Every year, millions of children sit down to make a wish list for Santa, hoping he will make all of their Christmas dreams come true.

But what if Santa actually wrote back? The United States Postal Service is now accepting "Letters From Santa," a program that allows any person to play Santa by sending a letter signed by Saint Nick to any child.

According to a postal service news release, "The 'Letters From Santa' program helps parents fulfill the dreams of their own children."

Instructions to send a letter from Santa:

1. Write a letter to your child from Santa Claus and sign it "From Santa." Put the letter in an envelope addressed to your child with the return address SANTA, NORTH POLE.
2. Ensure a First-Class Mail stamp is affixed to the envelope.
3. Place the envelope into a larger envelope, with appropriate postage, and address the larger envelope to:
   NORTH POLE POSTMARK
   POSTMASTER
   4141 POSTMARK DR
   ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998
4. Your letter “from Santa” will be mailed back to your child, postmarked from the North Pole.
5. “Letters From Santa” must be mailed to the Anchorage, AK postmaster by no later than Dec. 10. Santa’s helpers in Anchorage will take care of the rest.

Prefer to get a video from Santa? Visit http://www.portablenorthpole.com and complete the information fields (I just did this for my own child and it took about 10 minutes, and my kids will love the final video). There is a free video option as well as options to pay for packages starting at $3.95. 

Do your children or children in your family plan on writing a letter to Santa this year? Tell us in comments.