In the end, every single gift brings a smile to your face, so it’s pretty much obvious that you’ll need to write a thank you letter to Santa Claus, at least if you wish to see him again next year.

You'll be more likely to write a thank you note if you do it soon after receiving a gift or an act of kindness. The general expectation is between one day and two weeks after opening a gift.

It is a lesson that Geoffrey Willans's 1950s comic creation, Nigel Molesworth, clearly hadn't assimilated when he penned his refreshingly honest Self-Adjusting Thank You Letter: "Dear aunt/uncle ...

Christmas is over, the anti-climactic New Year's Eve has mercifully passed and we now face the year ready for a new chapter in our lives. For Britain, 2012 looks to be a non-stop, high-octane ...