He always does. But at a home in Northern Virginia it is Mrs. Claus who spends her days checking a mailbox for letters, deciphering the scribbled wishes within them and putting into play actions ...

Merry Christmas from the North Pole! It’s Santa here, with Mrs. Claus sending her warm hugs, too. We’re all buzzing with excitement because Christmas is just around the corner — woo-hoo!

One mom is leaving Santa high and dry this Christmas, offering cookies and a letter for Mrs. Claus instead, for her “behind-the-scenes” labor. “Everything is for Mrs. Claus, henceforth ...

Jennifer Scully held a stack of more than 500 letters to Santa. Her Dix Hills living room now overflowing with toys, clothes and donations, she tried to find the right gifts for each letter.

Horn-Trujillo, also known as Mrs. Claus, nodded in agreement as she discussed the letters she viewed. “We had children who asked for various things, including a Bible, new clothes and shoes and ...

“Children like to have a specific thing listed on their letter and if they drop them off at the fire houses, then they’ll get direct to the north pole and I’ll get to read them and Mrs. Claus will ...