TCG Letter #1942

Father Christmas writes to the Tolkien children saying that he "enjoyed" all their letters. He has had no time and only finished the letter on Christmas Eve. He hopes that they will enjoy their stockings. He remarks that PB had been ill with Whooping cough and could not help with the packing. FC would not want any children catching it end up "barked like bears on Boxing-day."

FC talks about this years pictures, including him finding Polar Bear in the snow. He closes with mention that he would to say more "about my green brother and my father, old Grandfather Yule, and why we were both called Nicholas after the Saint" but he is late. He sends the children kisses.

In 'Toward an Annotated Father Christmas' Ian Hollenbaugh further notes the following details:

Though there is no envelope reproduced for Christmas 1930, the Tolkiens now reside at 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford, having moved from 22 Northmoor Road (where they had lived for four years) to the larger house next door at the beginning of the year (Biography, p. 181), on 14 January 1930.

1930	A 76	B 94	C 95	D 99	E 04	F 09	G 12	H 19	I 20	J 23
Letter "Nov 28th 1930" "Fr. Christmas has got all your letters!", 1 page				54	36	52	56	68	68	68
Transcription "Nov 28th" Letter				54	36	53	57	69	69	69
Nov Letter verso - "J. & M. & C. Tolkien By messenger" with wax seal				52		52	56	68	68	68
Letter "20 and 24 December" "I have enjoyed all your letters...", 2 pages			L5				59 62	71 74	71 74	71 74
Transcription	15- 16	2/13- 2/25	L5v	56- 57	38- 39	54- 57	58	70	70- 75	70- 75
Art - PB recovery party / FC and PB in snow & PB bath / cracker pull "PB recovers!"	16	2/19- 2/24	21	55	37	55	60	72	72	72