7 of the best personalised Santa letters and messages – tried and tested
Personalised letters, online videos, phone calls, Zoom calls and even text messages – find out how to get Father Christmas to send your child a message, how much it will cost and when you need to do it
Bring your child's imagination to life this festive season by letting them write and receive a letter to/from Santa Claus! These letters to Santa are brilliant way to take the old Father Christmas tale to a different height and really get the kids believing they're on his nice list this Christmas.
How it works varies depending on the service you select, but typically you can send a handwritten or typed letter to Santa, detailing your child's name, gender and even their Christmas wish list, and your child will receive a response from Santa.
Another great thing about these personalised Santa messages is that you can sometimes choose a free option, but if you wish to spend more you also have that choice too with more exciting features. There are cool extended options such as video messages and phone calls so you're not just limited to classic hand-written letters. This would be a lovely idea for children who love Christmas and for those who look forward to Santa's gifts and praises every year.
Do note there's a set cut-off date in order for your letter to reach Santa and for your child to get a timely response back before Christmas Day.
Best personalised Santa letters and messages at a glance:
- Best budget letter: Royal Mail Letter From Father Christmas, FREE
- Best range of illustrated letters: NSPCC Letter From Santa, FREE
- Best for digital message: Santa.co.uk Tailored Christmas Message, from £5.99
- Best inclusive message: RNIB Letter/Email From Santa, FREE
- Best for hand-pressed seal: Elfi Letter From Santa, from £6.99
- Best for long-term use: Portable North Pole Personalised Christmas Video, FREE
- Best for realistic-looking letter: Santa’s Post Office Personalised Letter, from £5.99
Here are the best personalised Santa letters and messages...
1. Royal Mail Letter From Father Christmas, FREE
– Best budget letter
Working tirelessly from its seasonal post office in Reindeerland, the Royal Mail is once again providing a free letter from Santa. Anyone can get a special Christmas message from Saint Nick by writing him a letter and sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Santa/Father Christmas, Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ.
In the letter make sure you (or your child if they are writing it), include their name, gender, what they’d like for Christmas and whether they have been good this year. You'll receive a personal reply back in the post to your letter from Father Christmas.
Letters need to be received by Friday 9th December to be in time for this service. However, the Royal Mail explains it is a free perk from a very busy postal service, and it can’t guarantee a reply to all letters.
It will cost you the price of a first-class stamp, which you put on the self-addressed envelope you send to Santa.
Available from: Royal Mail
2. NSPCC Letter From Santa, FREE
– Best range of illustrated letters
Children’s charity NSPCC has created a Santa letter website service that allows you to create your own letter from Santa. It takes less than 5 minutes to do.
On the website, you choose from 8 differently illustrated letters from Santa. There are a variety of themes with colourful festive illustrations including the Toy Workshop, Winter Wonderland and The Elf Cup Final.
You can add a number of personalised details to the letter, including the name of their best friend or a family member, and their favourite activity, plus you can choose whether the letter should come from Santa or Father Christmas.
The letters can be sent in English and Welsh, and it also has a letter for baby’s first Christmas.
You’ll need to complete your order by Wednesday 14th December if you live in the UK.
There is a suggested donation price of £8 per letter, to help cover postage costs, but you can donate as much as you like and 90% of the money goes directly to the charity.
Available from: NSPCC
3. Santa.co.uk Tailored Christmas Message, from £5.99
– Best for digital message
Santa.co.uk is a website that provides communications from Santa in the form of either a letter, live call, text or Santa sack. You add some personal details about your child on to the website, and you’re then able to order a personalised message from Santa wishing your child a Merry Christmas.
If you go for a letter, you’ll receive one in the post from Father Christmas in which he talks to your child by name, mentions what they enjoy doing, as well as specific family members or pets.
It comes in festive blue and white stationery and a free Christmas Eve door hanger to welcome Father Christmas into your home. You can also choose to have a live call with Santa over the phone or on Zoom any day in December (including Christmas Eve), as well as a text.
And for an extra special treat, you can buy a personalised Santa sack which reads ‘Special delivery for…’ followed by your child’s name.
The personalised letters are guaranteed to be delivered up to 21st December, so we’d say try and get your order in as soon as possible to guarantee delivery.
A personalised letter from Santa.co.uk costs £5.99. For an extra £9.99 you can add a personal video message and other optional add-ons is a Santa Plush Teddy, snow powder or Christmas cookie mix.
