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45-year-old letter to Santa found in crumbled chimney
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David's list to Santa was simple enough.
A Rupert annual. A drum, a box of chalk, soldiers and Indians. Slippers and a silk tie. A pencil box and any small toys that Santa could spare.
The creased and yellowed handwritten note was found in a chimney by Lewis Shaw in Berkshire, England. He shared a picture of it Monday on Facebook.
Shaw estimates that the note is more than 45 years old.
"Reading it has made me realize how ungrateful we are these days," Shaw wrote. "Kids requesting expensive electronic toys from Santa."
Pulled a chimney down this morning from a 1930s semi in Caversham, found this Christmas list from a kid called David....
Posted by Lewis Shaw on Monday, December 7, 2015
