Père Noël opens his digital office

THE doors have been swung open on Père Noël's electronic office in La Poste to process all the letters he is set to receive.

The website is very simple to use and allows you to enter postal details and a short message to Père Noël, in return children receive a card in the post.

Ever since 1996 he has had an online branch and the actual letters and drawings that kids send are sorted by La Poste in a building in Gironde, and the company expects to send over a million cards in reply.