Just Released from PackageFromSanta.com:
“Free Personalized Official Nice List Guide from Santa”

“The Guaranteed Way to Have Your Child On Their Best Behavior From Today Until Christmas.”

Every child knows that if they have any hope at all of Santa stopping by, they must be on his official Nice List.

But how can they be sure about what it takes to make it to this precious list?

Well, now you can personalize and download your child’s very own Nice List Guide. This is THE list of Santa’s top 10 rules for making the cut. This is a fun print-out that YOU customize!

Do you want your child to… “Go to bed on time?”; “Clean their room?”; “Obey their parents?”

Now it's super easy to create your own downloadable Nice List Guide. Your child will know exactly what it’s going to take to make it to the Nice list. And the best part is… you get to decide.

Just use the easy drop down menus or type in your very own “Rule” that your child must obey! It’s FUN, full-color, and looks like it's right from Santa’s Desk! Personalized with their name in big banner lettering across the top.

No child dares to disobey Santa. Certainly not with Christmas right around the corner. Let’s face it, when Santa lays down the law… kids listen!

And of course, anytime they're not following the rules… just point to the list.

Tack it to the wall in their bedroom; hang it on their mirror; tape it to their headboard. Just place it somewhere where they can see it every day. Guaranteed to improve your child’s attitude and behavior… at least until Christmas.

And don't forget! PackageFromSanta.com also has some of the nicest “Letters From Santa” available anywhere on the internet… as well as complete “Packages” sent directly to your child from Santa at the North Pole.

And you can also get The Official Nice List Certificate personalized for your child at PackageFromSanta.com! You've established the guidelines for your child to adhere to, now it's time to reward them with their very own Nice List Certificate, signed by Santa himself!

Just click here to get your child's Free Personalized Official Nice List Guide From Santa!

Wow, it’s that time again!

What time is that?.....You ask.

Time to get ready for Christmas! JOY!

Ok, so it might be a little early for some of you. But for others, like my mother for example, (love you mom!) you’ve probably been getting ready for months already.

Well, here at PackageFromSanta.com we think about Christmas all year. In fact, we started working on this year’s Package back in January. Really!

I really think you’re going to love all the new stuff we’ve been working on. I know your kids are going to love it! All the letters (as well as the letterhead) are new for 2008. So, if you ordered last year you don’t have to worry about the letter being the same.

Many of the other products have been updated as well. One of the things we’re really excited about is the new packaging for the Deluxe Package From Santa. It’s just incredible. Kids are really going to flip when they see this.

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is…

We ARE Officially Open And Taking Orders For The 2008 Season!

That’s RIGHT… let the excitement begin!

You can go to http://www.packagefromsanta.com/ and check everything out.

Of course, feel free to place an order!

Why you might not see your family this Christmas.

Just when you thought Christmas holiday travel couldn’t be any more painful, the travel industry is about to take it up a notch.



This year there’s a perfect storm brewing; less capacity, fewer flights and higher fares.

“That’s a triple whammy that nobody wants to be involved in, especially over Thanksgiving.” Said Peter Greenberg, the “Today Show Travel Editor”.

It all means one thing - you can expect holiday travel to be absolutely brutal this year.

In recent months, the airlines have been hit hard with rising fuel costs. United Airlines has said that up to a staggering 70% of the ticket price goes to pay for fuel.

What the airlines are dealing with right now is unprecedented. Jim May of the “Air Transport Association has said, “This is the most difficult economic blow the industry has ever faced. It surpasses the impact of 9-11.”

Unfortunately the people who are most affected by this entire mess are You and I.

Christmas is by far the busiest travel season. Everyone wants to be “Home for Christmas.”

In a normal year finding a flight you want, at a price you want, can be challenging. But now the airlines are scaling back on the number of flights as well as the number of seats available.

According to industry insiders, approximately 1/3 or our nations 100 busiest airports will lose at least 10% of their domestic service. These include major hubs in cities like Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Cleveland, Chicago, and Houston. Many smaller airports may lose service altogether.

On top of that, airfare hikes of 20% or more will be common according to the “Air Transport Association.”

So not only will you pay through the nose just to book a flight, there may not be any flights to book. There certainly won’t be enough seats to go around. It’s simple supply and demand and I think it’s safe to assume it’s going to get worse before it gets better.

This year, if you don’t plan ahead and book early, you could be spending the holidays at home. Capacity cuts and increased costs are only going to mean one thing… somebody’s going to be left out in the cold.

It will be like musical chairs. Where will you be when the music stops?

Will you be sitting at home drinking warm eggnog or will you be sitting in a 737 at 25,000 feet?

