Dear Santa or Portable North Pole?
Disclosure: we make Dear Santa, so we're not neutral. Everything about Portable North Pole below comes from its own pages (santa-video, premium), read on October 30, 2026. Details change, so please check there before you buy.
| Dear Santa | Portable North Pole | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A one-minute storybook video from an original AI-animated Santa, written for your child | Filmed Santa videos set in Santa's Village, plus calls, stories and chat (some AI-powered) |
| Price | $14.99 video, $24.99 bundle, +$9.99 per extra child | Free trial video; single Premium video or call (one-time, active for a year); or the Magic Pass annual subscription. Prices vary by country |
| Subscription? | No. One-time payment | Magic Pass renews automatically each year unless cancelled |
| What is personalized | First name, age, one good deed, one wish, optional sibling, pets, hometown, treat | Name, age, photos, hobbies, behaviour, wished-for gift and more (up to about 20 details in some videos) |
| Siblings | Each child gets their own separate video | Create a video for each child |
| Printables | Bundle adds letter, Nice List certificate, personalized coloring page (PDF) | Not part of the video offer |
| Delivery | By email; live estimate before you pay. Order by Dec 24 at noon PT for Christmas | Generated within minutes |
| App / account | None needed | Web and iOS/Android app with an account |
| Refund | Full refund within 14 days of delivery | See PNP terms |
Dear Santa at a glance
- Dear Santa (dearsantavideo.com) makes a personalized video message from Santa for a child, about one minute long, delivered by email as an MP4 to watch online or download: a smaller phone copy (720p) or the full-quality HD file.
- Santa says the child's first name, celebrates one good deed from this year, and mentions their Christmas wish. Optional: a sibling, pets, hometown, or favorite treat.
- Price: $14.99 for the video, or $24.99 for the Christmas Bundle (video + printable letter from Santa + Nice List certificate + personalized coloring page). Extra children $9.99 each, up to 3; each child gets their own separate video.
- One-time payment. No subscription, no app, and no account needed.
- Delivery: a live estimate is shown before you pay; on a normal day well under an hour, a few hours at the December peak. Order by Dec 24 at noon PT for delivery by Christmas.
- Love it or your money back: full refund of the whole order (including any extra children) within 14 days of delivery, and a free remake if a name is mispronounced.
- Santa is an original AI-animated character with a synthetic voice. Every video is G-rated, screened before Santa speaks, and Santa never promises a specific gift.
- Operated by Work And Play LLC, California, USA. Support: help@dearsantavideo.com.
Questions
When is Portable North Pole the better pick?
If you want a free trial video, filmed footage of Santa in his village, photo uploads, longer videos, phone calls and stories through the season, or a language other than English, PNP is a great choice.
When is Dear Santa the better pick?
If you want Santa to talk about one specific good deed and wish from this year, a one-time price with no subscription or app, a separate video for each sibling, or a printable letter, Nice List certificate and coloring page in the same order.
Are you affiliated with Portable North Pole?
No. Portable North Pole and PNP are trademarks of their owner. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
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