Mail berg heavy
Dec 24, 2007
CHILDREN end more than six million old-fashioned letters a year to Santa Claus in 2006 despite the growing domination of emails and text messages in modern communications, the UN postal agency said recently.
CHILDREN end more than six million old-fashioned letters a year to Santa Claus in 2006 despite the growing domination of emails and text messages in modern communications, the UN postal agency said recently.
The Universal Postal Union said “at a time when the personal letter is being challenged by electronic communication, all the operators surveyed agreed that the number of letters to Santa continues to grow.â€
“Some operators make it possible to send in e-mail messages which are answered by physical mail,†it said. “All the same, Santa still receives more letters than e-mail, proving that children still write letters.â€
France and Canada were received the most Santa letters. France received 1.2 million letters to Santa, while Canada received 1.1 million.
In 2006, Finland received Santa letters from 150 countries, representing 90% of the letters it received, the Postal Union said. According to the survey, about 20 postal operators “employed elves to help (Santa) handle the huge volume of mail,†it said. Many of the letters are addressed simply “To Santa, North Poleâ€.
AFP
The Universal Postal Union said “at a time when the personal letter is being challenged by electronic communication, all the operators surveyed agreed that the number of letters to Santa continues to grow.â€
“Some operators make it possible to send in e-mail messages which are answered by physical mail,†it said. “All the same, Santa still receives more letters than e-mail, proving that children still write letters.â€
France and Canada were received the most Santa letters. France received 1.2 million letters to Santa, while Canada received 1.1 million.
In 2006, Finland received Santa letters from 150 countries, representing 90% of the letters it received, the Postal Union said. According to the survey, about 20 postal operators “employed elves to help (Santa) handle the huge volume of mail,†it said. Many of the letters are addressed simply “To Santa, North Poleâ€.
AFP