There are stories about domestic mishaps (such as the North Polar Bear falling down the stairs) and stories involving more serious adventures (attacks by goblins). We learn that the North Pole is an actual physical pole that gets broken a couple of times, that the Northern Lights have to be turned on, and there is a tap that does this (North Polar Bear turns it on too hard once, using up two years worth of northern lights). They came in envelopes with polar stamps (also designed by Tolkien) and, over time, created a little world of magical creatures at the North Pole, including Father Christmas, the North Polar Bear, his North Polar Cub nephews, Paksu and Valkotukka, elves, gnomes, reindeer, and goblins. They arrived by various means – sometimes the postman would bring them, sometimes they would just appear in the house. (What a great dad Tolkien must have been, with so much care and effort put into this annual gift for his children.) the letters Of course it is traditional in many countries for children to write letters to Father Christmas, but Tolkien’s children were lucky enough to receive letters back. “The Father Christmas Letters” is a collection of letters and accompanying pictures written by JRR Tolkien for his children.
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