(AUSTIN, Tex) Santa Claus is coming to town. In addition, he is coming to children’s mailboxes across the country.  This Christmas, children can receive a personal letter from the man at the North Pole himself, courtesy of his good friends at SantaMail.org.

A pleased parent from last year wrote:

My son actually had gotten the mail for me and came running in the house yelling, ‘what’s this?’ He opened it, and I read it to him.  His eyes were as big as saucers!!  My son was questioning the existence of Santa, and I was afraid that I would have to tell him until this letter came in the mail.  Also, we recently moved and the fact that Santa sent a letter with our new city mentioned was great.  This may be the last Christmas that I get to play Santa with him and it's because of you.

Just as Santa and the elves work carefully to make Christmas perfect for every little boy and girl, SantaMail.org strives to produce the highest-quality, authentic letter for each child. Each letter is printed on heirloom-quality acid-free linen paper printed with metallic inks. In addition, the envelope is embossed with gold foil, bears a Christmas stamp, and is postmarked from North Pole, Alaska, proving to any child that this letter is indeed from Santa himself. Because SantaMail.org provides many different types of letters, each child in the family is guaranteed to receive a unique, one-of-a-kind letter.

Santa has been taking time out of his busy toy-making and cookie-eating schedule to have the people at SantaMail.org write letters to over 100,000 children in the past 3 years. And it’s not just the children receiving these letters that truly feel the thrill and excitement of Christmas – their classmates, friends, and family will be able to share in the joy that a happy child feels during this blessed season.

SantaMail.org was created by Christmas fanatic Byron Reese. “When I was a child, my parents would give us letters from Santa. My mom died three and a half years ago, and I wanted to do this to honor her,” says Byron. “I entered it with low expectations, but we sold 10,000 the first year.” The magic of Christmas is a serious trust to Byron, so he implemented a rigorous quality-control program that has multiple people (his elves) checking each letter, ensuring complete accuracy on each one, as well as on a birthday card from Santa and the post-Christmas  ‘Greetings from Hawaii’ postcard from a tanned, beach-bound Santa.

Byron’s childhood Christmas memories include installing 200 strings of Christmas lights and decorating dozens of Christmas cookies each year. He loves the look on the postman’s face when he goes to buy 40,000 Santa stamps at the post office each Christmas. What’s next on this Christmas devotee’s agenda? “Someday I hope to deliver coolers of snow to people in hot climates.”

Orders are shipped the day after they are placed, and are guaranteed to arrive before Christmas (the deadline is Dec. 15). Each letter will be sent straight from the North Pole, Alaska for $9.95. Visit www.santamail.org to place your order now and see the letters.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Byron Reese, contact Laura Wright, (432) 352-8622, laura@prbythebook.com.