Bristol Santa House

Bristol Santa House The Santa House is a one-of-a-kind place for children of all ages and abilities The Bristol Santa House, sponsored by the James D.

Rielly Foundation, is a unique place for children of all ages and abilities where they can share holiday wishes, drop off a letter to Santa, or even visit with the head elf himself, without regard for physical, mental, or economic challenges.

Look what Santa Claus received in his mailbox today!Rhode Island Monthly
06/10/2026

Look what Santa Claus received in his mailbox today!
Rhode Island Monthly

THANK YOU, Angelo's Restaurant, for your generous donation!
05/19/2026

THANK YOU, Angelo's Restaurant, for your generous donation!

James D. Rielly. Born May 1, 1908.To many in Rhode Island, he was Santa Claus. He was also Bristol's first Fourth of Jul...
05/01/2026

James D. Rielly. Born May 1, 1908.

To many in Rhode Island, he was Santa Claus. He was also Bristol's first Fourth of July Town Crier, a man who showed up for people not because it was his job, but because he loved his community.

Today, the James D Rielly Foundation carries that work forward, supporting children and families connected to military, law enforcement, and first responders during some of their hardest moments.

Through the Bristol Santa House, his spirit shows up in a different way. In every visit, every smile, every quiet moment that tells a family they belong here. For many, especially families with children and adults with disabilities, the Santa House is not just a holiday stop. It is a place where they feel seen.

That is the community Jim Rielly helped build. We are proud to keep it going.

Happy heavenly birthday, Papa!

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ 1, 1975, ๐ฝ๐‘–๐‘š'๐‘  67๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ. ๐ป๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘™๐‘ฆ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’, ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ . ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ 2023, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›. ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.

03/21/2026

โค๏ธ We would appreciate your vote for Best of Rhode Island!
https://www.rimonthly.com/vote/ #/gallery?category=5868783&group=538938

03/14/2026

We would be incredibly grateful for your vote in this year's Best of RI poll.
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ.
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03/12/2026

Voting is open for the 2026 Best of Rhode Island Poll, and we would be incredibly grateful for your support.โค๏ธ

Recognition like this helps more families discover our program, providing ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€!
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Last year, the Bristol Santa House received a wonderful honor. Rhode Island Monthly named us an Editorโ€™s Choice winner i...
03/05/2026

Last year, the Bristol Santa House received a wonderful honor. Rhode Island Monthly named us an Editorโ€™s Choice winner in the Best of Rhode Island awards. We are deeply grateful for that recognition.

If the Bristol Santa House has brought joy to your family, we would be grateful for your vote this year.

Please consider voting for Bristol Santa House in the category:
๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜†

๐™‘๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š:
https://www.rimonthly.com/vote/ #/gallery?group=538938

If you believe in what the Bristol Santa House brings to the community, please take a moment to cast your vote and share this post with friends.

Thank you for supporting the magic of Christmas in Bristol.

So grateful for this incredible group of volunteers!Your time, kindness, and quiet dedication are what make the James D ...
01/31/2026

So grateful for this incredible group of volunteers!

Your time, kindness, and quiet dedication are what make the James D Rielly Foundation and the Bristol Santa House possible.

Thank you for showing up, caring deeply, and giving so much joy to others.

Special thanks to Judge Roy Bean Saloon for hosting our annual volunteer appreciation party.

Already working on some upgrades for 2026!
01/25/2026

Already working on some upgrades for 2026!

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