"The Letter" is a 1992 single by Wayne Newton from his album . The song peaked at number one on Cashbox's Top 100 Country Singles chart in July 1992 and took an additional five months to reach number one on Cashbox's Top 100 Pop Singles chart in December 1992. Although the song peaked at number one in Cashbox, "The Letter" did not appear in any of Billboard's charts and was not mentioned at all by Billboard.