Kids write the darnedest letters to Jesus

Ten years ago my daughter Polly, then 5, wrote a Christmas card to Jesus (' Dear Gisis') which wasn't afraid to broach some hard truths. It's my favourite Christmas artefact.

This was Polly in 2012. She was in her first year of school and it’s fair to say she wasn’t overburdened with religious education. But we had taught her the basics.

She was (and is) a Christmas enthusiast, and amongst a full deck of Christmas cards, decided to write one to the baby Jesus. This is how it went:

Dear Gisis,

I hope you are having a nis birt…