Santa's elves have been working hard at the Royal Mail ahead of Christmas as children across the UK are sending him their wishlists and letters while awaiting a response from St Nick himself. With just six weeks to go until Christmas, hundreds of thousands of letters to the Christmas Saint are being sent with the deadline to contact him on Wednesday December 10.

Across the festive season, the elves at the Royal Mail sort and arrange all the letters to Father Christmas, and senders can expect a letter from the man himself ahead of Christmas Day. Children participating are asked to include their full name, address and postcode, and must stamp all letters.

For the first time, a British Sign Language (BSL) version of the card from Santa will also be available. The Royal Mail has run it

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