But while adults may ask for a cashmere sweater or a gift card for Christmas, kids often have much simpler desires — yet they still live for the anticipation of unwrapping the things they described in their letters to Santa.
A Reuters photo series sick and well kids from around the world draw what they wanted for Christmas, and the resulting pictures capture the joy, the innocence, and the excitement of — well, a kid on Christmas.
Natsuki Ariga is from Tokyo, Japan. The nine-year-old wants comic books on Japanese and world history.
"Santa gives me a present every year for working hard," he told Reuters. "That's why I practice Electone (Yamaha's electronic organ), abacus, and track and field very hard."
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