The Santa letter template at this site is available as a Microsoft Word download, and you can read the full text of the letter on the download page. The design of the letter is simple, but functional. The top of the page says, "From the Desk of Santa" and the bottom of the page features an image of Santa looking over his Naughty and Nice list.

But it's even better when it's free.

There is some fine print, however. Like products that are free after rebate, you're going to have to pay for a membership to Instaletter before you can get your money back and end up with a "free" membership. But if you're willing to entice a few friends or family members to join the service, too, Instaletter will pay you $5 for each referral. Not bad, eh? With just three referrals, your membership is free. And if you're the persuasive type with a lot of friends, you might even end up making some money for Christmas.

Convincing others (and yourself, too!) to sign up shouldn't be hard. This is a great service that helps you create terrific-looking Santa letters in minutes. You simply select one of the letter templates, (such as one for children on Santa's Nice List or another for children who've recently visited Santa Claus in person). Then you personalize that letter with your child's name, accomplishments, friends' names, hometown, etc.

Next you select a background for your personalized Santa letter from more than a dozen available designs. You can personalize these even more by dragging and dropping images of Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees, elves and more. Once you've finished designing your stationery and customizing your text, you can also personalize a matching envelope with the same simplicity. Then you simply print it out and your Santa letter is ready for delivery!

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Here's a cute little free printable Santa letter you can get online from Christmas Letter from Santa.net.

This .pdf letter features the same design as one of their premium, customized Santa letters, so you can't edit it to include your child's name and information. To do that, you'll need to upgrade to the $3.99 Microsoft Word version. With the Word version, you'll be able to add your child's name, age, hometown and other data. Check out the Santa sample letter to see exactly what items you'll be able to personalize.

But if you don't care about including your child's name, this is a very cute design that you can print for free at home.

American Greetings offers many printable Christmas projects and papers, including Santa letter stationery templates. They also have Santa Nice list templates, holiday photo cards, holiday coupon books and much more.

The service requires an annual membership, but you can get full, free access to the site and all their Santa letter templates and other printable projects with a 14-day free trial membership. It's a great way to try out their service at no cost and see if you like it. But if you decide to cancel, just be sure to do it before your trial is over, and you won't be charged.

To see their Santa stationery, select Browse All Printables, then Click Christmas and browse through the selection. Among the other selections you'll see stationery featuring a skating Santa. Be sure to also check out their Nice List certificate. Both can be customized and previewed online before you print.