A Note From Santa
Dear Christina,
As you know, each year I present “The First Gift of Christmas” on Thanksgiving Eve to a deserving child who needs a reason to “believe”. This takes place in front of more than 30,000 people during the “Christmas in the Sky” event in Kansas City. This year, the first gift of Christmas was to be presented to Brooklyn, a very sweet four year old girl with severe health issues.
This year, I rode into the event on the back of a three-wheel red motorcycle and made my way to the stage where I read The Night Before Christmas to a group of kids sitting on the stage. Right by my chair was Brooklynn, sitting in her mother’s lap. She was just a little angel and her eyes were big and she just stared at me the whole time. After reading the book, I called her name to receive the First Gift of Christmas. She pulled out “The Polar Express” book first from my bag and she thought that was her gift. But I called her back and reached into my bag and presented “Santa’s Classic Gift Set” to her. She said, “Is this for me, Santa?” in just the sweetest little voice. I told her it was and she opened it and her eyes were like saucers when I told her it was a silver bell from Santa’s sleigh. I asked her to ring it so everyone could hear it and she did with the biggest smile on her face. Then she looked at me and said, “Thank you, Santa.” It was just precious.
Her mother tells me that the bell never leaves her sight and goes everywhere with her. Please know that you do make a huge difference. The children know what the bell means and for those of us who are still children at heart it means even more. So, thank you for creating such wonderful bells and for donating them to these wonderful, deserving children.
I wish you much success — Santa needs you! And thank you again, for everything you have done to add joy and magic to the lives of us all.
Always in the Spirit of Christmas,
~ Santa
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