https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Who says it’s too early to get excited about Christmas? In the town of Himmelpfort north of Berlin at Santa’s largest German post office, thousands of letters have been piling up for weeks now. https://www.thelocal.de/20171116/wish-lists-from-children-worldwide-piling-up-at-santas-post-offices-in-germany Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:55:13 +0100 wish-lists-from-children-worldwide-piling-up-at-santas-post-offices-in-germany Is it too early to get excited about Christmas? Not if you live in the east German town of Himmelpfort – where, on Tuesday, Santa's official post office began sorting through thousands of wishlists from children across the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20151110/santas-post-office-opens-its-doors-for-2015 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:49:42 +0100 santas-post-office-opens-its-doors-for-2015 It's last call for seasonal letters to Saint Nick's official German post office if you want to get a reply before you see what's under the tree this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20141211/kids-minister-dash-for-santas-post-office Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 kids-minister-dash-for-santas-post-office More and more adults in Germany are writing to Santa – and the official Christmas post offices that deal with the mail are not amused. https://www.thelocal.de/20091222/24109 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:11:00 +0100 24109 Dozens of not-so-secret Santas squared off against each other Saturday, in a competition for Germany's best Santa Claus that included singing, hauling presents on a sleigh and calming excited children. https://www.thelocal.de/20081130/15819 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0100 15819 Germany’s most beloved Christmas post office opened on Monday in Himmelpfort in anticipation of receiving thousands of letters from hopeful children to Santa Claus this year, Deutsche Post reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20081110/15417 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:33:00 +0100 15417