This episode of Talking Points on Polk.Today is a celebration of my favorite thing about Christmas: Letters to Santa. Listen in for a selection that were received in this first year of gathering letters from Polk.Today readers and educators across Polk County.

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Thanks to Stefan Kartenberg, Martijn de Boer and Lena Orsa for the use of their music, found on ccmixter.org.