Letters from Father Christmas

Tolkien must have been an excellent farther to his children. To put so much thought and effort into the making of these letters speaks of nothing but devotion. They’re so well crafted by a master of the pen. The calligraphy, alone, is fantastic to look at. It’s quite revealing too. It’s like a littl......more

Even though Christmas has become so commercial and not many kids know the true meaning of Christmas, I‘ve always loved the magic of believing in Santa Claus or St. Nicholas or Father Christmas or the other names he’s known as throughout the world. I got to wondering this year whether or not the youn......more

[First read: 28th November, 2015. Second read: 10th December, 2016.] John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is best known for his high fantasy series The Lord of the Rings and the pre-cursor, The Hobbit, as well as being one of the foremost respected professors on Anglo-Saxon Britain, but behind closed doors he wa......more

The letters that “Father Nicholas Christmas” wrote to the children of J.R.R. Tolkien between the years 1920 and 1943 represent one of the most impressive Christmas gifts that I know of. A talented author with a unique gift for building fantasy worlds enhanced the magic of his family’s Christmas seas......more