The Cessnock Advertiser's 2016 Letters to Santa

From Barbies and BMX bikes back in 1983, to Frozen and Minecraft in 2016, the Christmas wishes of hundreds of children have been forwarded to Santa via the Advertiser office over the years.

Many children also send their best regards to Santa and Mrs Claus, the elves and reindeer.

Some of the letters are hand-written by the children themselves; others with a little help from parents, grandparents, carers and siblings.

This year’s letters are published below in a very special online edition of Letters to Santa.

Dear Santa,

I hope you and Mrs Claus have had a lovely year. If possible this Christmas could I please have some toy horses, dolls, books and coloured pencils. Thank you.

Love from Hallie, age 2

Dear Santa

I hope you have been will this year. For Christmas ths year could I please have some lego, trucks and transformer toys. Thank you

Rhylan, 4 years

Dear Santa,

I am sorry I have been so naughty. Can you write a note back to me if I am getting a snuggles puppy, the dragon, a turtle or the cat? Could you bring surprises for Grace and Sam too? I will leave something out for you and your reindeer. I love you Santa

Thank you from Molly xoxo

Molly, age 5, Cessnock

Dear Santa,

Hullo I hope you are well!

Could I please have a hot pink remote control car that is a girls one. And something else very special off you shelf and a medium soft fluffy rainbow bag.

I love you Santa. I will leave you cookies, milk and carrots and water for Rudolf. Love Ella.

Ella, age 6, Cessnock

Dear Santa,

Can I please have a hundred dolers and a kitten and a saprise on yore shelf and elf on the shelf a pink one and a puse and pinokio puppet also a elsa power toy and and a fancy desc and chere and a fancy and furry diry with loke on it and I love you so much that I never want to let go. From Dakota.

Dakota, age 8, Cessnock

Dear Santa

Can I please have a hot pink trampoline just for kids (not for big people) So I can use and my sister Ella and cousin Dakota can use it too. Can I please have a warn snugly teddy bear too. I love you Santa. I will make you some biscuits & leave you some milk. We will leave Rudolf some water please don’t wake us. Layla

Layla, age 4, Cessnock

To Santa,

I’ve tried to be good this year I really want a Xbox live gold 12 month membership card and a lego minecraft set the end portal and you can play my Xbox 360 you can play minecraft Xbox 360 create me a world.

From James - A.K.A CoolBoy 122234

James, Weston

Dear Santa Claus,

This year I would like a fluffy purple owl, a diary, a bird mobile, a cuddly toy armadillo, a rose pot-plant, a DJ mix deck, a nice box to put treasures in, a jet pack and some new earrings please. I have had a really fun year, I’ve been very good and my Mummy & Daddy love me like crazy :)

Thanks heaps Santa. Merry Christmas, from Denika

Denika, age 6, Loxford

Dear Santa Claus

This year I wish for lots of blue presents. I would also like some dinosaurs, cars, trucks and even trains. Ummm, maybe some surprises too?! I have had a really fun year, I’ve been very good and my Mummy & Daddy love me like crazy :)

Thank heaps Santa. Merry Christmas! From Taine

Taine, age 3, Loxford

Dear Santa

Hi my name is Ewan and I’m 8 years old. For Christmas I would like skylanders, ambiios and Nintendo games. Merry Christmas.

Ewan, Cessnock

Dear Santa

Hi my name is Ethan and I’m 7 years old. For Christmas I would like skylanders, pokemon and Nintendo games. Merry Christmas.

Ethan, Cessnock

Dear Santa

Hi my name is Eamon and I’m 6 years old. For Christmas I would like ABC dvd’s, ABC books, Octanauts toys, Waybuloo dvd’s, bubble guppie toys and paw patrol toys. Merry Christmas.

Eamon, Cessnock

Dear Santa

I really love my mummy and I really love you too.

Jack, age 6

Dear Santa

Hi I’m Ella and I love frozen and other toys. For Christmas I would love to have a colouring in book, the Frozen movie and an ice-cream fan. Thank you from Ella and please say hi to the reindeers especially Rudolf. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! Don’t forget to bring the presents.

