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Each year, Mid-Ohio Valley children write letters to Santa Claus. Here are the letters that made their way to the North Pole via our newspapers. They have been reproduced as closely as possible to the formatting of the letters we received.

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year. I help my little sister. I will leave cookies and milk on the table.

Sincerely,

D’azarion

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Dear Santa,

I have been both a little bit naughty and nice. For example, I have been nice by doing my TV time when I go to bed. Another example for being naughty is that I fight with my brother. For Christmas, I want a cornsnake, a Jax plushie, and a Jax figurine.

Sincerely,

Mia

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Dear Santa,

Hi my name is Becca, and I have been good this year! I’ve done some bad stuff like, being mean to my brother. I’ve done some good stuff this year like, doing my chores even when I didn’t want to. What I want for Christmas is for my family to get along, and not fight.

Sincerely,

Becca C.

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Dear Santa,

Hi my name is Olivia C. I have been both naughty and nice this year. Please can you get me an iPhone 16. I want a real watch that has a Starbucks app on it. I want an iPad that you can call on. I want a slushy maker that can make the slushy any color I want. I will leave cookies and milk.

Sincerely,

Olivia

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year. What I want for Christmas this year is a really big cat tower for my kitten so I can surprise her.

Sincerely,

Noelia

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Dear Santa,

Hi my name is Bryn. I hope you think I’ve been good this year. I did go caroling at a nursing home. All I want for Christmas is Pokemon cards. Pokemon is what makes me, well, me. I love Pokemon.

Sincerely,

Bryn

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Dear Santa,

My name is Maddox, thank you for making stuff for everyone in the world. And you do it every year. Thank you for helping people every year.

Sincerely,

Maddox

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Dear Santa,

Hello Santa it’s nice to meet you! The nice things I did was helping my brother getting ready for school and taking him to the bathtub. Have a happy new year.

Sincerely,

Abraham

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Dear Santa,

Hi my name is Iann. Some nice things I have done is help my friend and help put up decorations.

Sincerely,

Iann

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Dear Santa,

My name is Arianna. I have been really good this year. For Christmas, please bring me a corn snake. I will leave some cookies and carrots for Rudolph.

Sincerely,

Arianna

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Dear Santa,

I have been doing good things this year: like being kind to everyone on school. But I have bad like: Being mean to my brother, but I was standing up for my sis. Here’s some stuff I would like: a PC, a gaming keyboard, socks please.

Sincerely,

Vincent

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Dear Santa,

My name is Arianna. I have been really good this year. For Christmas, please bring me a corn snake. I will leave some cookies and carrots for Rudolph.

Sincerely,

Arianna

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Dear Santa,

My name is Braxton. I am 9 years old. Can I please have college football 25? And can I have a yard back please?

Sincerely,

Braxton

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Dear Santa,

I have been good for a couple years now. All I want for Christmas is you.

Sincerely,

Harper

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Dear Santa,

For my Christmas wish, I wish for all A’s this grading period. And to make the basketball team and to be a starter right wing.

With love,

King

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Dear Santa,

I want a football and I want a new bed.

With love,

Maxxin

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year. Something that went good is I get Christmas break. For Christmas I want a hoverboard. Thank you for my presents last year.

Your friend,

Carson

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Dear Santa,

I have been good.

Thank you for my presents last year.

Love,

Maddix

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Dear Santa,

I’ve had been a little good but I’m not sure. My grandma moved back to town this year and I want to get something for Christmas for her. Thanks for the gifts last year.

Love,

Greyson

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Dear Santa,

I’ve been good this year.

I wasn’t sick that much this year.

I want WWE action figures, nerf guns, markers, vbucks from Fortnite and robux from Roblox.

Thank you for all of my gifts last year.

From: Hunter

To: Santa Claus

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Dear Santa,

I have been good and I got to see my friend.

I want for Christmas is for people to be kind, happy and loving and caring. Thank you.

Love,

Kynzlee

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year.

Something that went good this year is I got to go swimming over summer break. I would like a squishmellow and an electric scooter.

Your friend,

Leigha

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year, something that was good was I have been drawing people and Mrs. Chapman knew who it was by all the detail I put on it.

