"Dear Santa, trust me bro, I've been good"

Our kids are told to be good all year round but at Christmas-time they actually listen, because we’ve pretty much imprinted on them that they'd “better watch out” and they'd “better not cry”, because Santa Claus is coming to town.

In December they make a certified effort not to be on the naughty list as they start flipping through the pages of the latest toy catalogue. And some even write a little letter to Santa reassuring him that they’ve been nice, accompanied by a list of everything they’d like to see under the tree on Christmas day.

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Their innocence and, dare I say, honesty, makes for pretty amusing letters. We thought we’d share a few of our favourites with you.

Trust me bro, I’ve been good

"Trust me bro I've been good" #LettersToSanta @WMTWTV pic.twitter.com/64zAlukOyA

— Erin Dixon (@ErinDixonWMTW) December 21, 2016

A post shared by J.v. Delfin (@jvizzle24) on Dec 1, 2017 at 7:23pm PST

Turn page...

This year is going to be sooo hard (“turn page, Santa!”) #dearsanta?? #christmasletter #christmas #letterina #natale????

A post shared by menicr (@menicr) on Nov 29, 2017 at 3:44pm PST

Here's what I want for Christmas

A post shared by Mary Terese (@margaritamary) on Nov 20, 2014 at 12:11pm PST

Me too, kid. Me too. #letterstosanta pic.twitter.com/j03YW0Yd8A

— Emily Sharp (@emilyrsharp) December 19, 2016

The best part of teaching 5th grade... their writing! #LettersToSanta #TeamMann @MannEaglesSPS pic.twitter.com/PAZRgNio4J

— Emily viehland (@eviehland) December 8, 2016

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Never mind the presents, this is what I really think of you

My 6yo Santa skeptic was told to write a letter to Santa at school. So he did... pic.twitter.com/XUFGMnXDFT

— Sarah McCammon NPR (@sarahmccammon) December 3, 2017

A post shared by Siobhan Rodgers (@xo__vonni__xo) on Dec 7, 2017 at 12:41pm PST

I’m going to get right to it and write the full url for you

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A post shared by Tim Williams (@timtee59) on Dec 8, 2017 at 1:11am PST

A post shared by Kayo Sawada (@kayosawada) on Nov 26, 2016 at 12:11pm PST