Madam, – It has come to my attention that there is currently quite a serious economic crisis at the North Pole, akin to that we are experiencing here in Ireland.
As a result, Mr and Mrs Claus have had to make several redundancies in their workshop and have had to tighten their belts considerably this year (quite an achievement given the size of their waistlines!).
I feel it only fair to point out this rather important piece of news in order to prepare families across Ireland for what I can only imagine will be a lighter sackload . . . but one with plenty of good thought. – Yours, etc,