Holly: How long have you lived at the North Pole Santa?
Santa: For many, many, many, years Holly, it is special magical place for me and wife and my working elves. We even have our own post-office where mail is delivered every hour on the half hour.
Holly: How many letters do you receive a year Santa?
Santa: Oh anywhere between 700,000 to 1,000,000.
Holly: Are they all from children?
Santa: No sometimes I receive letters from mom's and dad's, asking for special miracles for their children. Sometimes they are the most difficult letters to read.
Holly: Do you receive letters from people in heaven?
Santa: Oh yes! These are the ones Mrs. Claus and I read together, while drinking our hot chocolate and eating a cookie or two. In fact Holly you just sit back for a minute if you would. (Santa rose from his chair and proceeded to his huge oak desk piled high with mail. He sorted through a pile and pulled one out and returned back to his chair)
Santa: Holly I have a letter here from your husband Bill who is celebrating his first Christmas in heaven. May I read it to you?
Holly: Yes please Santa!
Santa: Dear Santa,
This is my first Christmas in heaven, it is absolutely beautiful here I might add, we are slowly getting decorated for celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Lights are going up on our trees and walkways burn brightly with glowing candles. It is spectacular Santa, just spectacular!
Santa? My main reason for writing to you is to ask you to let Holly, my wife know that I am fine, I miss her so much and I love her dearly. I see her tears and I try to wipe them from her cheek, I see her loneliness and I try to give her strength. I see how much she loves our home that we built together, but I also see that she has thoughts of moving on where she will be closer to her family and I want her to know that is okay to do.
You know Santa, Holly so loved Christmas, she was like a little girl, so eager for Christmas morning, and me, well I was just an old Ebenezer Scrooge, but it was done in fun Santa, for I loved how Holly decorated our home for the Christmas season, heck we were the only ones on our road who had loads of decorations. I was so proud of how our home looked Santa.
I know this Christmas is going to be difficult for Holly, Santa, so if you could, would you give her a hug for me, and tell her I love her, and I am not far away from her. The flicker light in the dining room is me, I have been there constantly for several days to watch over her for I see she has been distressed. The wildlife she has been seeing over the last few days is my Christmas gift to her, she loves the animals of the forest as much as I did and I still do Santa.
Give Holly, my children Derek, Chris and Crystal and my step-children, Rebecca, Jodi and Anthony all hugs for me and let them know that at this time of year family is so very important to be with. Let them know I am OK, I am at peace, and especially happy to see that Holly has made new friends since my passing.
Again Santa, tell Holly I love her, I am proud of how she is taking care of things in the winter weather. She has her life to live and I want her to be happy and when her time comes I will be there waiting with my arms opened and together we will rejoice in our love for each other.
Thanks Santa, have a safe travel day.
Warmest Regards,
Bill Witt
Holly: Thank you Santa...God Bless you!!
