Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children–and continued doing that for 24 more years!

Through those letters, he created an entire mythology, including characters (like the North Polar Bear, Ilbereth his elf helper, bear cubs, goblins), stories, and even battles! Thankfully, all those letters were kept and can now be read by us in the “Letters from Father Christmas” book!

This year, we put together a reading of Tolkien’s 1926 letter–by Father Christmas himself!

More about Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas
Listen to the letter again on YouTube!

In our extended episode (available for our members) I talk a bit more about the letters he wrote, and read his final (and somewhat gut-wrenching) letter to his daughter Priscilla.