Christmas Eve: Santa calls from the sleigh
Santa calls from the sleigh on Christmas Eve and your child guides him to the right roof; the call ends with bedtime.
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Recorded live with our test child. Santa's words change with every call.
What Santa does
Santa calls from the sleigh, high in the night sky, bells jingling, wind in his beard. He is on his way tonight.
The fog is thick and thousands of roofs look the same. Rudolph needs to know exactly which house is your child's.
He asks your child to describe the house: the door colour, the garden, a pet, who lives there. Never the address.
Rudolph's nose flashes: found it! The bells get louder, the reindeer cheer your child's name, and Santa asks them to wave at the sky.
Then the rule: Santa only lands when children are asleep. He says a warm goodnight and ends the call himself.
What you fill in beforehand
Two things that make your house easy to spot: the blue door, the snowman, the cat. Santa lets your child discover them.
Parents ask
- Does this call help with bedtime?
- That is what it is for. Santa ends the call himself with the rule that he only lands when children are asleep.
- How busy is Christmas Eve?
- It is our busiest evening. If every Santa is on a call, you see your place in the queue and your minutes are not used while you wait.
- How long is the call?
- About three minutes. Santa keeps it short on purpose: bedtime is the point.
Two tips
- Call after pyjamas and teeth, so the goodnight lands.
- Agree a wave at the window afterwards. It closes the story.
Create a parent account first. Your first minute is free.
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