May I have a “Funneh figurine”, a “Draco figurine”, a “Luner figurine”, a “Gold figurine”, and a “Rainbow figurine”.

Thank you Santa!!!!

Love,

Leighton

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year. And I’m in 4th grade so I had to do the science fair and I got an 80%. That is a B so that went good. And two things I want is a bed mattress and a bean bag.

Your friend,

Braylin

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Dear Santa,

I have been good.

I got a 26 of 26 on a test without a book.

I would like a notebook for drawing, pokemon cards and art supplies.

Thanks.

Your friend,

Justin

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Dear Santa,

I have been amazing this year. Something that went good was my sister turned 5! What I want for Christmas is a Squishmellow and v-bucks.

Thanks.

Your friend,

Daniel

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year.

This year I have the best teacher ever. This year for Christmas I want Bubble, skincare Byoma, and Drunk Elephant. If you could get this for me I will be very happy. Thank you for the stuff I got last year.

Love,

Karleigh

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Dear Santa,

I have been good this year I hope you bring me presents.

Something that went good this year is that I got to see my cousins for Thanksgiving. I also got saved. For Christmas I would like a puppy, a teddy bear, a book set. Thank you for presents last year.

Your friend,

Evelyn.

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Dear Santa,

I have been very good this year, even though me and my siblings have not gotten along that well. One of the things that went well this year was the first 9 weeks of school. This year for Christmas, I would like rollerskates. Thank you for getting me a dollhouse last year.

Love,

Rose C.

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Dear Santa,

I love Santa Claus.

This year I did great.

I obeyed parents and I did my homework and I did very well this year.

For Christmas time I would like a doll and a few little things.

Bye, my name is Britany and I’m nine and in the fourth grade.

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Dear Santa,

I have been pretty good this year.

All I want is the Spidey motorcycle, not the 4-wheeler.

That’s all.

Tell Rudolph I said hi!

Love,

Hoyt

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Dear Santa,

This is Izabella and I am 5 years old and in Kindergarten. May I ask for three things: a doctor kit to practice helping people, a Holobright pixie lantern, and a Decora fashion girls doll. I have been trying to be good and use my manners. I will leave some cookies, milk and carrots for you and the reindeer. Thank you and be careful.

Izabella Pennacchio

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Dear Santa,

Hi Santa! This is Madeline and I am two and a half now. Mom and dad said you know that I have OI, but that isn’t slowing me down! So may, I ask for a new football to throw with daddy and maybe a new stuffed toy and activity games. Mommy says I have been pretty good too. I will leave some milk, snacks and veggies for you and reindeer. Thank you.

Madeline Cox

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Dear Santa,

Howdy Santa! This is Archer and I turned one in September so I’m growing fast. Mom and dad say I am talking a bunch, but ball is my favorite word, so may I ask for some new ones. I really like squishy ones! I am very curious too, so anything for learning would be awesome. We will leave you and the reindeer some snacks. Love you! Be careful.

Archer Cox

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Dear Santa,

I have been a really good kid this year and I was wondering if you could get me a new pair of Crocs and Croc gibits. I would also like a new pair of shoes and a new pack of gel pens. I hope that you know that I will try to be a really good girl next year and Merry Christmas Santa Claus I love you sooooooo much Santa.

From: Berkley

P.S. – Slade, Eli and Tripp are on the nice list. RIGHT?

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Dear Santa,

I want

1. Pokemon cards

2. A dog

3. New games

4. A new Bakugan

5. Pokemon play set

Sincerely,

Benny

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To the office of Santa Claus,

Dear Santa,

Here is my Christmas wish list:

1. A phone

2. Ugg slipper shoes

3. Water bottle

4. Stuffies

5. Anything else you think I’d like…

Sincerely your friend,

Maddie

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Dear Santa,

I would like

1. Bracelets

2. A candle

3. Lotion

4. Flower pillows

5. Hair Ties

6. PJs

7. A squishmellow

8. A water bottle

Please and thank you!

Maelee B.

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Dear Santa,

I would like an elf on the shelf, a new phone, a sweater, socks, lotion, blankets, pjs, stuffed animals, and a water bottle.

Please and thank you!!

Kenzie