A man dressed as Santa Claus poses with his ‘helpers’ who are busy answering children’s letters in the Santa Claus post office in the Eastern German town of Himmelpfort (Heaven’s Gate) on November 10, 2011. Children can send their Christmas wish lists to Himmelpfort from around the world and receive a reply from Santa. In 2010, the post office here received 285.000 letters in 17 languages.
Merry Christmas and stuff like that.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! I hope you enjoy this glorious holiday season.
blessings,
Joan
I don’t often comment on Observing Hermann, but I’m a big-time fan. So, it is with great pleasure that I wish you and yours compliments of the season.