by Kennedy, age 8 from Jackson, Mississippi, asks Santa about breakfast events, the Pearl River, and Mississippi’s blues music heritage.
Dear Santa, my name is Kennedy, and I am eight years old. I live in Jackson, Mississippi, where my daddy says our whole state helped give birth to a whole style of music loved all around the world.
Dear Kennedy, a state that musical deserves a very appreciative flyover, your daddy picked a truly soulful hometown.
Santa, I have three questions.
Is there a Santa breakfast? My mama wants to take me to one this year but was not sure if that was really a thing.
There certainly is, Kennedy, many communities host cheerful breakfast events with a Santa figure during the season. Tell your mama that sounds like a wonderful family morning to plan.
My daddy says Jackson sits along the Pearl River. Is that true?
It is true, Kennedy, the Pearl River flows right past your city on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. I always enjoy that winding, glimmering path on my way to visit you.
My daddy says Mississippi is considered the birthplace of the blues, an important kind of American music. Is that true?
It is true, Kennedy, Mississippi is widely recognized as the birthplace of the blues, a deeply influential musical tradition that shaped so much of what came after it. That kind of creative legacy, born from real lived experience, is really something worth celebrating.
Merry Christmas, Santa.
Your friend,
Kennedy Marshall
Jackson, Mississippi
P.S. Will you stop by our breakfast this year, just for pancakes?
Pancakes are a powerful incentive, Kennedy, I will certainly consider it.
