Southern Californians dream of a white Christmas as they move about in a palm-tree-studded holiday landscape. The decorations are there — giant snowflakes, Santa in a sleigh, Christmas trees on street corner lots, but the temperatures are warm and snow is out of the question. But in Idyllwild, in most years, a Currier and Ives…

Each year, Santa allows the Town Crier to publish local kids’ letters on their way to the North Pole. Here’s this year’s crop of Christmas correspondence: Dear Santa, I would like a singing Elsa doll for Christmas this year. Merry Christmas.  Love, Kinsey Dear Santa and Mrs. Claus, We have been good listeners and helpers…