There are so many people who are worried about getting home that planes are filling up fast. Travel agents and tour operators are already seeing a significant number of people booking early.

What can you do?

If you’re planning on doing any holiday traveling this year, you simply must start making plans now. Don’t Delay. The sooner you make arrangements, the better.

If you don’t…you’ll be singing - “I won’t be home for Christmas!”

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Top 10 Christmas Gifts for 2008

The festivity of Christmas is right around the corner and the shopping malls and other centers will be filled with beautiful displays. The celebration of Christmas takes place with great pomp and show.

It's always anybody's guess as to which gifts become the 'hot gifts' of the Christmas season. Many items continue to remain on the top 10 lists each and every year.

Here are given some popular Christmas gift ideas that will likely make it to the top 10 Christmas gifts list in 2008:

• Package from Santa


• Cell phones


• Pets


• MP3 players


• Apple iPods


• DVDs


• Jewelry


• Digital camera


• Chocolates


• XBox and Nintendo

Tip: Get your shopping done early this year to avoid the stampede of shoppers clammering for the latest 'hot gift'.

Quick update from PackageFromSanta.com:
The elves have been extremely busy here at PackageFromSanta.com! We have listened to our customers from last year, and the feedback has been amazing!

We have some unbelievable new products coming out for 2008, and the kids truly are going to be impressed. Santa has really outdone himself this year. lol Stay tuned for more updates!

Easy Peppermint Brittle

PREP TIME
5 Min
COOK TIME
5 Min
READY IN
1 Hr 10 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 2 1/4 pounds

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds white chocolate
30 small peppermint candy canes

DIRECTIONS

1 - Line a large jellyroll pan with heavy-duty foil.

2 - Place white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave on medium setting for 5 to 6 minutes. Stir occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth.

3 - Place candy canes in a plastic bag, or between two pieces of waxed paper. Using a mallet or rolling pin, break the candy canes into chunks. Stir peppermint into melted white chocolate. Spread evenly in pan, and chill until set, about 1 hour. Break into pieces by slamming pan on counter. Enjoy!

"8 Teens Accused of Beating 16 Year Old Girl and Posting the Video On YouTube have been Permanently Banned from Santa's Nice List"

UAP UnAssociated Press

Stunning development. This just in from the North Pole Gazette.

In a rare and almost unprecedented move - Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph and Arthur Honeytree (the Head Elf), after a brief, spontaneous, top secret meeting at an undisclosed location somewhere at the North Pole - released this statement.

“This kind of behavior is inexcusable and as such, I have no choice but to remove these kids from my Nice List.” Santa said. “These kids think that I’m only watching them in the weeks leading up to Christmas. But the truth is I’m watching them all year long. If you screw up in February, April or even June, I’ll know about it. You’ll be kicked out of all Santa’s special programs. You’ll be removed from my Letter from Santa program, you will not receive your Nice List Certificate… even Rudolph will dis you. Clearly we have to make an example out of these young teens. My letter from Santa program is my most popular and these kids are going to miss out.”

“The Polk County courts may have decided to treat these teens as adults, but they’re still kids as far as the North Pole is concerned.” Santa added.

As it turns out five of the eight kids barely made the Nice List last year. And one of the eight was already off the Nice List before this latest fiasco. Santa would not discuss this particular case however sighting privacy and confidentiality as well as liability reasons.

It is quite rare that Santa would issue the dreaded lifetime ban from Santa’s Nice List. There have only been a couple dozen cases where such harsh punishment has been doled out by the big guy.

The most famous being Timmy Warchickles who posted Santa’s personal cell phone number on his Myspace profile. Santa’s North Pole communications center came to a screeching halt as Santa’s phone was bombarded with more than 12 thousand people a second.

“That kid is a menace to society.” Santa said at the time.

“The Buck Stops Here!” Santa remarked. “I’m the decider! If I decide you’re not going to be on the Nice List, then you’re not going to be on the Nice List. That’s all there is to it! And, I shouldn’t even have to say this, but if you’re not on the nice list, you’re certainly not getting a Letter From Santa.”

An Elf who wished to remain anonymous added, “Essentially Santa is the highest governing power at the North Pole. The North Pole is not a democratic union. Santa rules with a white glove. What he says’ goes. The United States government has no jurisdiction at the North Pole. I’m not complaining. We wouldn’t have it any other way. We love Santa as much as all the kids do.”

Rudolph could not be reached for comment, but Mrs. Claus defended the decision saying, “We will not and can not tolerate this kind of behavior.”

