You Better Watchout..... Santa Claus May Not Be Coming to Town

A new survey has revealed that a staggering 1 in 3 children in Britain no longer believe in Santa Claus. With the UK harbouring Christmas killjoys, does the 21st century mean the end of Santa?

(PRWEB) November 28, 2004 -- A new survey has revealed that a staggering 1 in 3 children in Britain no longer believe in Santa Claus. With the UK harbouring Christmas killjoys, does the 21st century mean the end of Santa?

Toy retailer, Nigel Dawson recently commissioned independent research into whether children still believe in Santa Claus. The results highlight that only 60% of kids under the age of 8 still believe.

The shock findings report that just 29% of British parents encourage their children to leave a stocking out for Santa to fill. Poor Rudolph is also sadly forgotten, with only 24% of children leaving out carrots -- meaning that parents have stopped encouraging Christmas traditions.

For 17 centuries young children across the world have waited with anticipation for Father Christmas annual visit. These findings show that his future hangs in the balance.

Nigel Dawson, Director of 'Father Christmas Letters said Imagination is key to a childs development. Unfortunately, many children are growing up too fast and missing out on childhood magic. The survey reveals that UK sceptics wish to wipe out the enchantment of Christmas altogether."

To encourage childrens creativity, 'Father Christmas Letters has launched a search to find the most creative letter to Santa Claus. The 1st prize is $1000 worth of Amazon vouchers, and 10 other prizes of vouchers worth $100.00 are up for grabs. To find out more, parents need to visit www.santaclaus-letters.com . The deadline for entering the competition is 23rd December 2004. Children who receive letters will be automatically entered into the free prize drawing.

Grant Dain, Co-founder of 'Father Christmas Letters commented; Parents can now take matters into their own hands and encourage the belief by guaranteeing their child will receive a personalised letter from Santa Claus."

As Director of 'Father Christmas Letters Nigel Dawson hopes to put the magic back into Christmas by launching an impressive online Christmas letter service, so children are guaranteed to receive a magical letter from Santa Claus.

Each letter from 'Father Christmas Letters is beautifully crafted and personalised with unique details, including the childs name and best friends name. Available in four different styles; Magical, Humorous, Christian and Humorous for grown up kids, all letters are individually stamped and autographed for authenticity.

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