Every year, from 1920 to 1942, the Tolkien children – first John, and later Michael, Christopher and Priscilla – would receive a letter from Father Christmas ... is cave art by primeval ...

Tolkien continued this practice for more than 20 years, and in 1976, a compilation of his correspondence “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas” was made available to the public.

The Bodleian Libraries in Oxford are unveiling a series of previously unseen letters that J R R Tolkien wrote to his children “from Father Christmas” every winter for 23 years. The ...

The Bodleian Libraries in Oxford are unveiling a series of previously unseen letters that J R R Tolkien wrote to his children “from Father Christmas” every winter for 23 years. The ...