“It’s really sad.” Mrs. Claus remarked. “These kids don’t realize what the long term consequences of their actions are. Once you’re off Santa’s Nice List, there are a lot of things you miss out on. These kids will not receive their personalized “Letter From Santa”; they will not get their official “Nice List Certificate”; no autographed picture of Santa, no picture of Rudolph… it’s just a shame. We know that the highlight of Christmas for most kids is receiving a letter from Santa and the nice list certificate right before Christmas. They sure do sleep better knowing their on the nice list.”

Arthur Honeytree, always the shameless self-promoter added, “These kids are really going to be missing out this year because Santa has designed a whole new letterhead for his personalized letters from Santa. Even the Nice List certificate has been completely redesigned for 2008. These kids are going to be sorry. All the other kids are going to be walking around with their letter from Santa and showing off their nice list certificate and these kids will have nothing, notta, zip. Too BAD!”

Don’t forget kids, just because it’s May or June, Santa’s still watching. And if you hope to be on Santa’s Nice List this year and you want Santa to send you a personalized letter, you’d better be good for goodness sake.

Be sure to catch the full length feature story, along with in depth interviews, coming up in “Santa’s Workshop Quarterly.”

Other features in the nest issue of “Santa’s Workshop Quarterly.”

- “Dealing with stress. How Santa stays sane!”
- “How a Santa Letter Saved My Christmas”
- “Mrs. Claus Talks About the Pressures of Christmas, Getting It All Done”
- “7 Simple Techniques for Keeping Your Child Believing in Santa!”
- “What Every Parent Should Know About Santa Clause”
- “Letters From Santa Claus, Restore the Magic of Christmas”

About the author: Alex Russell has performed extensive research in the arena of letters from Santa, and devotes much of his time to reviewing websites that offer services for Santa letters. Alex has earned the respect of many Christmas authority websites such as http://www.PackageFromSanta.com, for his highly regarded articles on such topics as “How to Write a Letter from Santa” and “The Truth about Santa Letters.”

Exclusive Interview with Santa Claus - A Revealing Look at the North Pole Santa Letter Incident that Almost Ruined Christmas

My name is Noel Sommers, and I’ve done hundreds of shocking interviews, but this one takes the cake. I don’t know if Santa Claus had eaten too many of Mrs. Claus’ chocolate chip cookies on this particular night, but he was definitely in a rare talking mood. Maybe it was the three glasses of eggnog he casually sipped during our interview. Maybe he had been reading too many letters to Santa.

Whatever the reason… I could hardly believe my ears at how candid Santa Claus was being. I soon found myself on the receiving end of the blockbuster interview of the century.

Now, normally Santa Claus sticks to clichés and routine answers during an interview. Sort of like a ‘North Pole Politician.’ Throughout history, his mere existence has been shrouded with vague answers to such compelling questions as:

"Is Santa Claus real?"

"Where is Santa Claus right now?"

"How many Santa Letters do you receive each year?"

"Is that story about Rudolph really true?" or

"How do you deliver all of the gifts in just one night?"

He’s definitely done everything in his power to avoid answering that question!

Anyway, you’re going to be stunned as you hear from a very blunt and forthright Santa Claus. Brace yourself for a candid chat with Santa Claus that reveals how a particular Santa Letter incident almost destroyed the very fabric of Christmas!

The following is a short excerpt of my full length interview with Santa Claus at his North Pole cabin.

The wind bellows against the frosty windows as the fireplace crackles. The sweet smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies permeates the room. Santa Claus sits across from me in his favorite plush chair, with his classic Santa hat resting on his brim. As Santa casually sips a mug of frothy eggnog, one would have to look closely to noticeMrs. Claus bustling about in the background.

Noel Sommers: Hello there Santa, I’m Noel.

Santa Claus: Hi Noel! What a pretty name. Is that your real name young lady? (Combing through his white silky beard with his right hand)

Noel Sommers: Thank you... yes, that’s my given name. My mother was a huge fan of Christmas, and you, as well!

Santa Claus: I think we’re going to get along just fine. (Santa bellows his trademark laugh)

Noel Sommers: So Santa Claus, what are your thoughts on Christmas in these modern times?

Santa Claus: I’ll be honest with you, I have mixed feelings. On one hand my job has gotten a whole lot easier. Santa tracker GPS makes global navigation a snap; my blackberry gives me instant updates on toy assembly, Naughty & Nice list names, and my cocoa bean stocks. And my laptop allows me to type up personalized Santa letters much more efficiently…

But, on the other hand, I face the same problems everyone else does with all of this technology. There can be loopholes, and sometimes it can be difficult to make sure all the children "play by the rules."

