This just in! Canada Post has confirmed that Santa's 9,000 postal elves have their pens, pencils and mailbags ready to receive letters from children all over the world.
In a recent press release, Canada Post noted that Santa's postal elves will help him answer more than one million letters in more than 30 different languages, including braille. More than 21.8 million letters have been received at Santa's North Pole Post Office since 1982.
According to Holly T. Elf, Santa's CPE (Chief Postal Elf), there are three golden rules to remember when sending a letter to Santa:
1) Make sure you include your return address: Although Santa knows where you live, his postal elves need your address to deliver Santa's letter to your home. After all, not everyone has access to Rudolph.
2) Send your letter soon: Letters are already arriving from around the world and Santa is busy reading them every night with Mrs. Claus. He encourages you to send your letter soon so he'll have enough time to answer each and every one of them. Letters must be mailed by Dec. 17 to allow enough time for travel to the North Pole and back.
3) Remember Santa's address: When your letter is ready, drop it in a mailbox anywhere in Canada and the postal elves will make sure it gets to Santa quickly. Santa has a special arrangement with the post office and a stamp is not required, but please remember any other letter or card being sent to Grandma or anyone else needs a stamp. Santa's address is:
