by Kacper, age 9 from Gdansk, Poland, asks Santa about a mystery song, the Baltic Sea, and Gdansk’s amber trading history.
Dear Santa, my name is Kacper, and I am nine years old. I live in Gdansk, Poland, where my dziadek says our city has traded a golden gemstone from the sea for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Dear Kacper, a city built on trading treasures from the sea deserves a very appreciative flyover, your dziadek picked a truly glittering hometown.
Santa, I have three questions.
Is there a song called ‘Ho Santa Claus’? My cousin swears she heard one but I have never come across it.
I am not familiar with that particular title myself, Kacper, there are simply so many Christmas songs written every year that even I lose track. Your cousin might enjoy searching together to see what she can find.
My dziadek says Gdansk sits right on the Baltic Sea. Is that true?
It is true, Kacper, Gdansk stretches along the Baltic Sea coast, an important port for centuries. I always enjoy that cool, glimmering coastline on my way to your rooftop.
My dziadek says our city has traded amber, a golden gemstone found near the sea, for a really long time. Is that true?
It is true, Kacper, Gdansk has been an important center for amber trading for centuries, that golden gemstone gathered right along the Baltic shore. That kind of long, steady craft and trade tradition is really something worth admiring.
Merry Christmas, Santa.
Your friend,
Kacper Wisniewski
Gdansk, Poland
P.S. Will you let me know if you ever find that song?
I will keep a curious ear out, Kacper, a good song mystery is worth solving.
