Derek Rogers thought he handled the "conversation" with his daughter about Santa Claus really well, but he quickly realized that wasn't the case.

The letter to Santa Claus is a rite of passage for many ... and she wanted a doll and yellow ribbons. In 1960, a child asked for a gun that shoots ping pong balls and a new teddy bear.

The women said the letters they read are "precious" and sometimes they can't help but chuckle at the requests — like the child who pleaded with Santa to bring a pigeon on Christmas Day.

Ott says she picks up letters from children on her route and sends them straight to the North Pole. Not only that, she says she also delivers Santa’s handwritten replies to each child.

From 1952 to 2008, children in Deerfield had an opportunity to write letters to Santa Claus and, after some time, a letter from the big man himself would be sent back to the child. Now, decades ...