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Come sing a Thank You for your Secret Santa 2014 gift.

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SantaSandyMumsnet · 31/10/2014 13:31

Ding dong! Secret Santa's here,
With thanks for all your giving,
Ding dong! Mumsnet Christmas cheer,
For those who are receiving,
Glooooria, Mumsnet in excelsis!

With love and a Merry Christmas
The Elves
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Come sing a Thank You for your Secret Santa 2014 gift.
Come sing a Thank You for your Secret Santa 2014 gift.
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Xmas2014SantaB7565 · 24/12/2014 10:17

Ho ho ho!

Hope you have a lovely Christmas Xmas2014MN7565
Smile

Have they both arrived? You have two that may be arriving separately. One for fun (because it's Christmas!) and a lovely one x

Xmas2014MN2834 · 24/12/2014 11:24

To Xmas2014SantaC2834
Huge thanks you for the lovely thoughtul gift! It has been a pretty rubbish year for me as I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July and will be spending Christmas suffering chemo side effects. Mumsnet has been an absolute lifeline to me this year and being put forward for secret Santa has been the icing on the cake. I am definitely going to go and spoil myself in the new year with your lovely gift xxx thanks again and hope you have a brilliant relaxing Christmas planned!

Xmas2014MN5344 · 24/12/2014 14:11

To Xmas2014SantaB5344
Sadly the present never arrived but I'm grateful for the nomination all the same. Best Wishes.

RainDancer · 24/12/2014 14:14

Dear Xmas2014MN7773
I am very sorry if your parcel hasn't arrived in time for Christmas. I gave DH the one one job of posting it last week and he sent it second class. Sigh. To be fair it should have got there as it was before the last posting date for 2nd class, but if it hasn't, you will at least have a nice post Christmas surprise to look forward to! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
With love from Xmas2014SantaA7773 x

Xmas2014MN6990 · 24/12/2014 14:45

Dear Santa2014MN6990
Thank you so much for the book token I received this morning. It was incredibly kind of you and I shall enjoy looking for some new books in the New Year. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

I was incredibly touched to be nominated this year. Merry Christmas to everyone who has been involved in the Secret Santa, especially you Sandy, put your feet up and enjoy some Wine!

Xmas2014SantaC2557 · 24/12/2014 14:51

To Xmas2014MN2557,
The present that I have sent is aimed at your DD and you to share. I hope you have fun.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 24/12/2014 16:50

Can't be bothered changing names again,especially with having two secret santa names!!!

Anyway, Xmas2014MN7565 I checked the tracking and see that your second parcel arrived shortly after you posted. I hope they are both enjoyed by you Xmas Smile

XmasMN9502 You have had deliveries today but weren't in. One was posted through your letterbox by the DPD driver. The other came via Royal Mail and a card has been left for you to rearrange delivery. I'm sorry you weren't there for it,but at least you know it is there when you get home. Xmas Smile

Have a great Christmas both of you and everyone else who was nominated, and also to those of you who 'donated/played Santa'

Xmas2014SantaA7565 · 24/12/2014 17:27

Xmas2014MN7565

I'm so glad it arrived in time!

I hope you all have a lovely christmas! Xmas Grin

love Xmas2014SantaAandB7565 x

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 24/12/2014 17:35

Eh? How does that work. I was Xmas2014SantaB7565 aswell and my deliveries arrived with MN7565 this morning

Puzzled

Xmas2014SantaA7565 · 24/12/2014 17:42

Yup TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge mine did too!
And MN gave me the names A and B,

Puzzled too!

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 24/12/2014 17:51

Oh, now that's confusing LOL Probably not as confusing for us as it will be for MN7565 though, I sent two parcels separately, one arrived shortly before she posted, the other about 15 minutes after. So if yours arrived this morning she will be either seriously confused or think somebody has been uber generous Grin

At least she has been well treated, that is the important thing (but mumsnet,sort it out for next year as people may end up thinking things have arrived when they haven't if there are two with the same name - I had to double check with the tracking that they'd gone to the right place after the above posts LOL)

Xmas2014MN8733 · 24/12/2014 18:06

To Xmas2014SantaB8733
To Xmas2014SantaB8733

Thank you so very much for my lovely gift. I haven't opened it yet but I will do tomorrow.

