A NINE-year-old boy is hoping Santa will make a special delivery when he celebrates Christmas - on Sunday.

Nathan Padgett was diagnosed with leukaemia last December and was too ill to enjoy Christmas Day.

So parents Tracy and Stephen, of Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley, organised another now he is well enough.

"He was in theatre on Christmas Eve and feeling very poorly so we didn't have much of a Christmas and thought we'd have another," said Tracy.

"All the family are coming and we'll be doing the usual things like pulling crackers and eating choccies. The kids are getting presents but I think the adults are just as excited."

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