Can Santa Cure Diseases and Stop Wars?
Christmas Truce
Quite a few people, young and old, make very special requests of the elves and me. They will ask us to cure someone they love of a disease like cancer. Some people will ask us if we can bring peace on Earth.
It makes us sad that people have to ask for help. It makes us even sadder that we cannot help them.
You see, there is nothing that the elves and I would love to do more than to find a cure for all the diseases there are. It’s just that, well, while us elves are really good at making toys and other Christmas presents, we just aren’t very good when it comes to medicine and laboratories. I think that’s why we like making toys — because it’s the one thing we can do to make people happy, even if it’s not as important as finding a cure for diseases.
We do know there are lots of people working hard to cure diseases and make people feel better and that gives us lots of hope.
If you feel sad because someone you know has a terrible disease or if you are sad for any other reason, remember that you can always call the great people on our Help Line page.
There are many other things people ask us for that we cannot bring either, like peace on Earth and for wars to stop.
I did actually stop the Great War (or as it is known now, World War I) in 1914 for a very short while on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  The soldiers of the two sides even played a friendly game of football (soccer) for a while! Sadly the Christmas Truce did not last and the war started again.
Everyone at the North Pole really wishes there was a lot more that we could do for people. In the end however, I think that there are some things that people have to do for themselves.
Merry Christmas!
Santa Claus
P.S. Are you upset with the elves and me that we cannot cure diseases and stop wars? (You can tell me here. Or, scroll down to see what others have written!)
October 13th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
i wish you could heal the sick.my papa died cancer.from stephanie manley.
August 19th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I wished you could stop Cancer for my grandparents TT.TT
December 25th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Santa, I know it’s late. But my family stays up late some days. Sorry!
I bet you’re dead tired from Christmas Eve! And Santa, you can do anything. If you believe you can do anything, it’s possible that you CAN do whatever.
December 22nd, 2010 at 11:56 am
stop the wars.poor pepple
December 18th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
hi there Santa i love you so much and i hope you got my letter i am getting so so so so BIG and i am leaving you a snack love you bye
December 18th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
yes if he talked with the goverment first becfause i belive he can stip wars and stuff like that
December 18th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
my dads b day is on christmas day and he is dead pls try to tell him that i love him and ask him why he had to go without telling me that i love and good-bye
love ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥,
AURORA
P.S.i love you so much i am leaving you milk and cookies and reindeer food and my nickname is (Rora), and (Rorie)
December 18th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Dear Santa,
For Christmas what would you like?
I hope you have been very good to Mrs Claus by: Cooking, Cleaning and give the Elfs a day off work.
I writing a Good and Bad list as well so I will see if your good.
Bye Santa
Form Stephanie
December 18th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
i love your christmas blog santa
and merry Cristmas:)
December 18th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
santa i love your christmas blog