Merry Christmas, friends!

Who doesn’t love a good letter to Santa? The following letters to Santa were written by Lawrence County children in 1926 and published in the ‘Democrat-Union’ that December.

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am 7 years old. Please bring me a set of dishes and a baby doll. Also a pair of skates and apples, nuts and candy.
Your friend,
Mary Emily Davis”

“Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring us a group of Sunday School lessons already studied.
With many thanks,
Tom Spencer
Alma McMurtrey
Louise Stutts
Elizabeth Spencer
Pauline Springer”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am in the 2nd grade. I am ten years old. Please bring me a pair of skates and a pair of leggins and a 22 rifle.
Your friend,
Delton Moore”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I want a box of colors and some apples. Please bring me a doll bed.
Your friend,
Ludie Peppers”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am a good girl. I want you to bring me a embroidery set and a pair of house slippers, and apples, nuts and candy.
Your friend,
Bonnie Belle Brown”

“Dear Santa Claus
I have been a good boy all the year. Please bring me a cap pistol and a wagon.
Your friend,
Claud Edward Smith”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am in the 2nd grade and I have been a good boy all the year. Please bring me a banjo and some nuts, oranges, and book matches.
Your friend,
Teddy Spain”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am in the 2nd grade. Please bring me a train and a story book and a banjo.
Your friend,
Thomas Liles”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am nine years old and in the 2nd grade. Please bring me a banzo and a clock and a bylo baby.
Your friend,
Imogene Stutts”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl nine years old and in the 2nd B grade. Please bring me a rain coat.
Your friend,
Virginia Harwel”

“Dear Santa Claus:
I am eight years old. Please bring me a doll and a set of dishes and a story book. Please bring my mother a big set of dishes and a new coat. I am in the 2nd B grade.
Your friend,
Opal Phillips”