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1920
Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • 22 December 1920 (#1926)


1921-1922

• No Letters Known
  

1923
Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1923 (#1927)


1924
Letter from Father Christmas to John Tolkien • 23 December 1924 (#1928)
Letter from Father Christmas to Michael Tolkien • 23 December 1924 (#1929)


1925
Letter from Father Christmas to John and Michael Tolkien • Christmas 1925 (#1930)


1926
Letter from Father Christmas to John and Michael Tolkien • 20 December 1926 (#1931)


1927
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien, also Aslaug, Mummy, Auntie Jennie, and Daddy • 21 December 1927 (#1939)


1928
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien • 20 December 1928 (#1940)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien • Boxing Day 1928 (#2222)


1929
Letter from Polar Bear to Boys (John, Michael, and Christopher) • November 1929 (#2223)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 22 December 1929 (#1941)


1930
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, and Christopher Tolkien • 28 November 1930 (#2224)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1930 (#1942)


1931
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 31 October 1931 (#2225)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1931 (#1943)


1932
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 30 November 1932 (#2226)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1932 (#1954)


1933
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 2 December 1933 (#2219)
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 21 December 1933 (#1955)


1934
Letter from Father Christmas to Christopher Tolkien • 20 November 1934 (#2217)
Letter from Father Christmas to Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1934 (#1956)


1935
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1935 (#1957)


1936
Letter from Father Christmas to Unknown • 2 November 1936 (#2208)
Letter from Father Christmas, llbereth, secretary to Fr Christmas and Polar Bear to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1936 (#1958)


1937
Letter from Father Christmas to John, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1937 (#1959)


1938
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1938 (#1960)
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Boxing Day 1938 (#2220)


1939
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1939 (#1961)


1940
Letter from Polar Bear (with Father Christmas) to Christopher and Priscilla Tolkien • 13 December 1940 (#2221)
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • 23 December 1940 (#2218)
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1940 (#1962)


1941
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • 22 December 1941 (#1963)


1942
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas Eve 1942 (#1964)


1943
Letter from Father Christmas to Priscilla Tolkien • Christmas 1943 (#1965)


Tolkien writes a note on how he wrote The Father Christmas Letters (undated)
Letter from Father Christmas (J.R.R. Tolkien) to Unknown • Sometime after 1943 (#2230)

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