Sending a letter to Santa could come with a response from the Jolly Old Elf himself. Here's how local communities have arranged letters to Santa drops.

Santa Claus, Ind., is the home to the gift-giver's chief elf, who has helped him answer thousands of children's letters since 1946. The guy in the flashy red suit gets all the glory.

Traveling to the North Pole may take a while, but writing a letter to Santa Claus doesn't have to. With the holiday season approaching, Southern Indiana elves are hard at work responding to ...

Pat Koch of Santa Claus, Ind., makes sure 25,000 kids get letters from old St. Nick. They call the 88-year-old Santa's "chief elf." Pat Koch ensures 25,000 kids get letters every year.

The guy in the flashy red suit gets all the glory. But in Santa Claus, Ind., it takes a village of little helpers to keep the St. Nick legend alive. Ever since the tiny Midwestern town ...

When the elf gets home with her sack of correspondence, usually 20-30 letters per day, she sorts them before sending one of five or six pre-written replies from Santa. However, not all children ...

Children are asked to write a physical letter, place it in an envelope bearing their full return address (full name required) and a postage stamp, and send it to Santa Claus at 123 Elf Road, North ...

The Elf On the Shelf toy company is launching a kit this year that turns a child’s note to Santa into an Christmas tree ornament — with a little adult supervision required.