This revised edition of Tolkien's famous illustrated letters from 'Father Christmas' includes extracts and pictures not included in the original publication 25 years ago. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas.

To coincide with the 25th anniversary of its first publication, Letters from Father Christmas has been reformatted into an attractive and affordable new format, with the inclusion of every one of the delightful letters and pictures that Tolkien sent to his children.

J.R.R.托尔金（J.R.R. Tolkien）

英国文豪，当代奇幻小说鼻祖。他不仅是牛津大学睿智的教授、四个孩子温情的老爸。最重要的身份，托尔金是全球顶礼膜拜的魔幻文学经典《魔戒》（奥斯卡大赢家《指环王三部曲》原著小说）《霍比特人》（2012—2015全球大电影《霍 比特人》三部曲原著小说）的原著作者。他的粉丝包括：英国王室、丹麦王室、奥巴马、J.K.罗琳，乔治•马丁，蔡康永，姚晨……其作品系列全球已畅销2.5亿余册。

除《霍比特人》以外，托尔金为自己的孩子创作了《罗弗兰登》（为了安慰失去了心爱玩具的二儿子迈克尔），还将孩子们的玩具熊写进了图文并茂的《幸福先生》。每年圣诞，托尔金为孩子准备礼物之余，更化身圣诞老人寄信给孩子们，勾画北极生活的种种趣事。

最期盼圣诞老爸来信的小儿子克里斯托弗•托尔金（Christopher Tolkien），一生着迷于父亲笔下的神奇世界，现在是托尔金文学遗产执行人，整理编辑有《精灵宝钻》《胡林的子女》以及十二卷本《中洲历史》等作品，曾为《魔戒》绘制地图。《圣诞老爸的来信》由他的太太贝莉编辑整理。

【译者简介】

多多

大名黄忆慈，英文名Christine Huang，小学三年级，从五岁开始学习英语，爱幻想，喜欢讲故事，仔仔的闺蜜，相信并热爱圣诞老人。

仔仔

大名刘紫霏，英文名Linda Liu，初中一年级，多多的闺蜜，从六岁开始学习英语，爱运动，喜欢读书，虽然12岁了，也依然相信圣诞老人。

黄磊

多多的爸爸。著名演员、导演、编剧、歌手，毕业于北京电影学院并留校任教。与妻子孙莉、长女多多，幸福相伴在《暗恋桃花源》巡演的路上。

赖声川

多多的赖伯伯。著名导演、编剧。在《暗恋桃花源》几百场的巡演中，看着多多一天天长大。