Dear Mr : This is to request your approval for my Christmas / New Year holiday. Because of scheduling, I would be very grateful if I could have vacation leave from December 19, 2007 to January 5, 2008 . Thank you very much for your consideration.

I'll be taking a vacation leave this holidays and it is really important that I'll be leaving on the specify day I have put in my letter, so how do you say it or put it in a letter in a professional way and not in a rude or forceful? And I

I am requesting vacation time from 20-22 November and 27 December to 01 January. The total is 8 days. I appreciate your consideration of my request. Thank you/Yours sincerely (both would be what we call 'overkill)

Dear Teachers, I used to write leave letters for my son as given in the sample below. I wish to improve it. Please help. - Dileep.k Redington 22nd October 2005 The Class Teacher, Standad VIII B (deleted by mod),