Free · no sign-up · Christmas 2026
Santa's Naughty or Nice List: check a name for free
Type a first name and watch Santa look it up in his big book. Then print the official Nice List certificate, signed by Santa and his Head Elf — free, no sign-up, nothing sent anywhere.
Santa's List
Type a first name and Santa will look it up in his big book.
Free Nice List certificate
An official-looking certificate from the North Pole, signed by Santa and his Head Elf, with a wax seal. Print it on card stock, landscape.
OFFICIAL · NORTH POLE · CHRISTMAS 2026
Nice List Certificate
This certifies that
Your Child's Name
has been officially placed on Santa's Nice List for Christmas 2026, for being kind, helpful and full of Christmas spirit.
Santa Claus
SANTA CLAUS · NORTH POLE
Holly Tinseltoes
HEAD ELF · NICE LIST DEPT.
Ways to use the Nice List this December
- Check it together on the first of December or the day the tree goes up, and again on Christmas Eve.
- Leave the certificate with the Elf on the Shelf, in an Advent calendar pocket, or rolled up in a stocking.
- Pair it with a letter. A letter from Santa in his own handwriting can mention the Nice List news in the same voice.
- Use “almost nice” sparingly. It is a nudge for a hard week, not a threat — and the certificate version says “Nice List in training”, so there is always a way back.
Questions
- How do I check if my child is on Santa's Nice List?
- Type their first name above and press Check. Santa opens his big book, finds the right page and shows the name with its tick. It takes a few seconds, works on phones, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
- Will it ever say my child is on the Naughty List?
- No. Every child comes up on the Nice List. If you want a gentle nudge before Christmas, tick the grown-ups box and the result becomes 'almost nice' — with encouragement to keep being kind, never a Naughty List verdict.
- Is the Nice List certificate really free?
- Yes — no sign-up, no email and no watermark. Type the name, add what it is for if you like, and print it or download it as an image. It is designed for US Letter, landscape.
- Where does the idea of Santa's list come from?
- The list made its way into American Christmas through the 1934 song 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town', where Santa keeps a list and checks it twice. Since then 'naughty or nice' has become part of the season — from Elf on the Shelf reports to certificates like the one on this page.
- How can I use the Nice List without making Christmas stressful?
- Keep it about specific good things rather than threats: 'Santa noticed you shared your toys' works better than 'you'll be on the Naughty List'. The certificate's 'for…' line is the place for that one real, kind thing your child did.