, La. —

The U.S. Postal Service is officially kicking off "Operation Santa" for the 2025 season.

Starting Sept. 15, children and families across the country can start sending their letters to Santa Claus. Advertisement

“For more than a century, USPS Operation Santa has brought communities together to make the holidays brighter,” said Sheila Holman, USPS marketing vice president. “Each year, we receive far more letters than we have adopters, and this year we want to change that - especially by encouraging participants to adopt family letters, which makes it possible to fulfill the wishes of an entire household at once.”

Letters must be postmarked by Dec. 6 to be eligible for adoption and fulfillment.

USPS now has an option to fulfill wishes from multiple people within a single househo

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