# Letters to Santa reveal the toll the pandemic is taking on kids

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**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-to-santa-reveal-the-toll-the-pandemic-is-taking-on-kids/927660 "2020-12-09T18:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-to-santa-reveal-the-toll-the-pandemic-is-taking-on-kids/927660/1 "2020-12-09T18:59:06Z")

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Aw. ☹

> **[Letters to Santa reveal the toll the pandemic is taking on kids | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/us/santa-letters-children-coronavirus-trnd/index.html)**
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> Some children are imploring Santa to make the coronavirus go away. Others are asking for masks for Christmas. This year's letters to the North Pole reflect the hardships of life in the pandemic.

I didn’t know Operation Santa was a thing. I think that’s great.

~Max