The Untold Story of Father Christmas

Mike and Alison Battle founded the interactive Christmas experience in 2006, when they developed the original and innovative idea of recreating Father Christmas’ mythical Arctic homeland.The company was born out of their personal frustration at the lack of quality magical Christmas experiences on offer to their own four children when first venturing into the world of Father Christmas visits with their young sons.

Mike and Alison Battle founded the interactive Christmas experience in 2006, when they developed the original and innovative idea of recreating Father Christmas’ mythical Arctic homeland.The company was born out of their personal frustration at the lack of quality magical Christmas experiences on offer to their own four children when first venturing into the world of Father Christmas visits with their young sons.

Lauren A. Mills has won acclaim as an author and illustrator. Her awards for childrens’ books include: the Society of Childrens’ Book Writers and Illustrators’ Golden Kite Award for Best Picture book for her story, Fairy Wings, which she co-illustrated with her husband, Dennis Nolan. The Rag Coat, a story both written and illustrated by Mills won New York State’s Charlotte Award for best picture book and Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins won the New England Design Award. Mills’ work has exhibited in galleries and museums across the US including at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, where she was the keynote speaker, Lyman Allen Art Museum, Radcliffe College, Barnum Museum, and the Lyme Academy of Fine Art