Santa's giant sleigh and mailbox, Ilulissat, Greenland
© Walter Bibikow/Jon Arnold Images Ltd/Alam
Big dreams require a big sleigh
For Christmas Day, we travelled 350 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle to Ilulissat, Greenland. It's the island's third-largest city, though in almost any other region, it would be considered a small town—only 4,670 people live here. Until a few years ago, Ilulissat served as a key destination for that most important holiday correspondence: Thousands of letters sent from around the world to Santa Claus, North Pole, ended up being rerouted to this giant mailbox. Today the mailbox has moved farther north, to Uummannaq, ever closer to the jolly old elf's magical domicile. If you're celebrating Christmas today, we hope you have a merry one.
Related Images
Elbe river in Dresden, Germany
Cinque Torri, Dolomites, Italy
Montreal skyline reflecting in St. Lawrence River, Quebec
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
Summit of Pine Mountain, Angeles National Forest, California, United States
Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy, France
Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Miravet on the Ebro river, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Bing Today Images
Toronto Christmas market at the Distillery District
Dec 25, 2023
Miniature holiday scene in Strasbourg, France
Dec 25, 2022
Holiday decorations in Warsaw, Poland, for Christmas
Dec 25, 2019