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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Séamas O’Reilly

Santa’s letters are full of family intel

‘This year I’m sapped of energy’: the audience for the letters is getting more demanding.
‘This year I’m sapped of energy’: the audience for the letters is getting more demanding. Photograph: Caroline Blumberg/EPA

A warning: what follows features conjecture as to the identity of a certain bearded north pole resident. If you, or anyone in your household, remains devoutly attached to said individual, this might not be an article for them.

With that out of the way, let me tell you where you find me; slumped and groggy at my desk, putting the finishing touches to the letters from Santa I write each year to my nieces and nephews (hereafter referred to as niblings).

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