New Release · October 2026

"Caring Is a Doing Word."

A Christmas tale about an overwhelmed Santa Claus, three teenagers, and the question of what the spirit of Christmas truly means.

Der gestohlene Weihnachtssack · The Stolen Christmas Sack · El saco navideño robado

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A Christmas tale by Falk Odebrecht.

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A Letter That Was Never Opened

Dear Santa Claus,

I don't need anything for myself this year. Really not.
I have only one wish, and it's for my little sister Anna.
She has wanted this book about the four fairies for so long…

Please don't let me down.
When you bring the gift, I probably won't be there anymore.

Don't worry if you can't write back.
Just tell Anna how much I love her.

Yours, Bryan

Bryan, age 11. Bristol, England. His letter lay unopened in a sack at the North Pole for years.

Der Weihnachtsmann, verloren ohne seinen Sack

Hamburg, Winter 1978.
Christmas Is Cancelled.

Max is fourteen. He worked hard all year and wrote his letter in his finest handwriting. Yet once again he received gifts he had never wished for.

At the North Pole, he discovers something unbelievable: Santa Claus never reads the children's letters. Not this year. Not last year. Never.

So Max steals the Christmas sack.

Thousands of kilometres away, in a small village in Thuringia, Lena, just twelve years old, an eager pioneer and passionate radio amateur, picks up a conversation on her homemade radio set: elves searching for the sack. Was that really Santa's voice, or just her imagination?

"A simple story about responsibility, compassion, and the realisation that Christmas begins where people start caring for one another."

The Story Behind the Story

This Christmas story began many years ago with a puppet-theatre play by my grandfather. His work became the beginning of something new, without losing its original magic.

The World Behind the Story

The Magical Cocoa

Why does Santa always drink this particular cocoa on his journeys? What makes it so special that he hasn't wanted any other in centuries?

This cocoa keeps appearing throughout the story. It connects people, awakens memories, and seems to be far more than just a warm drink.

Here's the Recipe ›

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Hamburg, Winter 1978.
Christmas Is Cancelled.