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A Million Reasons to “Believe” with Macy’s *Giveaway*

November 15, 2009 by Amanda  
Filed under Giveaways, Holiday 2009, Holiday Giveaway


Last year I shared about Macy’s Believe Campaign and this year they are at it again! This year, Macy’s is adding to the spirit of “Believe” with a national Santa Tour, an honorary National Believe Day, a “Yes, Virginia ” animated special, and a new TV commercial featuring Queen Latifah.

The nostalgic holiday campaign was inspired by the New York Sun’s famous “Yes, Virginia , there is a Santa Claus” editorial from 1897 and includes letter-writing “Believe Stations” in Macy’s stores across the country. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million.

I think this is a fantastic campaign. But I am wondering… Does someone read all the letters to Santa?

“I did not receive a product for this post. A Gift Card was supplied for giveaway purposes. All opinions are solely my own. Others who may use this product or service may have different opinions.”

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Amanda Acuña an influential Mom Blogger. She created MommyMandy as an online resource to the parenting community. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has two daughters. They currently reside in Southern California.

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    My daughter has already deopped off her letter to Santa there! Thanks
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    I don’t have children, but would have them send a letter to Santa if I did — it’s something I always enjoyed :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

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    Cindi says:

    I used to work for Macy’s and this is such a sweet and giving holiday campaign!
    Yes, my children will be taking a letter to Santa and placing it in their mailbox! Many thanks for a wonderful giveaway…..Cindi

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    Cindi says:

    I am an emails subscriber to your newsltter…..
    Again, many thanks and happy holidays!
    Cindi

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    Cindi says:

    By the way, I love the “Yes, Virginia” Holiday Trailer.
    I follow you on Twitter and Tweeted your giveaway…..
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    Merci, Cindi

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    Idaho Jill says:

    My daughter is only 2 1/2, so no letter this year – but I’m sure we will be doing that in the upcoming years, thanks!
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    Idaho Jill says:

    your button is on my sidebar, thanks
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    Idaho Jill says:

    I am an email subscriber, thanks

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    Idaho Jill says:

    Your holiday button is on my sidebar, thanks
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    Kelly Ann T. says:

    What a great idea, now if I can get him to sit still long enough to write one.

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    M.A. says:

    My children used to write Santa letters. Now it’s the grandchildren who carry on the tradition.

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    Honey Mommy says:

    My son already wants to write his letter to Santa, so this is a great idea. We will definitely join in.
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    Honey Mommy says:

    I have your button on my blog.

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    Honey Mommy says:

    I have your gift guide button on my blog.

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    Selinda McCumbers says:

    We are going to be writing letters to Santa this year!

    thanks!

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    joan says:

    kids need to learn the art of letter writing and what a better way to begin by writing to Santa so will encourage grandchildren to do so.

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    Jeff says:

    I don’t have a child at the moment But I am a kid at heart!
    I’ll write santa a letter.

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    Happi Shopr says:

    they will be aking for a wii and a cure for grandpa’s cancer

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    Katrina says:

    maybe another year… he is too young this year!

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    barb wild says:

    my daughter and i both will write a letter to santa and kris kringle too!

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    Erica C. says:

    We will definitely join. My daughter will love sending her letter to Santa. I’m pretty sure she’ll ask for a dog :)

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    Kimberly L says:

    Yes, and I think this is a wonderful act that Macy’s is doing

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    momznite says:

    I will tell my daughter about the Macy’s letters to Santa.

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    Karen Gonyea says:

    My son still believes, but of course, I still believe :) At least in the spirit of Christmas :)

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    Jill Anderson says:

    My nieces and nephews have already sent theirs!

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    Alicia says:

    I have no kids, so no letters from Santa from this house.

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

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    Amy Holly says:

    I’d really love to take my girls and participate in sending a letter to Santa, if we don’t make it to Macy’s we’ll for sure be sending one from home though!
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    Amy Holly says:

    have main button!
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    Amy Holly says:

    Have Holiday Button
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    Amy Holly says:

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    julieh says:

    We are definitely going to help by sending a letter to Santa this year!

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    dj says:

    sign me up, please please

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    Rhoda says:

    Yes, we will be sending our letters .

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    sunny says:

    of course!

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    Robin G says:

    I will help my daughter paste some pics in paper (toddler version of a list) and we will drop it in the box at Macy’s on a weekday morning to avoid the crowds.
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    Robin G says:

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    Robin G says:

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    Linda F says:

    I am going to have my son write a letter.

