Royal Mail shares most wanted Christmas presents this year based on letters to Santa

Royal Mail has revealed this year’s most wanted Christmas presents, based off the thousands of letters sent by children to Santa.

Every year in the run up to Christmas, the Royal Mail launches its Letters to Santa scheme, where children can write and post a letter to Santa. Once the letter is received, children will get a reply from St Nick himself, all the way from the North Pole.

In their letters, children are encouraged to write down what they want for Christmas. Now, the Royal Mail has revealed what were the most asked for presents among children this year.

Lego tops the list for the first time in seven years, followed by Barbie dolls, scooters, Squishmallow stuffed toys, and bikes. Nerf Guns, headphones, PlayStation 5, Hot Wheels and make-up are also on the top 10 most wanted presents.

Lisa Luveniyali, of Royal Mail, said: “For over 60 years Royal Mail has played a special part at Christmas working with Santa and his elves.

“We are proud that children across the UK trust us with delivering their treasured letters to Santa, so they can receive the gifts they really want.”

If your child is still awaiting a reply from Santa, here is a statement from the Royal Mail: "Our last date for letters arriving to Santa was Monday 9 December. If you wrote to him before then we hope you're enjoying your letter from him, or will be really soon!

"If your letter was posted after that date, he'll do his best to get back to you, but you may not hear from him before Christmas."

As Christmas fast approaches, supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, have revealed cut-off dates when it comes to placing Christmas food orders that all shoppers need to be aware of.