Royal Mail reveals what is in letters to Santa this year

Children have been busy penning letters to Father Christmas, with video game consoles topping this year’s most-wanted list.

Royal Mail’s survey of Christmas wishes from boys and girls has found Lego and bikes are also popular requests with books – which didn’t appear in the 2018 or 2017 lists – also making the top 10.

The Animal Alley Giant Unicorn has galloped into sixth place for the first time – while mobile phones have dropped from sixth to seventh, the analysis of thousands of letters found.

Three new gifts made it into the list for the first time with baby dolls, clothes and LOL Dolls taking the last three spots of the 10 most popular Christmas requests.

The Royal Mail’s Axelle Galera said: “Royal Mail plays a special part at Christmas.

“We are proud that for over 50 years Santa has allowed us to help manage the thousands and thousands of special letters he receives from boys and girls across the UK.

“His special team of elves at Royal Mail enjoy taking a peek at what children are asking for, and helping Santa reply to these special letters.”

It comes as Royal Mail once more unveil talking post boxes for Christmas.

First introduced last year, four postboxes have been decorated across the UK filled with elves ready to respond once a letter or card is posted.

Decked out in festive elf designs, the postboxes respond to letters being posted with the sounds of elves hard at work.

The four postboxes are located in busy hotspots in London’s Greenwich, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast, and will be in place for the entire festive season.

The festive postboxes are situated in the following locations:

• London: Greenwich Promenade, King William Walk, London, SE10 9HT.
• Cardiff: 29 Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2AH.
• Belfast: 4 Wellington Place, Belfast, BT1 6GE.
• Edinburgh: 137-141 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SG.

Mark Street, Head of Campaigns for Royal Mail, said: “At Royal Mail, we play a key role in delivering Christmas across the UK. While doing so, we always enjoy adding a little extra festive fun to sending Christmas post.”