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    Linda F says:

    subscriber

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    Maryann says:

    …my kids are too old to write letters to Santa! (both in college–too old, right?)…but it brings back great memories of “santa letters” that I still cherish…

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    Rebecca Orr says:

    Well…he is only 2, so he doesn’t quite get it yet…but probably by next year. Then I will probably will have to write it for him, but yeah, we will next year. Thanks for the chance! bekki1820cb@gmail.com

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    Rebecca Orr says:

    I get the newsletter at bekki1820cb@gmail.com

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    Kelly says:

    I am going to have my son send a letter to Santa

    :) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

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    I too believe in the power of the spirit of Christmas. I don’t have a child yet, but if I did they might join in. :)

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    I tweeted. username: lovingtheliving

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    Your main button is on my blog. (right hand column)

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    I am subscribed to your newsletter. :)

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    The Holiday 2009 Gift Guide Button is on my blog (right hand column).

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    Abby G says:

    yes…the boys will participate

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    Abby G says:

    yes,,the boys will participate

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    patricia says:

    No, sorry my son has outgrown santa. My grandchildren are still too small.

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    patricia says:

    I suscribe by email.

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    Abby says:

    Yes we will be mailing a letter to Santa!

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    Holly W. says:

    Yes, all of my children will be participating with a letter to Santa..such a great way for them to get involved and do something good for the holidays!

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    Courtney S says:

    Yes, my son is sending a letter to Santa!

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    Ken Robinson says:

    Not only my child but I’m sending a letter to Santa. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

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    Sheila P says:

    My daughter is mentally handicapped so she can’t write a letter to Santa.

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    Patricia Treskovich says:

    no children here

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    Patricia Treskovich says:

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    Elkaye says:

    My family isn’t into Santa, so no. It’s a really cute idea though.

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    Elkaye says:

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    Rosey says:

    Absolutely! We were going to do it anyway, and this is the perfect way to get it done and go shopping. ;)

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    Rosey says:

    I am an e-mail subscriber.

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    Brian says:

    I plan on helping my daughter with her letter to Santa.

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    Chelsey Burke says:

    My brother will be sending in a letter.

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    Katie Coleman says:

    Yes!!! I’m definitely going to have my son participate. We’re going to the Westfarms mall in Farmington to drop off a letter to Santa next weekend!!

    Thanks so much for the giveaway!!

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    LINDA HEFFERNAN says:

    No letters to Santa. Kids are too big.

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    Debra F says:

    I’m going to have both of my boys join and write a letter to Santa. Thanks for the giveaway.

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    sandra says:

    i think i will wait til my child can write the letter on his own

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    sandra says:

    subscriber

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    JulieMoe says:

    My son will draw Santa a picture

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    JulieMoe says:

    I subscribe

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    Ashley says:

    i dont have any children but i am telling my niece

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    Claire says:

    Yes I will!

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    sasha says:

    i will when my son is old enough. :D
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    Grad School Mommy says:

    daily tweet — and warm Thanksgiving wishes! :)

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    Our boys are writing their letters today… and we’ll be dropping them at Macy’s tomorrow (when we brave some Black Friday sales at the crack of dawn. YIKES!) :)

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    LindaD says:

    Letter writing is becoming a lost art, but this is the one letter a year every child should write!

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    LindaD says:

    I am an email subscriber.

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    Erin R. says:

    No letters to Santa for our family. We celebrate other ways :)

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    ky2here says:

    We’ll do this with the grandchildren.

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    Carrie says:

    I’m Jewish so I won’t be visiting Santa, but I hope all the others have fun!

    And I’ll enter the giveaway anyway…

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    Carrie says:

    I’m also a subscriber

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    Alain says:

    I think I’m a little too big to fit on Santa’s lap.

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    Beth says:

    I’ll definitely be sending a letter to Santa!

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    Beth says:

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    autie says:

    I think my siblings will, yes.
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    Vittoria says:

    we will be participating! those commercials are so moving!

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    Vittoria says:

    follow on twitter!

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    Karen says:

    My children are really too old to believe in Santa Claus, but they still like to pretend that he’s real. They will probably write letters to Santa even though they know the truth.

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    Jill Rivera says:

    Yes, but my kid are teenagers, so I will be dropping off my newphews and niece.

