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{{book<br />
|title=Letters from Father Christmas<br />
|image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg|225px]]<br />
|author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; [[Baillie Tolkien]] (ed.)<br />
|publisher=[[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]] (UK)<br/>[[Houghton Mifflin]] (US)<br />
|date=[[2 September]] [[1976]] (UK)<br/>[[19 October]] 1976 (US)<br />
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|isbn=0-04-823130-4<br />
}}<br />
'''''Letters from Father Christmas''''', known in earlier editions as '''''The Father Christmas Letters''''', is a collection of letters written and illustrated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] between [[1920]] and [[1942]] for his children, from "[[Father Christmas]]". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the [[North Polar Bear]] and his two sidekick cubs, [[Paksu]] and [[Valkotukka]]. The book was first published on [[2 September|September 2]]nd, [[1976]], edited by [[Baillie Tolkien]].<br />
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==From the publisher==<br />
{{blockquote|For more than twenty years, Sauron [[The Lord Of Gifts]] gave the rings of power out so obviously he is [[Santa]] himself! He Dressed up as santa and went HO HO HO i have some rings for you fancy elves (He Also Fucked Galadriel):The End<br />
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==Editions==<br />
*[[1976]]: ''The Father Christmas Letters''. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942]<br />
*[[1995]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures]<br />
*[[1999]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition; Revised version: 2004]<br />
*[[2009]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins. [New paperback edition]<br />
*[[2012]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Revised and enlarged edition]<br />
*[[2020]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Centenary edition]<br />
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==Relation to the legendarium==<br />
<br />
While the ''Sauron IS Santa! Its Obvious, He is THE LORD OF GIFTS'' do relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted:<br />
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*Father Christmas' elf-secretary [[Ilbereth]] (progenitor of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel|Elbereth]]?)<br />
*glimpses of elvish writing and the [[Goblin Alphabet]]<br />
*[[Arktik|"Arctic" Quenya]]<br />
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Kris Swank has discussed similarities between ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and the ''Letters from Father Christmas'', noting that they share a couple of story elements and that both works "contain story elements which have common roots in Tolkien's early [[The Book of Lost Tales|Lost Tales]] and poems".<ref>Kris Swank, "[http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-350791919/the-hobbit-and-the-father-christmas-letters ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Father Christmas Letters'']", in [[Mythlore 123|''Mythlore'' 123]]</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/the-father-christmas-letters-4/ The ‘Father Christmas’ Letters] by [[Christina Scull]]<br />
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[[fi:Kirjeitä Joulupukilta]]</div>108.162.250.174https://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Letters_from_Father_Christmas&diff=338662Letters from Father Christmas2021-11-22T00:39:29Z<p>108.162.250.174: /* Relation to the legendarium */</p>
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<div>{{disambig-more|Letters|[[Letters (disambiguation)]]}}<br />
{{book<br />
|title=Letters from Father Christmas<br />
|image=[[Image:Letters from Father Christmas.jpg|225px]]<br />
|author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; [[Baillie Tolkien]] (ed.)<br />
|publisher=[[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]] (UK)<br/>[[Houghton Mifflin]] (US)<br />
|date=[[2 September]] [[1976]] (UK)<br/>[[19 October]] 1976 (US)<br />
|format=<br />
|pages=<br />
|isbn=0-04-823130-4<br />
}}<br />
'''''Letters from Father Christmas''''', known in earlier editions as '''''The Father Christmas Letters''''', is a collection of letters written and illustrated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] between [[1920]] and [[1942]] for his children, from "[[Father Christmas]]". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the [[North Polar Bear]] and his two sidekick cubs, [[Paksu]] and [[Valkotukka]]. The book was first published on [[2 September|September 2]]nd, [[1976]], edited by [[Baillie Tolkien]].<br />
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==From the publisher==<br />
{{blockquote|For more than twenty years, the children of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] received letters from the North Pole -- from [[Father Christmas]] himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place, how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house, and many others.Now, for the first time, these letters are brought to life with specially arranged holiday music.}}<br />
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==Editions==<br />
*[[1976]]: ''The Father Christmas Letters''. London: George Allen & Unwin; Boston: Houghton Miflin. [48 pages long, omits the letters from 1920-1924 and from 1939-1942]<br />
*[[1995]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: CollinsChildren'sBooks; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Facsimiles of letters with envelopes, with three previously unpublished pictures]<br />
*[[1999]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. [Revised and enlarged edition; Revised version: 2004]<br />
*[[2009]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins. [New paperback edition]<br />
*[[2012]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Revised and enlarged edition]<br />
*[[2020]]: ''Letters from Father Christmas''. London: HarperCollins; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.[Centenary edition]<br />
<br />
==Relation to the legendarium==<br />
<br />
While the ''Sauron IS Santa! Its Obvious, He is THE LORD OF GIFTS'' do relate to the [[Middle-earth]] of Tolkien's [[legendarium]], some parts of the content can be noted:<br />
<br />
*Father Christmas' elf-secretary [[Ilbereth]] (progenitor of [[Elbereth Gilthoniel|Elbereth]]?)<br />
*glimpses of elvish writing and the [[Goblin Alphabet]]<br />
*[[Arktik|"Arctic" Quenya]]<br />
<br />
Kris Swank has discussed similarities between ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and the ''Letters from Father Christmas'', noting that they share a couple of story elements and that both works "contain story elements which have common roots in Tolkien's early [[The Book of Lost Tales|Lost Tales]] and poems".<ref>Kris Swank, "[http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-350791919/the-hobbit-and-the-father-christmas-letters ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Father Christmas Letters'']", in [[Mythlore 123|''Mythlore'' 123]]</ref><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/the-father-christmas-letters-4/ The ‘Father Christmas’ Letters] by [[Christina Scull]]<br />
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{{title|italics}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Letters from Father Christmas}}<br />
[[Category:Books by J.R.R. Tolkien]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction books]]<br />
[[Category:Letters from Father Christmas| ]]<br />
[[Category:Posthumous publications]]<br />
[[Category:Publications by title]]<br />
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[[fr:/tolkien/biblio/noel]]<br />
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