Noel Sommers:…what do you mean by "play by the rules?"

Santa Claus: Well, kids these days are hip to the new technologies. They’re smart. They’re much smarter today than they were even several years ago.

A child MUST be good all year long to receive a personalized Santa letter and personalized Nice Certificate from me… that’s just the rules. I don’t make the rules, oh wait, yes I do! (Trademark Santa laugh again)

Noel Sommers: …so are you implying that some children are not following the rules you have designed?

Santa Claus: I’ve never really talked about this publicly (Santa leans forward as to tell me a secret)… but to be perfectly honest with you, recently some children have hacked into my computers. They manipulated my data to make it appear as if they have been good, when all along, they’ve been part of the naughty list.

Noel Sommers: My gosh! That is naughty. Did they get away with it?

Santa Claus: Well, luckily Arthur Honeytree (the lead Elf) noticed something funny going on when Timmy Warchickles showed up on this year’s Nice List.

Noel Sommers: Wait a minute. Isn’t little Timmy Warchickles the child that posted your personal phone number on his MySpace.com account to over 73 million people!?!

Santa Claus: (Santa is visibly shaken) Yes… the scoundrel! I had to immediately disconnect my phone. I was getting over 12,000 Santa calls a second! It was quickly resolved thanks to our technical team up here at the North Pole.

The whole incident still shakes me up a bit. Can you imagine, naughty children receiving a precious personalized Santa letter AND a Nice List Certificate? It would’ve been sheer chaos! Things would have never been the same. (Santa shivers)

Noel Sommers: Scary stuff. Christmas would have been a disaster! So the personalized Santa Letter and Nice Certificate system is working now?

Santa Claus: Yes. (sigh) Not only is it working properly, we have redesigned the whole program. I call it the "Package from Santa" Program. It’s a top secret campaign to ensure that all deserving children will receive my handwritten, personalized Santa letter as well as the personalized Nice Certificate. This Christmas, I will let the cat out of the big red bag… uh, so to speak. I assure you… this is BIG!

There’s going to be no doubt about Santa Claus… er, I mean “me.” (Santa smiles)

The "Package from Santa” Program is also being implemented with a more efficient warehousing structure, allowing us to send out additional custom goodies, such as collector tins of reindeer food… that was Rudolph’s idea, bless his heart.

Of course, only well-behaved children get the extra goodies… no cheating this time!

Noel Sommers: This does sound exciting! Tell me more!

Santa Claus: With this new system in place I’ll be able to write a personalized letter from Santa to each and every child. I mean… the good ones of course. Then we’ll have our customized Nice Certificate, a special piece of my magical red suit and a lot more. Each letter from Santa package will be unique and special.

I just love the reactions when well-behaved children get their personalized letter from Santa! And now everybody can be confident that only the deserving kids will get such accolades.

That’s about all I can discuss about the top secret "Package from Santa" program right now…

Noel Sommers: …I understand. (Knowing that Santa Claus has averted answering this question in every interview he has ever done, I try to press my luck…) So, how do you deliver all of the special Christmas gifts in only one night?

Santa Claus: (Santa begins to lift himself out his cozy chair) Noel, I do apologize sweetheart, but it’s time for me to go feed my reindeer. We’ll have to save that question for our next interview. (Santa winks)



About the interviewer: Noel Sommers has been featured in numerous authority magazines for in-depth interviews with such classic figures as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and more. Noel has a Master’s Degree in Personalized Santa Letter Science and is currently partnering with www.PackageFromSanta.com as a Santa Letter consultant. Noel has been nominated for the North Pole Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.

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Letter from Santa testimonials! Real Santa Letter customers speak out!: "98.2% of previous customers surveyed said they would return to PackageFromSanta.com again next Christmas!

“I have never seen a gift like this in my life! It was better then I expected!!!! I wish this was around when i was a child. It left such a GREAT impression on my Daughter, that she really believes in Santa now. She had her doubt, but not any more! It put me in tears to see the excitement on her face. I thought it was great to see Santa knew a lot of detail about my daughter. Thats what made her BELIEVE!!! Thank You!! Keep up the Great work!!! After All, Somebody has to play SANTA!”
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“Thank you PackageFromSanta for putting the biggest smile on my little girls face the day it came in the mail. The shiny red envelope really caught her eye as I got the mail and when she recognized her name she could not wait to open it up. We read that letter 10 times within the next hour and 10 more times after her Daddy got home, she even took it to school the next day for ‘show and share’. We will definitely be back next year. It was a great experience for me.”
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Theresa Virgin
Shelby Township, Michigan

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