Schoolgirl writes heartbreaking letter to ‘poorly’ Father Christmas who ‘can’t come to our house’

A girl from Liverpool has written a heartbreaking letter to Father Christmas where she believes he is ‘too sick’ to visit her house this year.

The letter, penned by 10-year-old Lilly from Liverpool, is truly heartbreaking and one that ‘no child should ever have to write’.

In it she speaks of Santa Claus falling ‘sick this year’ and unable to deliver any presents to her home.

She says she hopes he gets better soon and that she and her ‘baby brother have been really good’.

The saddening letter reads: “To Santa, mum told me you are sick this year and you can’t come to our house. I hope you get better soon. I think it would make my brother happy!

“Love Lilly xx (Age 10). PS. We have been really good.”

The letter was received by The Big Help Project – a charity in Liverpool, who shared it with the aim to reflect the struggles facing families living in poverty over the festive season.

It has been shared as part of its ‘Dear Santa’ campaign designed to help those who find themselves living in poverty and raise awareness of the struggles they may face during the festive season.

In a social media post, the charity wrote: “No child should have to think Santa is poorly and can’t bring them presents.

“1 in 7 children will go without any gifts this Christmas. We are using our campaign ‘Dear Santa’ to reflect the struggles families living in poverty will face over the festive season.

“This campaign will highlight five different letters to Santa from children living in poverty, as for many, this time of year is not about festivities but survival.”

The charity, based on Boaler Street in Kensington, also shared pictures drawn by children after they were asked what Christmas looks like to them.

Alongside a picture of her sitting at a table with her mum, one seven-year-old girl called Ellie, writes that Christmas is the only time they eat biscuits after ‘a lady drops off a big box of food the night before’.

Another girl, Poppy, 11, writes that her family plays a game of how many layers they can wear.

The poster campaign was launched across the Liverpool City Region, to highlight what the festive period has ‘always looked like’ for families living in poverty.

For more information about the Big Help Project, click HERE.