And it is not just good little boys and girls who have a Christmas wish list for jolly old Saint Nick. Several Bermudian charities have a few goodies they would like to see under their Christmas trees this year.

President of The Patients Assistance League Services (PALS) Mrs. Ann Smith-Gordon said she would like to receive some donations this year for Christmas since "it costs us $400,000 a year to operate''.

Mrs. Smith-Gordon added that the organisation could also use a filing cabinet that locks.

The Coalition for the Protection of Children could would also welcome new filing cabinet, said coalition chairman Mrs. Sheelagh Cooper.

The Physical Abuse Centre needs a Micron computer and a printer this year for its office.

Meanwhile, Maj. Alfred Richardson of the Salvation Army hopes that Santa will surprise them with a campsite of their very own.

"We operate children's camps and we have a need for one of our own,'' Maj.

Richardson explained.

Ms Jo-Ann Currow of the Women's Resource Centre said they have a few things they would like to see under their tree on Christmas morning.

She said their VCR is broken, their FAX machine is misbehaving and they could use a guillotine for cutting paper.

The Bermuda Red Cross hopes that Santa will deliver this year's Christmas present in February instead of on December 25.

"We are starting a capital campaign in February and our goal is $1.5 million,'' said Mrs. Ann Spencer Arscott.

Meanwhile the Bermuda Red Cross Blood Bank hopes that all its blood donors think of the organisation this holiday season. And it would appreciate anyone donating a pint of blood.

Mrs. Diane Vasic of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said it wished for major donations for its $350,0000 diabetes epidemiology project. The project has so far reached the halfway mark.

And Project 100 told jolly old Saint Nick they would like to see the completion of the Windreach Recreational Village, Warwick project which will expose the physically and mentally challenged to the joys of horse riding and caring for animals.

However, Mrs. Kelly Marshall, president of the Bermuda Junior Service League says they prefer to play Santa and give other people what they want.

"We usually fulfil other people's wishes,'' she said. Last year the organisation gave to several different charities.