BBC News
By Mike McBride
image copyrightHoly Child Primary School
image captionPupils at Holy Child Primary School in Creggan sending small gifts and letters to elderly people at Creggan Day Centre
Primary pupils in Londonderry have been very busy writing their letters to Santa, and to elderly residents in care homes and adult day centres.
The letters aim to bring much-needed festive cheer to older people right across the north west after a difficult year.
Several primary schools have been colouring and decorating letters and cards for their new pensioner pen-pals.
Santa will have his work cut out this year with a shark, a tree house and an ice cream van on some pupil s Christmas wish-lists.