Day 4
Post Office & Postcards
Let's bring back some of those old-fashioned traditions and bring back some joy into the hearts of your family and friends - by sending a real old-fashioned letter or Christmas Card. Our new postmaster Spencer Currie, still uses the ink and fountain pen to write his letters, which is one of the reasons he has embraced this new role as Christkindl's Postmaster.
You'll find the green Mailbox next to the Oktoberfest HUT at Christkindl's main location on Gaukel Street (between Joseph & Charles St.).
Write your letter to Saint Nicholas
Letters to Santa & Christkindl's New Postmaster
Continue a cherished tradition as old as our postal service. Write your letter to Santa and drop it off at our mailbox at our Outdoor Festival on Gaukel Street.
Christkindl's new Postmaster, Spencer Currie, will make sure that your special letters make it to Saint Nicholas posthaste.
History of Traditions: Thomas Reitz Christmas Postcard Collection
People around the world collect things related to Christmas – fragile glass ornaments, sets of electric lights, Nativity scenes, and greeting cards. And everyone collects memories, perhaps of a special gift given or received, or a favourite family gathering. These photographs, from a private collection, are one person's collecting passion – photographs of Christmas printed on postcards. The original postcards, dating from about 1900 to 1930, are each 3 ½ by 5 ½ inches.
The photographs were taken mostly by amateurs in Canada, the United States and Europe – think of the postcards as the Instagram message of their day. They were printed in home darkrooms or as a special request when film was developed.
German Saying-of-the-Day
Wir schicken heute ein Paket
- hoffentlich kommt es nicht zu spät
Sending a package for the special date?
Let us hope it won’t be late
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Meet The Niagara Area Lutheran Choir
Today's Concert features their performance at Christkindl Market in 2019
The Niagara Area Lutheran Choir, as the name suggests, is made up of Lutheran singers from seven different Lutheran churches across the Niagara Area of southern Ontario. So as not to take members from their own churches on Sunday mornings, they do not sing for Sunday morning Worship, but do take part in many special afternoon or evening services, such as anniversaries, installations, Advent services, Ascension services or others as requested.
They are primarily a concert choir, and go wherever they are invited to sing. They do not charge for their concerts, but often a congregation will use them as a fundraiser and take up an offering for a project of their choice. In addition to church concerts, they sing regularly at several retirement/nursing homes in the area. Although they used to travel further afield, most of the concerts now are within a two-hour drive from Niagara, but all invitations are considered and appreciated.
Nutcracker-of-the-Day
Artist: Jessica McKenzie, Waterloo ON
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View our whole collection in the Nutcracker Gallery and go visit the nutcrackers in all their glory displayed in downtown Kitchener on a self-guided walk.
Join Us On Social
Share your traditions!
Join our online community on Facebook and Instagram. Writing a letter to Santa is a tradition that is shared by a lot of people but some traditions are unique to you and your family.
- Is mailing letters to Saint Nicholas part of your holiday traditions?
- What Christmas traditions do you carry on every year?
- Do you have a tradition you'd like to start this year?
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Letters to Santa
Write & Mail Your Letter to Santa
Write and address your letters to:
Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada
Bring your letters with you to our Outdoor Festival on Gaukel Street and drop them in our mailbox. Spencer, Christkindl's new Postmaster, will make sure that your special letters will make it all the way to the North Pole!
Remember to include a return address so Santa can write you back!
Christkindl Marketplace of Shops & Artisans
FOOD & BAKERY
CHRISTMAS & DECOR
ARTS & CRAFTS
TOYS & GAMES
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES 
HEALTH & BODY
SHOP DTKKindling the Christmas Spirit - I remember the first year of the Market. Snow falling gently, beautiful German music playing outside, high quality Christmas goods for purchase from friendly vendors, hot-mulled cider, the nativity scene, the skaters - what atmosphere!!! The magic has hooked me ever since. So much different from the mall! Thanks for kindling the Christmas spirit.
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Giving Back
The photos, videos and concerts presented on this website are a chance for visitors to relive Christkindl Markets from 1997 through 2019. In 2020 we were online only.
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