Children all over the world write thousands of letters to Santa Claus each year. But in a year in which virtually every aspect of society has been impacted by the coronavirus, kids are invoking the big man’s magic in developing a cure for a sickness like no other in recent memory.
The U.S. Post Office, through its Operation Santa, invited people to adopt and respond to some of these tragic, heartwarming pleas.
Anyone can write to Santa. These letters may be published on USPSOperationSanta.com for USPS Operation Santa. Letters will be posted without personal identifying information, so others can respond to the holiday wishes from their community.
Any letters to Santa with legible, valid return addresses and mailed through USPS may be published on the website. Letters are not evaluated based on needs or if they’re fit to be fulfilled. They are published for the public to decide which ones they want to adopt.
Because USPS Operation Santa is a volunteer program, there is no guarantee that those writing to Santa will receive a response. The program’s goal is to get all the letters answered. But, at the end of the season, any unanswered letters are treated as “undeliverable as addressed” mail.
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