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(CNN)Jonah wants nothing from Santa this year except for a cure for coronavirus.
Anthony told Santa he wants a magical button he could press to transport him away from the weary reality of the pandemic.
Jasmyne s Christmas list is short and to the point. This year, I would like end of Covid-19, world peace, climate control, new Xbox, it reads.
In their letters to Santa Claus, kids across the US are still asking for toys, clothes, Legos and video games. But in a year filled with illness and uncertainty, a review of letters addressed to the North Pole and collected through the Post Office s Operation Santa program reveals the pandemic is weighing heavily on children.
Santa Claus Mailing Address 2020: What Is Kris Kringle s North Pole Address?
On 12/17/20 at 12:44 PM EST
Next week, Santa Claus will make his way around the world to deliver gifts, cheer and bewilderment to children internationally. Though he s probably already packing up his sleigh, there s still more than enough time for your kids to send a letter to Santa the old-fashioned way: through the United States Postal Service (USPS).
There are a couple ways to send a letter to Santa in 2020, and we detail them below.
Letters to Santa Claus are pinned to a notice board at Lapland UK on November 20, 2009, in Lamberhurst, England.
Heavy Volume, Weather Compounding Holiday Peak Strain
December 16, 2020
Heading in the home stretch of the holiday peak season in an extraordinary year, and past the cutoffs for Christmas delivery by ground at the major parcel carriers, transit time performance is holding up well even though expected reports of delays are appearing across the board.
From Oct. 1 through Dec. 5, UPS has posted the highest on-time performance, in the 97%-98% range, according to data from ShipMatrix, followed by FedEx (95%-97%) and the U.S. Postal Service (93%-97%).
Many retailers have been proactive in notifying customers of the potential for delays, while also setting earlier deadlines than in the past, knowing this holiday peak is experiencing an unprecedented deluge of ecommerce deliveries.