The Top 10 Things Parents Tell Their Kids To Keep The Magic Of Christmas Alive
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10. Santa Has Helpers

Many parents tell their kids that Santa visits various grottos around the world in the lead up to Christmas to meet children and find out what they want for Christmas, others will tell their kids that Santa has helpers who man the grottos and report back to Santa.
9. Don't Open Your Eyes

Lots of children are told that if they open their eyes when they hear Santa dropping off the presents he'll disappear.
8. No Chimney? No Problem

If Santa can't get in through a Chimney he puts on his "silent shoes" and comes in through the front door.
7. Be Good For Goodness Sake

If kids want to ensure they get the gifts they want at Christmas, they better be well behaved as naughty children get a lump of coal in their stocking for Christmas.
6. Santa's Elves Wrap The Presents

Some kids will never understand the pain and effort that goes in to wrapping present after present ahead of Christmas Eve, that's assuming mum and dad remembered to buy sellotape.
5. Elves Make The Toys

Four in ten parents have already posted their children's Christmas lists to the North Pole, where they tell their kids that Santa's workshop is located and the place where their presents are made.
4. He Knows When You're Awake

Many parent ensure that their Children are in bed and asleep by midnight on Christmas Eve or Santa won't come.
3. Santa Lives In Lapland

Some families buck from the tradition of the North Pole and tell their kids that Santa lives in lapland, but perhaps Santa Claus simply does not have enough snow in Lapland for his kingdom.
2. He's Making A List

Santa keeps lists of good and bad children to decide who gets presents on Christmas Eve. Lot's of parents will use a scout elf to keep an eye on their kids for Santa. A quarter of households are currently home to an Elf on the Shelf. Some will keep their kids in check by telling them their elf on the shelf is watching them, and ensuring Santa is kept full briefed on their behaviour.
1. Dashing Through The Snow

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