TCG Letter #2221

Very brief note from Polar Bear telling the children that Father Christmas says "O.K." with a correction by Father Christmas who actually said "all right". Presumably the children had asked for a particular gift for Christmas that year.

This note has never been transcribed in any of the published books, but does get reproduced in various editions from 1999 onward:^{1999 - p. 139, 2004 - p. 98 (mistakenly paired with the 1937 letter in this edition), 2009 - p. 141, 2012 - p. 145, 2019 - p. 163, 2020 - p. 163, 2023 - p. 163[1]}

1940	A 76	B 94	C 95	D 99	E 04	F 09	G 12	H 19	I 20	J 23
Note - "2 am. Dec 13th" "Fr. Christ / Mas. Says / O.K. / yrs P.B.", 1 page				139	98	141	145	163	163	163
verso of note - "C.&P. Tolkien / Nos..." goes with Dec 13th note - wax seal				138	99	141	145	163	163	163
Letter from Polar Bear to Priscilla - 23 December, 1 page							168	186	186	186
Verso of Polar Bear letter - "MISS P.M.R.TOLKIEN" - two wax seals							168	186	186	186
Transcription of letter from Polar Bear - 23 December				138	98	139	169	187	187	187
Letter from Father Christmas - Christmas Eve "Just a short letter to wish you a very Happy Christmas", 2 pages							171 173	189 191	189 191	189 191
Transcription of letter from Father Christmas				140	100	140- 142	170	188	188- 190	188- 190
Art - Polar Bear dancing with penguins			12	141	101	142	173	191	191	191
Envelope - "Xmas 1940 / N.P." / "To Priscilla Mary R. Tolkien"				136		138	170	188	188	188
"Xmas 1940" Envelope verso - wax seal				140