Holidays · A4
Northern lights window – letter from Santa
A letter from Santa, written at his workshop under the northern lights. A tall arched window, hand-painted in gouache and framed in a double gold line, runs down one side of the page and looks out on the North Pole at night: ribbons of green and violet aurora, a crescent moon, Santa’s little red workshop with glowing windows and a wreath on the door, a striped pole and a reindeer waiting in the snow. Beside it the letter sits on warm ivory under a red “Father Christmas” letterhead: the date, “Dear Sid,” four warm paragraphs (something your child did this year, the Nice List, Santa’s map of every rooftop and what to do on Christmas Eve), a big handwritten “Santa” and a P.S. asking them to spot Prancer outside the workshop. Every word can be changed, so you can add your child’s name, their real news from this year, your town and the elves’ names, then print it on A4 to leave out or post in early December.
First design free, then 99p, or £5 a month for every design.
About this letter
- What it is
- Letter from Santa, Holidays
- Who it’s for
- Children, Families
- Style
- Woodland Christmas, Winter wonderland, Whimsical, Elegant, Watercolour
- Colours
- Navy, Red, Gold, Teal, Cream
- Season
- Winter
- Size
- A4, portrait
- You can change
- 9 text boxes, fonts, colours and layout
- Fonts
- Instrument Serif, Parisienne, Cormorant Garamond Italic
- Files
- A4 PDF to print at home, PNG image, watermarked proof
Sample wording
Change any of it to your own details.
A LETTER FROM
Father Christmas
THE WORKSHOP · THE NORTH POLE
Friday 4 December 2026
Dear Sid,
The snow is falling softly here at the North Pole, the · northern lights are dancing over the workshop and the · elves are humming carols as they wrap. It felt like the · perfect evening to write to you. · I’ve heard all about your year in Cockermouth. Mrs Claus · told me how bravely you started at your new school, and · Elf Figgins spotted you helping Granny Gaskell feed the · birds in Caldbeck every Saturday. Kindness like that · warms me right down to my boots. · So I’m delighted to tell you that your name is on the Nice · List, written in my very best gold ink. I checked it twice, · and Elf Snowberry checked it a third time, just to be sure. · My map of every rooftop is finished, and your house has · a little star beside it. On Christmas Eve, hang up your · stocking, leave a mince pie by the fireplace and snuggle · down early. I’ll be down the chimney once you’re asleep.
With love and a sprinkle of snow,
Santa
P.S. Can you spot Prancer outside my workshop? · He’d love a carrot left beside your mince pie!
What to put on a letter from Santa
- The name of whoever it’s for, spelt as they spell it.
- Two or three real details: something they did, said or hoped for this year.
- A sign-off and a date, so it’s a keepsake later.
Printing tip: print at actual size (100%) on good paper, or on card if it’s going on display.
How it works
- Personalise Change any word, font or colour.
- Check your proof A watermarked proof shows every detail.
- Download and print At home or at a print shop. We don’t post anything.
