A last-minute letter from Santa: print one at home tonight
No stamp, no shipping, no waiting on the mail. Make a personalized letter from Santa for free and print it at home tonight.
If the mail has already missed its window, Santa has not. A Classic letter from Santa is free, personalized with your child’s name, and ready to print as soon as you finish the Workshop. You can have it in your hands tonight.
How fast it really is
- Fill in the Workshop. Four short steps: Child, Personality, Christmas Magic, and Your Letter. Pick Santa’s handwriting on the last one.
- Check it and enter your email. Review the letter, then add an email address so the PDF can reach you. The Classic letter stays free.
- Get the PDF. It is emailed to you, and you can download it from the confirmation page right away.
- Print it. Any home printer will do.
Most parents finish the steps in a few minutes. No account is needed.
Print settings that work
Use US Letter paper. In the print dialog choose Actual size (100%) and turn page scaling off, so the stationery and the printed seal come out at the size they were made. No printer tonight? The PDF is in the email, so you can open it on any device and print it on any printer you can reach.
Too late to mail? Not too late for Santa
Postmark programs, mail-order letters and ordinary post all depend on cutoffs and delivery times, and once those have passed there is nothing left to do but wait and hope. A letter you print yourself has no cutoff, because nothing travels. The mailing deadlines guide explains what to check for each kind of mailed option, if you want to compare.
Need several?
Make a free letter for each child. After the first, choose “Write another child’s letter” on the confirmation page and start the next. Letters go out a few at a time to the same email address, so start early in the evening if you have a full list.
Make it feel real
A few small touches go a long way on Christmas morning. Our guide to making a letter from Santa look real has seven you can do with what is already in the house.
Common questions
Can I really get a letter from Santa tonight?
Yes. Work through the four steps in the Workshop, which usually takes a few minutes, and the print-ready PDF is emailed to you and available to download from the confirmation page. Print it at home as soon as it arrives. There is nothing to ship, so there is no shipping cutoff to miss.
Is the free letter good enough to give?
Yes. The free Classic letter is personalized with your child’s name and details, in your choice of four hand-penned Santa fonts, on North Pole stationery with its printed seal. Nothing about it is a sample or a preview.
I need letters for more than one child. Can I make several?
Yes. Make a free Classic letter for each child. After the first one, use “Write another child’s letter” on the confirmation page to start the next. Letters go out a few at a time to the same email address, so start early in the evening if you have a full list.
What paper and printer settings should I use?
Use US Letter paper in any home printer. In the print dialog choose Actual size (100%) and turn page scaling off, so the stationery prints at the size it was made.
What if I do not have a printer tonight?
The PDF is in the email we send you, so you can open it on any device and print it on any printer you can reach, such as a neighbor’s or a relative’s.
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Four quick steps, a printer, and a letter that is ready to leave out for the morning. Free to make.