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20 Weeks Until Christmas

20 weeks now remain until Christmas and I’ll tell you – that sure sounds like a small number to me. We count down week by week but it never really feels like we’re getting closer to Christmas and then suddenly one week comes along…
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21 Weeks Until Christmas

21 weeks now remain until Christmas and I’m actually starting to get excited. It’s all Mrs. Claus’ fault, too. Yesterday we did North Pole Chat and Mrs. Claus was the first on the schedule. I was her typist. We have come to really…
Mrs. Claus Chat
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Chat with Mrs. Claus

Our Christmas in July chat series continued with Mrs. Claus today. She talked about handling things while Santa is away and shared lots of cooking tips and information - including the fact that she and Santa collect cocoa beans from all over…
22 Weeks
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22 Weeks Until Christmas

Hi everyone – there are just 22 weeks now until Christmas. I’m sorry I missed last week’s countdown post. I didn’t forget about it. I suffered a catastrophic laptop failure. I went to turn my computer on, I heard a bleep and the…
Christmas
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24 Weeks Until Christmas

The countdown calendar says that there are now just 24 weeks until Christmas. And I have to tell you: it’s really starting to feel like Christmas right now. You may have been enjoying all the chats going on at North Pole Chat here and…
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31 Weeks Until Christmas

Hi everyone, there’s 31 weeks to go until Christmas. I was going to write about some of our plans for Christmas in July but instead I’ve got to tell you what happened to me yesterday. I didn’t attend the North Pole Chat with Elf…
Christmas
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32 Weeks Until Christmas

Happy 32 weeks until Christmas, folks. And Happy Mother’s Day to those out there celebrating their Mom’s this week. We get that question a lot, by the way: Do Santa and Mrs. Claus have children? And the answer is yes, they do. But,…
34 Weeks
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34 Weeks Until Christmas

Hi gang! Just 34 weeks left now until Christmas. It’s just around the corner. Ok, not really. We have a long summer ahead of us. Even still, we’re almost done with the 30s and that for me is the longest part of our countdown. Well.…
8 Months until Christmas
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8 Months Until Christmas

Hi everyone! There are just 8 months until Christmas and, honestly, Christmas feels like just a month away. There is a kind of new energy here at the North Pole that is a little unfamiliar and quite fresh. I kinda like it. But I know…
Find Santa
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Time to Find Santa

The Office of Mrs. Claus issued a statement today that has taken nearly every North Pole Department by surprise. It read, in part: "Santa left on walkabout nearly two months ago. In that time, Santa has traveled to a distant part of the world…
Santa Launches
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250 Days Until Santa Launches

The North Pole quietly marks 250 days remaining until Santa’s launch. It has been a very eventful time at the North Pole the past two months. Here is a brief recap of where things stand: - Santa is not at the North Pole. He left on walkabout…
36 Weeks
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36 Weeks Until Christmas

Greetings, friends! Just 36 weeks remain until Christmas. Are you getting ready? So, I was in North Pole Chat yesterday. It was a good time. But I’ll be honest. I was pretty nervous. Looking back now, that was silly of me. Everyone…