Santa Claus called "Operation Santa" to ensure that letters to Santa are adopted by charitable organizations, major corporations, local businesses and individuals in order to make children's holiday dreams come true from coast to coast. Those seeking a North Pole holiday postmark through the USPS, are told to send their letter from Santa or a holiday greeting card by 10 December to: North Pole Holiday Postmark, Postmaster, 4141 Postmark Dr, Anchorage, AK 99530-9998. In 2006, according to the UPU's 2007 study and survey of national postal operations, France's Postal Service received the most letters for Santa Claus or "Père Noël" with 1,220,000
The Story of Santa Claus his voice work, and went on to make other Christmas specials such as "" and "The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus". The special was first broadcast on December 4, 1996 on CBS. The special has been rebroadcast in later years. It was released on VHS by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. John Leonard, writing for "New York", called the special "somewhat less animated" than the 1996 live action special "Mrs. Santa Claus". The Story of Santa Claus The Story of Santa Claus is a 1996 animated television special directed by Toby Bluth. It features the voices of Ed Asner,