Thank you to each and every one of our colleagues and customers who helped raise an amazing £404,070.85 for Text Santa.
The money was raised through sales of Text Santa hats, Text Santa bags for life, Sketch Santa cards as well as fund-raising in store including our biggest ever bag pack.
We’ve teamed up with a host of celebrities to record a fun Christmas version of Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody in aid of Text Santa – and for every 100,000 views it gets we’ll donate £10,000!
X Factor finalist Jahmene, Diversity, Ashleigh and Pudsey, and TV presenters Zoe Hardman and Matt Johnson are among the famous faces taking part – watch the video to see who else you can spot!
The celebrities are wearing onesies with their Text Santa hats and you could win your own personalised onesie in our latest giveaway.
Update: This competition has now closed – thanks to everyone who entered.
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Thanks to everyone who entered our Pet Santa competition – we loved looking through all your photos!
We had a wide range of pets in Text Santa hats, from dogs, cats and rabbits to rats, guinea pigs, tortoises and even horses!
It was a tough decision but we chose Sally (above) as our winner. Her owner Brittany Hellingwerf from Kent told us “This is our little girl Sally… she loves being dressed up, and was more than willing to participate in Text Santa.”
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Make sure you’re watching the live Text Santa appeal at 8pm on ITV1 tonight! Join in the fun by wearing your Text Santa hats – available exclusively at Asda.
We’ve got hats with flashing lights, hats for kids – and even hats for pets! They start at £1 each and all proceeds will go to the six amazing Text Santa charities.
For a sneak preview of tonight’s show take a peek at today’s Text Santa advent calendar:
We’re counting down to ITV’s Text Santa appeal on Friday (21st December) when presenters Ant and Dec, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will be urging people to get fundraising.
And to help you get started we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to win £1000 to throw a fund-raising party for Text Santa appeal. We’ll also donate another £1000 to Text Santa!
One of the best ways to raise money for Text Santa is to turn your existing Christmas party into a money-spinning fundraiser.
Our friends at ITV have got loads more fund-raising ideas on their Text Santa website as well as fundraising packs, resource packs for schools and clubs, sponsorship forms and event posters.
Update: This competition is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered – we’ll be choosing the winner shortly.
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