Ella (with help from big sister Kayla)

Dear Santa

For Christmas I would like a iphone 6st (rose gold, with a purple or pink iface case), computer, clothes, shoes, hair dye (pink and purple) Xbox 360, ipod (pink), $30 itunes card, Hoverboard (pink or purple), selfie stick, trampoline (14 foot), 12 foot metal frame pool, swimmers, Gilmore Girls (Dvd).

Love Shakira

Dear Santa

I can’t wait till i get my gift i love you. Santa i will try to draw a love hart. Love Attalia.

Attalia, age 4, Kurri Kurri

To Santa

I can’t wait to Christmas, thank you for the gift. Love Sam.

Sam, age 10, Kurri Kurri

To Santa

Thank you for all my presents. Thanks Georgie xx

Georgie, age 9, Kurri Kurri

Dear Santa

I moved to live with my cool dad. I would like lego, toy dirt bike, toys, nearf gun anything, bring my presents to dads at Abermain. Love Traie, I have been good thank you.

Traie, Abermain

Dear Santa

I have moved to Abermain to live with my cool Dad. I would like an iphone 5s, nerf guns, nerf modulus tri-strike nerf gun, nerf n strike hyperfire nerf gun, nerf modulus recon MK11. I have been very good.

Jackson, Abermain

Dear Santa

My name is Lexy Farrand. I am 4 years old. I love Christmas. Please could you give me a paint set. Thank you Lexy.

Lexy, North Rothbury

Dear Santa

My name is Sara Farrand and I am 2 years old. Please could you bring me some art and craft stuff. Thank you.

Sara, North Rothbury

Dear Santa

“I put a letter in the post from a far away town”. I’ve been a good girl and learned so much this year. Please put me on the “good” list. For Christmas I would like a piano please. And mummy says headphones too. Thank you and Merry Christmas Santa

Laila Skye, 3 ½ years

Hi Santa

I’m only 2 going on 3 by 29/12/16 so my mum translated my handwriting in this card. Anyway Merry Christmas to you! Just wondering how do you, Santa celebrate your Christmas? Your truly, Khody.

Khody, Kurri Kurri

Dear Santa

Our names are Zach and Aiden. We’re the twin bro’s that wrote to you last year. This year there is three of us as we now have a little baby sister called Sienna. She is so cute! We love her very much. We think Sienna would like some girlie baby toys to play with and us, well we do love Thomas the Tank Engine so a train would be pretty cool. Thanks Santa. Merry Christmas!

Love Zach, Aiden and Sienna

Dear Santa

My name is Jazmin and I am nearly two years old so, my Nan is writing is writing this letter for me. I have been a very very good girl all year and all I would like for Christmas is a vacuum cleaner so I can help Mummy clean the house and a tea set so I can give Dad, Nan & Pop a cup of tea and a pram and dolly and some clothes. Thanks you Santa, Jazmin.

Jazmin, age 2, Kurri Kurri 

Dear Santa

My name is Rhian and I am 4 years old. For Christmas I would like My Little Pony things and a scooter and come barbies and some surprises. I have been trying to be a good girl for Mummy & Daddy. We will leave some goodies our for you and the reindeers.

Love from Rhian 

Dear Santa

My name is Jorja and I am 1 year old. For Christmas I would like a bike/scooter and some baby dolls. I have been trying to be a good girl but trouble is my middle name. My sister and I will leave some goodies ou for your reindeers.

Love from Jorja

Dear Santa,

My name is Brock and I’m 4 years old. I like remote control motorbikes, Teddy bears, Lego and transformers. Me love you and can’t wait for presents and a Christmas tree for my room. Thank you Santa.

Brock, age 4, Weston

Dear Santa,

I love you so much. My name is Beau I’m 7 years old. I would like a playstation, 3 games and Skylanders a soda skimmer car and a new DS game. Thank you Santa.

Beau, age 7, Weston