Dear Johnny,

             Thank you so much for your letter!  The elves and I were starting to wonder when we would be hearing from you.  I've been keeping a close eye on you all year long, and I can't believe how good you've been!  When you won the spelling bee, you really got all of the elves talking, and everyone up here at the North Pole couldn't be more proud of you!
             Everyone up here has been working hard to get ready for the big trip.  Mrs. Claus is hard at work making me a new outfit. It seems that I've outgrown my suit from last year!  The reindeer are out training all day and resting all night so they'll be ready for the big Christmas Eve journey!
             You can see how busy everyone up here is as we get ready for the big trip.  We're epically looking forward to visiting Dallas and stopping by your house. My elves tell me that you have asked for a(n) Nvidia 9600 GT from Santa this year.  The elves and I have been searching the Toy Workshop to see if we might be able to find it for you!
             We've been working so hard to get everything ready for the trip, so the elves have put together a little checklist for ways you can get ready on Christmas Eve:

* Keep out of trouble from now until Christmas!

* Hang your stocking out by the fire with care!

* Leave some cookies out next to your stocking.

* MOST IMPORNTANTLY!  Remember to get to bed early on Christmas Eve.

If you can help us with those four little things, I know this Christmas will be the best in years!

Merry Christmas and Warmest Wishes!