The main part of the card is a head view of Santa Claus. He has a red cap on, and his long white beard appears to be merged and flowing from the flame of a candle in the lower left of the card. Pictured over his beard is a young girl with brown hair, dressed in light yellow pajamas and a lace cap. She is sitting on a pillow and writing a letter - an envelope rests to her left, and to the right is a pile of stockings. "The Night before Christmas" is printed in the upper right, and "A Merry Christmas" is the greeting in the lower right.