If you go for a live call from Santa it’ll cost you £8.49, a Zoom call is £15.99, a text is £3.49 and a personalised Santa sack is £12.99.
Available from: Santa.co.uk
4. RNIB Letter/Email From Santa, FREE
– Best inclusive message
The Royal National Institute of Blind People has been providing letters from Santa to blind and partially sighted children for the past 18 years. You can get a letter from Santa Claus, all you have to do is write to RNIB at Santa Claus, RNIB, Midgate House, Midgate, Peterborough PE1 1TN and send your child’s name and address, and the preferred format of choice – accessible or large print – to request a personalised message.
Or you can also send an email to the RNIB at santa@rnib.org.uk, to get a personalised email from Father Christmas.
You can send emails up to Wednesday 22nd December to receive a large print message.
It’s a free service, but if you want to support the work that the RNIB does, there’s a link to its donation page.
Available from: The Royal National Institute of Blind People
5. Elfi Letter From Santa, from £6.99
– Best for hand-pressed seal
One of many Letters From Santa that you can personalise yourself online. You can add your child’s name, plus you can edit a variety of generic messages, to say whatever you like.
Visit the website to choose your letter template. From there, you need to type in your child’s name and then add personal details into the letter itself. Once you’re happy, click a box to approve it. Then you’ll be given payment options, pop in your address and email… and away you go!
Make sure you order by 14th December to get it in time for Christmas. It takes 10 days to arrive, roughly.
Depending on what you order, prices start from £6.99 for a letter in a standard envelope. The gold option costs £9.99, and gets you the same, with the added bonus of a gold envelope, a ‘Good Child Diploma’ certificate, a postcard from Elfi and a Santa sticker.
Available from: Elfi Santa
6. Portable North Pole Personalised Christmas Video, FREE
– Best for long-term use
Portable North Pole is an online website that creates free personalised messages from Santa Claus. It can be done in less than 10 minutes. You can add personal information, including your child’s name, age, what they do in the day, where they live and a picture.
If you chose to pay for a premium video you can also click on a naughty, nice or almost nice button to highlight your child’s behaviour throughout the year.
The website then creates a video of up to 6 minutes of a jolly Santa talking to your child, which you download onto your computer. You can also share it on social media.
One thing worth noting is that if your child’s name is unusual or difficult to get the pronunciation right, it may not be on the list of available names. Instead, you’ll need to choose a generic name, such as Princess, Kiddo or simply My Friend.
Personal video messages from Santa should be available to order up until Christmas Eve. The personal message from Santa is free of charge.
For an extra £4.99, you can get a tailored 3-minute video where Santa will comment on your child’s behaviour and tell them if they’ve made it onto the nice or naughty list. As an extra, you also get a call from Santa during the video.
Other premium video options include a special ornament where elves reveal your child’s favourite moments from the year using photos you upload or a special call from Santa on Christmas Eve, which all cost £4.99.
Your child can also get unlimited videos and telephone calls from Santa right up until Christmas Eve for £9.99. And for £31.99 this unlimited pass can last for 10 years – a great option for families with lots of siblings.
Available from: Portable North Pole
7. Santa’s Post Office Personalised Letter, from £5.99
– Best for realistic-looking letter
A service which provides a variety of letters from Santa, that you can personalise in a number of different ways.
Firstly, visit Santa’s Post Office then choose whether you want one letter or several, and then pick from one of 4 designs. We especially like the brown paper style, as it looks so official! Then you’ll choose from a variety of letter templates, including ones explaining the importance of giving at Christmas, the religious side of Christmas, and even speaking to children who are starting to question Santa’s existence.
Here, you’ll also personalise with your little one’s name, their age, the name of their best friend/pet/relative, a present they’re hoping for, and pick your favourite sign-off message. You can also say if they’ve been good or not.
Once your personalisation is complete, you’ll head to the payment section of the website. Your letter will be sent off with a ‘genuine’ North Pole stamp, so it looks very official when it arrives, too.
In the UK, order by 19th December for guaranteed Christmas delivery.
One letter will cost £5.99. The more you order, the more you spend. If you’d like to add some extras to the letter it’ll also cost more. For example, a letter with a Christmas activity pack is £7.99, a letter with magic snow is £7.99 and the deluxe package which includes both is £8.99.
Available from: Santa's Post Office
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Having been a journalist for 15 years – and Reviews Editor at MadeForMums for five of those – Hazelann has accrued a lot of experience testing and reviewing every baby product imaginable.
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