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    Theresa D says:

    It really is a nice idea, but my two sons are way past the Santa stage.

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    Audrey Morgan says:

    Yes I was planning on letting my children write to santa! Thankyou! :)

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    Kayte CookWatts says:

    I don’t have children but it is a cute idea!

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    Cindy Miller says:

    Of course, we always send a letter to Santa

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    Anna says:

    I don’t have kids yet, but thanks for the contest!

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    Jen V says:

    I only have one (of the 4) that still believes in Santa. I am going to have her write participate.
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    Jen V says:

    I have your holiday gift guide button on my right sidebar.
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    Candie L says:

    I would love to have my children send their letter in. Unfortunatley we will not be going to Macys again until March. thank you

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    roseh2o19 says:

    no, but i’m going to

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    Daniel M says:

    i believe my niece and nephew are

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    Ellie W says:

    Oh sure. My little grandson has been ready to write to Santa for weeks but I’ve been trying to hold him off til after Thanksgiving.

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    I don’t have children yet, but I plan on writing a letter to Santa and taking it to Macy’s! We always wrote letters as children and I loved that tradition. Once I do have children, they will do the same thing every year!

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    I have your holiday button.

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    Anne G says:

    My 10 year old will send a letter.

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    Anne G says:

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    Anne G says:

    I have your holiday button, lunaj1456.blogspot.com

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    Anne G says:

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    Alice C says:

    yes my boys always write letters to santa, so much fun

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    Melissa H. says:

    I will definately have my daughter bring a letter to Santa at Macys.

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    Julie says:

    Very good cause.

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    It’s a nice gesture, but my kids are a bit big for that.

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    Susan Ledet says:

    My son is grown but my 3 nieces will be writing their letters to Santa.

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    Susan Ledet says:

    I subscribe.

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    Martha Payne says:

    My son will not be writing a letter to Santa this year b/c he is far too young. He is only 8 months old. Maybe in a few years! Thanks for the contest! codisweepstakes2 (at) gmail.com

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    Martha Payne says:

    I tweeted about your contest! un: codisweepstakes
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    Martha Payne says:

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    Janette says:

    no kids for me, but I do know that my niece and nephew are participating!
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    Janette says:

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    Tracy Roe says:

    If there really is a Santa Claus, I never wanted to “Believe” more than this year!

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    Tonya M says:

    I think this is a great program and I would have my children do it. I don’t think I could convince my 14 year old but I may be able to convince the 10 y.o.

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    Tonya M says:

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    lex says:

    i just took my sons letter today

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    Sonya says:

    I have your button

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    christopher h says:

    i think youngest will be sending a letter

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    Christie says:

    Yes, a letter to Santa is always a tradition for us.

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    Erma says:

    My kids have written thiers.

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    Sheila Hickmon says:

    Oh yeah, my daughter would love to do that!

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    Sheila Hickmon says:

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    Sheila Hickmon says:

    I subscribe via email!

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    Sheila Veit says:

    nice prize

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    Robin says:

    We are writing our letter this weekend and planning on dropping it off next weekend

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    RACHEL says:

    no letter to santa, but maybe an email

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    denyse says:

    My daughter saw it and asked me about it. I had no idea what it was, now I do, so yes, she’ll write a letter.

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    Carla says:

    I don’t have kids, but if I did I would have them write a letter.

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    karen says:

    I’m sure my nieces and nephews will participate.

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    Aniela says:

    One is too old, one is too young, and the other is just the right age – yes, he’ll send one in.

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    dianne says:

    Yes, I’ll bring my grand daughter when we’re in the mall.

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    Rachel says:

    What a great idea! My children will definitely be sending a letter to Santa :)

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    Sheila B says:

    Santa would laugh his bum off if either one of my kids sent a letter to him. My kids are 28 next week and 34.

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    Sheila B says:

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    Sheila B says:

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    Tesa S. says:

    My boy is a little past the writing Santa a letter stage, but I’ll write one and drop it in. Hey, it couldn’t hurt, right?

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    Judy Kramer says:

    What a nice idea!

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    Justine says:

    I will explain what it is to my children and tell them what they could do for someone else and then let them make the choice :D

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    Justine says:

    I subscribe via email

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    Pamela says:

    My kids are a little too old for Santa letters.

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    shawna says:

    Our four year old will be writing a letter for the first time!!

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