder Christmas letters get a bad rap.   

Here’s the thing:  I have a friend whose yearly letter is always longer than a page – and I can’t wait to read it!   Each year is different – one year a story, another multiple choice.  She’s warm, she’s witty, and she keeps you entertained.    Her letters are perfect examples of what Christmas letters should be:

v  Personal

v  Entertaining

People would love to hear from you – they just don’t want to be bored to tears.  So this year, don’t think of it as a chore with a word limit.  Tell a story – tell one memorable moment from the year.  If you’re a person of few words, consider a photo essay – simply print off a page with various pictures from the year.  Basically, have fun writing your Christmas letter; chances are if you do so, your friends will have fun reading it as well. 

xoxo
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