I realize I’m a bit late on this Christmas story, but I was too busy preparing for the holiday when the Daily Beast posted Twain’s Santa letter on Christmas Eve.  It’s a quick and fun read, written by Mark Twain as Santa, to his daughter Susie on Christmas. “Santa” is writing from The Palace of St. Nicholas In the Moon, and in the letter he details an elaborate plan to visit Susie and deliver more presents.

When I was a child, I wrote letters to Santa every year, but I never heard back from him. Imagine how exciting this must have been for Susie, receiving correspondence from someone who lives among the stars. It would be equally exciting realizing how much Santa looked like her father!