{"id":4457,"date":"2021-12-01T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/?p=4457"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:34:43","slug":"letters-we-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/letters-we-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters We Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are the letters from around the Christmas area of our website which we love the most.\u00a0 Most are from Santa, but there&#8217;s something from the reindeer and the elves too.\u00a0 Please find them below:<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/christmas-morning-letters\/simple-christmas-morning-letters\/christmas-morning-santa-letter-i-know-youve-had-a-hard-year\/\">Santa letter for a child who has had a difficult year<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4489\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/christmas-morning-letters\/simple-christmas-morning-letters\/christmas-morning-santa-letter-i-know-youve-had-a-hard-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4489 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Printable letter from Santa to read on Christmas Morning, for a child who's had a difficult year.\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-I-Know-Youve-Had-a-Hard-Year.jpg 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I Know You&#8217;ve Had a Hard Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not every year is easy, and this short letter from Father Christmas acknowledges that this year has been hard, and offers hope that next one will be better.\u00a0 It was originally written with the coronavirus pandemic in mind, but will work well for many difficult circumstances.\u00a0 We like it because as well as being magical, it&#8217;s positive and kind.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/letters\/rudolph-reindeer-letters\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot\/\">Thanks for the carrot letter from Rudolph<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4409\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/letters\/rudolph-reindeer-letters\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4409 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"A printable letter from Rudolph the Reindeer, saying thank you to a child who has been thoughtful enough to leave a carrot out on Christmas Eve.\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot-1089x1536.jpg 1089w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/letter_from_rudolph_reindeer_thanks_for_the_carrot.jpg 1418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks for the Carrot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This letter from Rudolph serves as an amusing thank you for any child who has left a carrot out for Rudolph.\u00a0 It&#8217;s meant to be read on Christmas Day of course, but why not print a copy now and pop it away so you&#8217;ll be ready.\u00a0 Not every child gets a letter from a reindeer, and we like this one just because of the look of surprise it produces in the morning.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/elf-essentials\/christmas-elf-visiting-rules-2\/\">Rules for a visiting elf<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4440\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/elf-essentials\/christmas-elf-visiting-rules-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Christmas-Elf-Visiting-Rules-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Printable rules for a Christmas elf who is visiting your house, such as an Elf on the Shelf\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Christmas-Elf-Visiting-Rules-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Christmas-Elf-Visiting-Rules-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Christmas-Elf-Visiting-Rules-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Christmas-Elf-Visiting-Rules.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Elf Rules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the Elf on a Shelf trend growing bigger every year, we love this printable set of rules.\u00a0 In case your elf sits on a chair or a table rather than a shelf, this works just as well.\u00a0 Also, it doesn&#8217;t matter what your elf looks like, as there are no elves pictured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/the-runaway-table\/free-father-christmas-letter-the-runaway-table\/\">Handwritten Father Christmas letter &#8211; The Runaway Table<\/a><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/the-runaway-table\/free-father-christmas-letter-the-runaway-table\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4006 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Runaway-Table-Father-Christmas-Story-Letter-by-Leone-Annabella-Betts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Runaway-Table-Father-Christmas-Story-Letter-by-Leone-Annabella-Betts.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Runaway-Table-Father-Christmas-Story-Letter-by-Leone-Annabella-Betts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Runaway-Table-Father-Christmas-Story-Letter-by-Leone-Annabella-Betts-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Our handwritten letters, provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/labetts.net\/writing\/childrens-fiction\/the-father-christmas-letters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L A Betts<\/a>, are just wonderful, and this is one of our favourites, because it gives a sense of how steeped in Christmas magic Santa&#8217;s life is.\u00a0 From spiders who spin words into their webs from tables that go cantering over the hills when nobody&#8217;s looking, it&#8217;s an enchanting look at his home in the run up to Christmas.\u00a0 It can be read any time before Christmas, and it&#8217;s probably best for older children, due to the small, wriggly handwriting.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-Covid-Letter-from-Father-Christmas_Well-Done-for-Washing-Your-Hands.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Well Done for Doing Schoolwork Online<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4266\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-Well-Done-for-Schoolwork-Online.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4266 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christmas-Morning-Santa-Letter-Well-Done-for-Schoolwork-Online.jpg\" alt=\"Father Christmas letter saying well done for doing schoolwork online, free printable for children to read on Christmas morning.\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheerful Christmas morning letter from Father Christmas praising children for their schoolwork online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More and more schoolwork is being done online these days, whether it&#8217;s because you&#8217;re homeschooling, or your child is away from class for a bit, or they&#8217;ve just being doing some online homework.\u00a0 Whatever the case, if they&#8217;ve working well online and you want to give them some praise from the magical man himself on Christmas Morning, this is the letter for you.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/simple-before-christmas-letters\/father-christmas-letter-mince-pies-with-your-mum\/\">Father Christmas Letter &#8211; Mince Pies with Mum<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4558\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/simple-before-christmas-letters\/father-christmas-letter-mince-pies-with-your-mum\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4558 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"A magical letter from Father Christmas to print for your child. In it, Santa says that he has had a cuppa and some mince pies with your Mum, who told him how hard you've been trying to be good.\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Mum.jpg 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mince Pies with Your Mum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a mum, this magical letter is a great way to let your child know you regularly have a chat with Father Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>In it, Santa tells your child that you&#8217;ve recently had a cuppa and some mince pies with him, and that you&#8217;ll likely be seeing him again before the big day.\u00a0 We love how it makes parents part of the magic.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/simple-before-christmas-letters\/father-christmas-letter-mince-pies-with-your-dad\/\">Father Christmas Letter &#8211; Mince Pies with Dad<\/a><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4560\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/before-christmas-letters\/simple-before-christmas-letters\/father-christmas-letter-mince-pies-with-your-dad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4560 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"A lovely letter from Father Christmas to print for your child. In it, Santa explains how he has had a cuppa and some mince pies with your Dad, who told him you're trying very hard to be good.\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Father-Christmas-Letter-Mince-Pies-with-Your-Dad.jpg 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mince Pies with Your Dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a dad, this magical letter is a great way to let your child know you regularly have a chat with Father Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>In it, Santa tells your child that you&#8217;ve recently had a cuppa and some mince pies with him, and that you&#8217;ll likely be seeing him again before the big day.\u00a0 We love that it makes parents part of the magic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your little one can get a bit overwhelmed by Christmas, you might like to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/letters\/autism-friendly-santa-letters\/\">autism-friendly letters<\/a> too.\u00a0 While they&#8217;re written with neurodivergence in mind, they&#8217;re suitable for any child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the letters from around the Christmas area of our website which we love the most.\u00a0 Most are from Santa, but there&#8217;s something from the reindeer and the elves too.\u00a0 Please find them below: Santa letter for a child who has had a difficult year Not every year is easy, and this short letter &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/letters-we-love\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Letters We Love<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":4483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[157,148,154,158,156,153],"class_list":["post-4457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-most-popular-christmas-printables","tag-best","tag-elf","tag-father-christmas","tag-favourite","tag-letter","tag-santa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4457"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4881,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4457\/revisions\/4881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/story-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}