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# J.R.R. Tolkien’s Father Christmas letters are getting a beautiful new edition
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/jrr-tolkien-father-christmas-letters-special-edition/
- Published: 2019-10-07T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-13T15:06:48.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: News, J.R.R. Tolkien

Fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien is best-known for writing *The Lord of the Rings* and *The Hobbit*, but he has a small body of work outside of his Middle-earth stories, too. One particularly notable work is a collection of Christmas letters that he wrote to his children between 1920 and 1942, and which are now being re-released in a new, beautiful edition called [*Letters from Father Christmas*](https://www.tolkien.co.uk/products/letters-from-father-christmas-deluxe-slipcased-edition-9780008327729/?ref=andrewliptak.com).

Tolkien wrote the letters from the point of view of Santa Claus or his elves, talking about his fantastic adventures, and provided some fantastic illustrations. (You can see [some examples on *OpenCulture*](http://www.openculture.com/2013/12/read-j-r-r-tolkiens-letter-from-father-christmas-to-his-young-children.html?ref=andrewliptak.com)). Tolkien’s estate first released a collection of the letters in 1976, edited by Baillie Tolkien, although this is reportedly the first time that every single letter and illustration has been included in one collection.

![](https://reactormag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/615wDPbhOKL-740x493.jpg)

Image: HarperCollins

This new edition looks a little fancier and includes several letters and illustrations that haven’t been included in prior editions. The book comes in a handsome slipcase and features high-quality digital reproductions of each letter. According to Amazon, the book comes out on October 17th, although the site hasn’t yet listed a price. If anything, it looks as though it’ll be a fantastic gift for Tolkien fans this holiday season.