‘Could You Help Santa?’ In Christmas Wish Lists, Children Write Of Pandemic Hardships By Emma Bowman December 20, 2020 Jonah doesn’t want anything for himself this Christmas. Instead, he asked Santa Claus to “find a cure for Covid-19 and give it to us to save the world.” Other children hope Santa and his elves are staying healthy. Yadhira wants help with her family’s bills. Every holiday season, children write to Santa, scribbling down which toys they want and any burning questions they may have onto letters for mailing to the North Pole. And every year, the U.S. Postal Service makes these letters available for anyone to “adopt” through its Operation Santa program to help make these wishes come true.