There is an unusual way to measure the emotional cost of the coronavirus pandemic. It can be seen in letters to Santa Claus now arriving at a post office in southwest France. The post office answers mail sent to the traditional Father Christmas from around the world. Jim, from Taiwan, put a face mask inside the letter he sent to Santa Claus and wrote “I heart u.” Alina, 5, asked in her letter that Santa please use the front door because the back door is only used by Grandma and Grandpa to lower their risk of catching the new coronavirus. And 10-year-old Lola wrote that she is wishing “that my aunt never has cancer again and that this virus no longer exists.” “My mother is a care-giver and sometimes I am scared for her,” Lola explained. She ended with “take care of yourself Father Christmas, and of the Elves.” The letters arrive by the tens of thousands. They show what children are thinking about this Christmas season after a year of illness and financial difficulties.
Title: Schoolchildren’s Letters to Santa Show Concerns about Coronavirus
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Schoolchildrens Letters to Santa Show Concerns about Coronavirus' data-article-id='5220'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8813'>There is an unusual way to measure the emotional cost of the coronavirus pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='8813' data-end-time='18875'>It can be seen in letters to Santa Claus now arriving at a post office in southwest France.</span> <span data-start-time='18875' data-end-time='26479'>The post office answers mail sent to the traditional Father Christmas from around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='26479' data-end-time='37625'>Jim, from Taiwan, put a face mask inside the letter he sent to Santa Claus and wrote “I heart u.”</span> <span data-start-time='37625' data-end-time='53917'>Alina, 5, asked in her letter that Santa please use the front door because the back door is only used by Grandma and Grandpa to lower their risk of catching the new coronavirus.</span> <span data-start-time='53917' data-end-time='66292'>And 10-year-old Lola wrote that she is wishing “that my aunt never has cancer again and that this virus no longer exists.”</span> <span data-start-time='66292' data-end-time='74167'>“My mother is a care-giver and sometimes I am scared for her,” Lola explained.</span> <span data-start-time='74167' data-end-time='81250'>She ended with “take care of yourself Father Christmas, and of the Elves.”</span> <span data-start-time='81250' data-end-time='85750'>The letters arrive by the tens of thousands.</span> <span data-start-time='85750' data-end-time='95542'>They show what children are thinking about this Christmas season after a year of illness and financial difficulties.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16366 data-hint-location='26479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/the_letters_showed_that_children_were_thinking_about__blank_.wav'>The letters showed that children were thinking about <span class='blank'>illness and financial difficulties</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='illness and financial difficulties'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/reindeers.wav'><span>reindeers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/snowy_weather.wav'><span>snowy weather</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/toys.wav'><span>toys</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4726/illness_and_financial_difficulties.wav'><span>illness and financial difficulties</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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