Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has written a letter to Santa Claus as part of this year's Letters Live series, which kicked off the U.K.'s National Letter Writing Day and also introduced its 2016 program. In his letter, Cumberbatch writes to Santa about his hopes for this Christmas, in addition to bringing up Christmas past. Years ago, he hoped to see a lightsaber under his tree, but Santa must have left the toy in his sleigh. The actor's Star Wars dreams may have been dashed early on, but he still hasn't given up on jolly Ol' Saint Nick. Cumberbatch added in his letter, "This is what I'd like to ask you to help with. A little more time for children to be children. Stretch the moment of magic and playfulness. Distract them from the realities of a world gone mad so that they can laugh with their breath rather than sob with their tears."