Hope you ave a fabulous Christmas and I am really touched by your generosity.

Xmas2014MN8733 · 24/12/2014 18:08

To Xmas2014SantaA8733
Xmas2014SantaA8733

Thank you so much for my gift. Unfortunately, it is currently being held hostage at my local post Office Depot and I was too late home today to collect it. I hope you have a lovely Christmas.

Flowers
Xmas2014SantaA7565 · 24/12/2014 18:21

What a lovely glitch if it is!

Xmas2014MN7565
I hope you got all the parcels sent your way!

Xmas2014MN5544 · 24/12/2014 18:56

Dear Xmas2014SantaA5544,

Thankyou so very much for your wonderful gift which has finally arrived c/o SantaPippaFisher.

Santa your generosity and thoughtful presents were very much appreciated and my son is totally delighted with his gift.

Pippafisher many thanks to you and your DH for making sure the parcel carried on it's merry way.

This parcel arrived on a day I was feeling terribly sad and had spent much of it crying. I think the reality of life without my Mum hits very hard on certain days and I was feeling lonely and tired and generally fed up. Your gift brought me huge pleasure, especially as it had such a wonderful journey here, and it made me smile through the tears.

The generosity and kindness of the 'nest of vipers' that is MN is truly impressive!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and Xmas2014SantaA5544 your own city is indeed remembered in our thoughts and prayers at this time.

love Xmas2014MN5544 x

FruVikingessOla · 24/12/2014 19:10

Oh wow, Xmas2014MN5544, that's absolutely brilliant - how fantastic that it all worked out in the end.

I might add that I'm not part of your Secret Santa, nor am I PippaFisher. But this has to be the best MN story of the year.

CaulkheadUpNorth · 24/12/2014 19:12

I too am very pleased that the gift, via pippa fisher arrived Grin

Xmas2014SantaB9128 · 24/12/2014 19:30

Dear Xmas2014MN9128

I posted off a gift for you and the girls last week, and I'm a little worried, as the courier details says it was delivered to your letterbox on the 20th. As I hadn't heard if you had received it safely, I searched the thread and saw you mentioned earlier in the thread that you were away for Xmas. It might be worth you asking a neighbour to check that there isn't anything sitting on your doorstep!

Happy Christmas xxx

XmasMN9502 · 24/12/2014 19:41

Thank you, thank you to my lovely Santa (who, pleasingly, has just posted not far above me). This is my first Christmas alone, and I am currently sitting in front of a fire, beneath a big red blanket, with a glass of mulled wine, and opening your presents. It is replacing a sense of loneliness with a sense of peace. You are lovely. Thank you.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 24/12/2014 19:54

That made me smile XmasMN9502 I hope you like them (do you have both now?) And Mumsnet can keep you company.Merry Christmas

Xmas2014SantaC3124 · 24/12/2014 20:07

Dear XmasMN3124 thank you for your lovely message, I am SO pleased that you enjoyed your present, it was a lot of fun to make. I will raise a glass to you all tomorrow! Merry Christmas and I wish all your family a wonderful 2015 xxx

Xmas2014SantaC3124 · 24/12/2014 20:08

Sorry should have addressed that to Xmas2014MN3124 just in case she's searching for her name x

Xmas2014SantaC5544 · 24/12/2014 20:16

MN5544

Knowing the parcel has reached you has absolutely made my Christmas. I hope you and your family have a lovely time and I'm glad I was able to send some cheer on behalf of the nest of vipers. And thank you so much for the kind thoughts too when you've got little energy of your own.

Merry Christmas xx

Xmas2014MN6134 · 24/12/2014 23:25

To Xmas2014SantaC6134
I am concerned that. My secret Santa has not seen my previous posts of thanks. So once again many many thanks to my Secret. Santa MN 6134" wishing you and your family a very happy Xmas

Xmas2014MN8997 · 25/12/2014 09:41

To Xmas2014SantaB8997
I know I've already thanked you on here but I wanted to say again what wonderful gifts they were for my DSs - they were both beyond thrilled, especially the 2yo! His eyes when he saw the truck that Santa had left for him - so so happy!
Thank you again for your extremely insightful gifts and I hope you have a lovely Christmas day.
ThanksXmas Smile