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Deaf Girl Meets Santa Properly for the First Time Thanks to Elf Who Signs

Deaf Girl Meets Santa Properly for the First Time Thanks to Elf Who Signs
A deaf girl was able to tell Santa all by herself what she wants for Christmas for the first time—thanks to an elf who knew sign language.

A little deaf girl has been able to tell Santa all by herself what she wants for Christmas for the first time—thanks to an elf who was trained in sign language.

Emily Andrews, four, was captured in a heartwarming video reeling off her wish list via Melanie Boyeson, who acted as an interpreter for the youngster.

The ‘magical' clip shows Emily asking for a doll, pram, earrings and a blue dragon using sign language while Melanie relays the message to Father Christmas.

Mom Tanya Andrews, 35, said it ‘amazing' to see ‘everyone become part of Emily's world'.

She said: "It was just a magical experience. Emily being able to communicate freely with the elf and tell Santa what she wanted was just amazing.

"After the experience, I was in tears. It was so magical to see Emily's face light up.

"At first she was a little bit shy, probably because she's never been able to communicate with Santa before, but Melanie was so encouraging.

"A huge thank you to everyone involved for making this magical moment possible." (WATCH it in a video below…)

Mom said she was able to ‘be in the moment' instead of having to translate what Santa has said to Emily.

"I was actually able to step back and record it on my phone, and enjoy it instead."

Emily, who was born profoundly deaf, met Father Christmas with her older brother Hugo at a Santa event held at his school in Goole, East Yorkshire, in England.

The Airmyn Park Primary school heard about the deaf girl and took to social media to search for an interpreter for their festive fair.

"Through the power of Facebook we found Holly the Elf, and she volunteered to visit our grotto and interpret for Emily," said school official Natalie Dodds.

Even Santa practiced a few of the basic greetings in BSL too, and was able to sign ‘Merry Christmas' at the end of their meeting.

"It made Emily feel included and everyone became part of her world."

WATCH the magical moment in mom's video below…

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