For 98 years, the folks in Santa Claus, Indiana, have helped their town's namesake ensure that every child's letter to Santa receives a personal reply.

Occasionally, those letters give us pause.

Pause for the Claus, if you will.

During this busy Christmas month, we'll post some of the letters we've saved from over the years.

Let's start with this letter from Timothy.

Apparently, Timothy is far more concerned with advising Santa than asking for presents:

If you'd like to see more letters, please check out the Santa Claus Museum's website for their hours of operation; they also have a Facebook page.