The "Coca-Cola" Santa Claus created by artist Haddon Sundblom helped define the image we have of Santa today - friendly, plump and decked out in a red, fur-trimmed suit. Sundblom took inspiration from political cartoonist Thomas Nast and Clement Moore's poem, The Night Before Christmas. His vision of Santa starting appearing in Coke ads way back in 1931, and he continued drawing for the Coca-Cola company for the next 33 years.

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Free Printable Santa Template Description

If you're helping Santa Claus answer his mail this year, check out these free printable Santa letter templates. The template on this page has an image of a decorate Christmas tree surrounded by presents in the bottom right corner of the page, and the top has a headline that says, "A Message from Santa Claus."

This template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, and you will need MS Word 97 or newer to open it. It will NOT open with Microsoft Works. But you can get a free trial of Microsoft Office 2010 if you need help opening the file.

Simply click the image to open the file in Microsoft Word. You can then edit it as you would edit any other Word doc.

Printable Free Santa Letter Template Description

If you're helping Santa Claus answer his mail this year, check out these free printable Santa letter templates. This template has an image of Santa's face with his long beard and hat framing the upper corner of the page, and the bottom has the words "Merry Christmas."

This template is saved as a Microsoft Word document, and you will need MS Word 97 or newer to open it. It will NOT open with Microsoft Works. But you can get a free trial of Microsoft Office 2010 if you need help opening the file.

Simply click the image to open the file in Microsoft Word. You can then edit it as you would edit any other Word doc.

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.

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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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