As many readers know, I am a huge fan of Macy’s. And many of you know the reason – the Macy’s Day Parade. It just ROCKS that they do it every year and it is just so fabulous and fun! Another reason to love Macy’s is their Believe Campaign. Some people just never lose the magic of Christmas. And to help Macy’s is collecting a million reasons to believe this holiday season.
As part of Macy’s nostalgic holiday campaign, inspired by the New York Sun‘s famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial from 1897, Macy’s stores across the country are featuring letter-writing Believe Stations and Santa Mail letterboxes for believers of all ages to write and drop off letters – stamped and addressed to Santa At The North Pole. For each letter received, Macy’s will donate $1 to The Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 million, to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. Over the past three years, Macy’s has collected more than 4 million letters to Santa!
WHAT’S NEW: Macy’s Believe-o-Magic app
For the first time this year, shoppers mailing their letters at Believe Stations in Macy’s stores will have an opportunity to take a photo with the campaign’s animated stars Virginia and Ollie from the animated holiday special “Yes, Virginia.” Using new augmented reality technology, customers with IOS and select Android smartphones can download the “Macy’s Believe-o-Magic” application that allows them to unlock the magic to see and interact with Virginia, Ollie and their friends. Customers can step in the frame and take a photo, which can also be uploaded into a holiday card template to share via e-mail or Facebook. Customers can also preview the magic at home by downloading the application and printing out the marker. When they point “Macy’s Believe-o-Magic” camera at the marker, they can see an animated Virginia ice skating right in their homes!
Write your letter to Santa online!
Your children can even create their letter to Santa online with Macy’s easy-to-use tool at macys.com/believe and on Macy’s Facebook/Believe! After creating their letters and decorating them with fun icons, print the letters and bring them to any Santa Mailbox at Macy’s Believe Stations. Remember – for every letter sent to Santa, Macy’s will donate $1 to The Make-A-Wish-Foundation, up to $1 million! And while you’re at Macy’s, stop by Santaland to see the Big Man himself!
To write a letter to Santa online, go here: Write to Santa
To find a store near you, click here.
To find the nearest Macy’s Santaland, click here.
One reader will win a Lenox Macy’s 2011 Believe Ornament ($29.99 Value)
FIRST: MANDATORY (AND DAILY) ENTRY:
Chat with me in a comment below! Tell me what Christmas means to you or why you believe in Santa or any Christmas Traditions that mean a lot to you. You can come back DAILY and tell me more for extra entries!
Contest ends 12/15/11. This is open to the USA. Please refer to complete contest rules. The entries listed above are the ONLY entries for this contest. Winners will be notified by e-mail (if supplied in the entry or on profile page), as well as on the Winner’s Wall.
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What Christmast means to me is giving, love and peace.
As a christian, Christmas is a time where we can share our faith with others through acts of kindness and cheer!
Christmas to me means spending time with those you love and who love you . It’s about enjoying the time you have on this Earth. But most importantly it’s about forgetting those bad feelings you might have about someone.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
To me, Christmas is the birth of Christ. It also means celebrating and making a magical time for kids. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Christmas means a lot to me because it is a time everyone can believe in magic and have family time!
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Christmas to us, is getting together with family and celebrating the joy of the season!
the tradition that means the most to me isstringing popcorn for the tree..always had it when i was a kid, and i intend to carry it on
nannypanpan at gmail.com
Christmas is a time for me to reflect on the love of Christ and what He did for me.
Christmas is time to disconnect from the busy outside world and spend time with the family
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
Christmas means faith, giving and hope.
lazybones344 at gmail dot com
Christmas means being with your loved ones
Christmas means to me a new hope for joy to fill everyone’s heart
vmkids3 at msn dot com
we always do christmas marathon of movies,one gift christmas eve and spending time with the family
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
The most important part of Christmas is being able to be with loved ones and also teaching my children that giving is far more important than receiving.